Ethiopia - Ethiopia Premier LeagueDire Dawa StadiumData current as of 23 July 2026

Dire Dawa Kenema vs Sheger Ketema: match statistics

Dire Dawa Kenema vs Sheger Ketema: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dire Dawa Kenema play Sheger Ketema in Ethiopia Premier League (Ethiopia). The match date is 20 June 2026 at 15:00. Venue: Dire Dawa Stadium. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Dire Dawa Kenema: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Sheger Ketema: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dire Dawa Kenema scores 0.68 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Sheger Ketema scores 0.92 and concedes 0.81. League average: 1.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dire Dawa Kenema 39%, Sheger Ketema 41%. Over 2.5: Dire Dawa Kenema 29%, Sheger Ketema 22%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

Sheger Ketema has higher xG: 1.11 vs 1.08. Dire Dawa Kenema: 6.7 shots per match, Sheger Ketema: 7.3.

Match halves

Dire Dawa Kenema: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.42. Sheger Ketema: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Dire Dawa Kenema: 61-75 (6 goals). Sheger Ketema: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ethiopia Premier League: 1.78 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 28%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

I back the away win (Sheger Ketema): they sit 12th in the table versus Dire Dawa’s 20th and have a positive away goal difference (+2), while the hosts have -10 at home. Short-term form shows a clear gap — Dire Dawa scored only 2 goals in their last 5 matches, conceded 9 and average 0.2 points per game, whereas Sheger scored 3, conceded 3 and average 1.4 points per game. Offensive efficiency favors the visitors: away they score 1.13 goals per game from 8.69 shots with a 13% conversion rate, while Dire Dawa at home average 0.59 goals from 6.35 shots and a 9% conversion. Defensively the visitors also have the edge — Sheger concede 1.00 goal on average away with 44% clean sheets, while the hosts concede 1.18 at home with 35% clean sheets; the visitors’ xG 1.22 versus the hosts’ 1.07 confirms higher quality created. Additionally, Dire Dawa fail to score in 59% of home matches versus only 19% for Sheger, so considering form, goal difference and efficiency, I assign a 60% chance to an away win, 25% to a draw and 15% to a home win.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
5Shots5
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
2Shots on target1
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.94xG1.14
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
2Corners6
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
65Dangerous attacks103
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
14Fouls13
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0Cards0
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.68Goals scored / match0.92
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
1.11Goals conceded / match0.81
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
56%Average possession46%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
2.58Shots on target / match2.22
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

6.66Shots per match7.27
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
2.58Shots on target2.22
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
10.3%Shot conversion12.6%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
56%Possession46%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
1.08xG for1.11
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
1.18xG against1.11
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

Shooting quality

Dire Dawa Kenema: BalancedSheger Ketema: Counter-attacking
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
Accuracy (shots on target)39%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.41

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sheger Ketema is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Dire Dawa Kenema · 2 pts / match - Sheger Ketema

Dire Dawa Kenema
LLWDW
Season result split
24% W39% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-15-14
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-6-8
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Sheger Ketema
WDLWW
Season result split
30% W46% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-17-9
1.35 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-6-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 0.88Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sheger Ketema is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

0.68 goals / match - Dire Dawa Kenema · 0.92 goals / match - Sheger Ketema

Sheger Ketema is 37% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Dire Dawa Kenema · 0.81 goals / match - Sheger Ketema

Dire Dawa Kenema scoring profile: mixed

Dire Dawa Kenema scores in 50% of matches (19 of 38 matches), while Sheger Ketema keeps a clean sheet in 49% (18 of 37 matches).

Sheger Ketema scoring profile: strong

Sheger Ketema scores in 68% of matches (25 of 37 matches), while Dire Dawa Kenema keeps a clean sheet in 32% (12 of 38 matches).

26Goals scored (season)34
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
42Goals conceded (season)30
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
1.79Average goals in match1.73
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
6Goals scored (last 5)5
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal68%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
18%2 goals19%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0%3 goals5%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0%4 goals0%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal51%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
32%2 goals24%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
8%3 goals5%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
3%4 goals0%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

39%
Dire Dawa Kenema - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 38 matches
40%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time14%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
8%Scored in both halves3%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
60%BTTS - last 50%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time43%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

2nd half

61%Min. 1 goal after half-time62%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sheger Ketema is 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.84 pts / match - Dire Dawa Kenema · 1.19 pts / match - Sheger Ketema

Dire Dawa Kenema - half-time state
16% leading37% draw47% trailing
Sheger Ketema - half-time state
16% leading70% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.84Points per match (1st half)1.19
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.26Goals scored (1st half)0.35
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.3
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.89Average goals (1st half)0.65
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
47%Clean sheet before half-time73%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
74%No goal before half-time70%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1.38
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.51
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
0.89Average goals (2nd half)1.08
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
63%Clean sheet after half-time65%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema
68%No goal after half-time59%
Dire Dawa KenemaSheger Ketema

Dire Dawa Kenema - second-half results

24% W47% R29% P
32
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.84
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sheger Ketema - second-half results

30% W49% R22% P
44
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding188%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dire Dawa Kenema - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal100%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%100%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sheger Ketema - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Dire Dawa Kenema
ScoredConceded
2
6
0-15
4
5
16-30
4
13
31-45
4
4
46-60
6
7
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Sheger Ketema
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
5
2
16-30
6
7
31-45
7
4
46-60
6
7
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.76
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
16%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dire Dawa Kenema

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+10.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Sheger Ketema

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.65
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ethiopia Premier League).

Teams vs league

Dire Dawa KenemaLigaSheger Ketema
Average goals in match 1.791.78 1.73
Both teams scored 39%40% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%28% 22%
Clean sheets 32%40% 49%
Goal before half-time 68%56% 43%
Goal after half-time 61%59% 62%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.78
Average goals per match
40%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
40%
Clean sheets
0.91
Home goals / match
0.87
Away goals / match
+5%
Home attack advantage
+4%
Home defence advantage
+1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Dire Dawa Kenema 0 - 1 - 0 Sheger Ketema. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Dire Dawa Kenema vs Sheger Ketema?

The Ethiopia Premier League match finished Dire Dawa Kenema 2:0 Sheger Ketema. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Dire Dawa Kenema vs Sheger Ketema?

Dire Dawa Kenema score 0.68 goals per game on average and Sheger Ketema 0.92. The Ethiopia Premier League average is 1.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Dire Dawa Kenema's matches and 41% of Sheger Ketema's.

What form are Dire Dawa Kenema and Sheger Ketema in?

Over the last 5 games Dire Dawa Kenema have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Sheger Ketema 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dire Dawa Kenema vs Sheger Ketema?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.