Dire Dawa Kenema vs Ethiopian Medhin

Dire Dawa Kenema face Ethiopian Medhin in the Premier League on Thursday 22 January 2026, kick-off 10:00 UTC at Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa.

Dire Dawa Kenema are 18th with 42 points from 38 games, while Ethiopian Medhin are 14th with 46. That leaves Ethiopian Medhin 4 points ahead.

At home this season Dire Dawa Kenema average 0.7 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game; on the road Ethiopian Medhin average 0.9 scored and 0.9 conceded. Dire Dawa Kenema have kept 12 clean sheets and failed to score 19 times; Ethiopian Medhin have 12 clean sheets and 17 blanks.

Dire Dawa Kenema have scored 6 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Ethiopian Medhin have scored 7 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Dire Dawa Kenema come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Ethiopian Medhin have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Dire Dawa Kenema currently sit 18th on 42 points, with Ethiopian Medhin placed 14th on 46 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 10 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 0 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 90% probability at odds of 1.11.

• Ethiopian Medhin have the better recent form (8 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Dire Dawa Kenema have scored 24 goals this season compared with 30 for Ethiopian Medhin.
• Defensively, Dire Dawa Kenema have conceded 41 and Ethiopian Medhin have conceded 31.
• League positions: Dire Dawa Kenema 18th, Ethiopian Medhin 14th.
• Dire Dawa Kenema have won 5 of 19 home matches in this competition.
• Ethiopian Medhin have won 5 of 19 away matches in this competition.

• Dire Dawa Kenema at home: 4 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats from 18 games.
• Ethiopian Medhin away from home: 5 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats from 19 games.
• Dire Dawa Kenema have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches.
• Ethiopian Medhin have taken 7 points from their last 4 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Dire Dawa Kenema have won 0, Ethiopian Medhin have won 4 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 14 June 2026, finished Ethiopian Medhin 1-0 Dire Dawa Kenema.