Negelle Arsi vs Dire Dawa Kenema

Negelle Arsi face Dire Dawa Kenema in the Premier League on Monday 11 May 2026, kick-off 13:00 UTC.

Negelle Arsi are 2nd with 60 points from 38 games, while Dire Dawa Kenema are 18th with 42. That leaves Negelle Arsi 18 points ahead.

At home this season Negelle Arsi average 1.1 goals scored and 0.6 conceded per game; on the road Dire Dawa Kenema average 0.6 scored and 1.1 conceded. Negelle Arsi have kept 17 clean sheets and failed to score 14 times; Dire Dawa Kenema have 12 clean sheets and 19 blanks.

Negelle Arsi have scored 7 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. 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.

Negelle Arsi come into this fixture with a recent record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats, while Dire Dawa Kenema have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the same window. Negelle Arsi currently sit 2nd on 60 points, with Dire Dawa Kenema placed 18th on 42 points. Across the last 1 head-to-head meetings, 3 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 0 of them. The home side is favoured for this fixture, backing the Negelle Arsi win. The Home Win selection (Home Win) is assigned a 35% probability at odds of 2.86.

• Negelle Arsi have the better recent form (11 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Negelle Arsi have scored 37 goals this season compared with 24 for Dire Dawa Kenema.
• Defensively, Negelle Arsi have conceded 30 and Dire Dawa Kenema have conceded 41.
• League positions: Negelle Arsi 2nd, Dire Dawa Kenema 18th.
• Negelle Arsi have won 8 of 19 home matches in this competition.
• Dire Dawa Kenema have won 4 of 19 away matches in this competition.

• Negelle Arsi at home: 8 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats from 19 games.
• Dire Dawa Kenema away from home: 4 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats from 19 games.
• Negelle Arsi have taken 11 points from their last 5 matches.
• Dire Dawa Kenema have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 1 meeting, Negelle Arsi have won 1, Dire Dawa Kenema have won 0 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 30 December 2025, finished Dire Dawa Kenema 0-3 Negelle Arsi.