Ethiopia Premier league round 15 preview : St.George title chase hots up as Dashen Birra and Hossana in relegation fight

by
Collins Okinyo
April 21, 2016

Six matches have been lined up in the exciting Ethiopian premier league round of 15 in what could be a deciding factor as the title race goes a notch higher and the relegation battle is intense.

League leaders St.George who have 30 points from 14 games have a date with sixth placed Sidama Bunna in what is expected to be a ding dong battle against the side that has 19 points from 14 games.

Second placed Dedebit who beat Welayta Dicha 1-0 over the weekend will have a free day today as they contemplate their Friday game.Dedebit have 25 points just five shy of the league leaders.

Third placed Adama Kenema with 24 points from 14 matches have a date with Mebrat Hayl while the relations threatened Hossana Kenema who have only six points will have a fight of their lives as they battle fellow strugglers Dashen Birra.

Today’s Epl fixtures:

Sidama Bunna vs Kedus Giorgis
Awassa Kenema vs Dire Dawa Kenema
Dashen Birra vs Hossana Kenema
Arba Minch Kenema vs Welayta Dicha
Ethiopia Bunna vs Mekelakeya
Mebrat Hayl vs Adama Kenema

Last weekend results:

Welayta Dicha 1-0 Dedebit

Hossana Kenema 1-1 Arba Minch Kenema

Dire Dawa Kenema 3-1 Dashen Birra

Sidama Bunna 1-2 Awassa Kenema

Kedus Giorgis 1-1 Adama Kenema

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P	Last 5 matches	H2H
1	Kedus Giorgis	14	9	3	2	21	7	+14	30	D W W L D
2	Dedebit	14	7	4	3	23	16	+7	25	L W W D W
3	Adama Kenema	14	7	3	4	19	14	+5	24	D L L L W
4	Welayta Dicha	14	7	2	5	14	16	-2	23	W W D W W
5	Dire Dawa Kenema	14	6	3	5	14	13	+1	21	W D L D W
6	Sidama Bunna	14	4	7	3	16	19	-3	19	L D L D W
7	Awassa Kenema	14	5	4	5	15	19	-4	19	W W D W L
8	Ethiopia Bunna	14	5	3	6	13	14	-1	18	W L W D L
9	Ethiopia Nigd Bank	14	3	8	3	10	10	+0	17	L D D W D
10	Mekelakeya	13	4	4	5	11	10	+1	16	L D W L D
11	Mebrat Hayl	13	4	4	5	12	13	-1	16	D D W L D
12	Arba Minch Kenema	14	3	6	5	11	13	-2	15	D D W L D
13	Dashen Birra	14	3	4	7	7	13	-6	13	L L D D D
14	Hossana Kenema	14	1	3	10	14	23	-9	6

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Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com