Ethiopia Nigd Bank vs Fasil Kenema Prediction: A must-win encounter for the league leaders

Hawassa Stadium will host the Ethiopia Premier League game between the Ethiopia Nigd Bank and Fasil Kenema. Both teams are coming off league victories. Which side keeps things running here?

Ethiopia Nigd Bank will enter this match following a win over Welayta Dicha. In a league encounter that ended 0-5, Ethiopia Nigd Bank scored three times in the first half and twice in the second half. In the match, Ethiopia Nigd Bank got their goals through Fitsum Girma's own goal, while Umar Basiru, Simon Peter, Tamirat Ephrem, and Kitika Jima all got on the scoresheet. Heading into this game, Ethiopia Nigd Bank have an unbeaten run of seven games, winning five and drawing two. This team has the most points accumulated this season in the Ethiopia Premier League, 53, 3 more than their closest rivals. 

Fasil Kenema are coming off a 1-0 win over Wolkite Kenema. In that game, Getaneh Kebede's lone strike was the difference, giving this side maximum points. However, this team is unbeaten in their last five league games, with their recent defeat being a 1-2 loss to Dire Dawa in early April. In that run of games, Fasil Kenema defeated Hadiya Hossana in one encounter, while they drew Hambericho Durame, Adama City, and Bahir Dar Kenema. In those matches, Fasil Kenema scored five goals while conceding three. 

The matches between these sides have ended with many goals, and looking at how sharp these two attackers have been in the majority of their matches and goals scored this season, this is not expected to be different. Also, the hosts, Ethiopia Nigd Bank, need this match more, given their chances of winning the league are on the line. Therefore, I am backing the home team to win here while they will not want to drop points.