ADAMA (Interstat) — Ethiopian Insurance defeated Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA 3-1 on Monday at Adama Science and Technology University Stadium in Adama, building a three-goal lead before the home side scored late in the global football match. The visiting team took control with an early goal and added two more after halftime, while Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA’s response arrived in the closing stages and did not alter the outcome. The match counted toward the teams’ season records in the competition and across all competitions. Ethiopian Insurance was the visiting team, and Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA was the home team.

Samuel Saliso opened the scoring for Ethiopian Insurance in the 10th minute. Ethiopian Insurance took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Saliso’s goal. Dawit Awlachew doubled the visitors’ lead in the 58th minute, and Wogene Gezahegn made it 3-0 in the 67th minute. Henok Ermias scored Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA’s only goal in the 83rd minute. Ethiopian Insurance maintained its advantage after Gezahegn’s strike, and Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA’s late goal reduced the deficit but could not spark a comeback. The scoring sequence began with Saliso in the 10th minute and ended with Ermias in the 83rd minute.

In descending order of key performances, Henok Ermias of Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA played 90 minutes and scored once. Samuel Saliso of Ethiopian Insurance played 90 minutes and scored once. Dawit Awlachew of Ethiopian Insurance played 90 minutes and scored once. Wogene Gezahegn of Ethiopian Insurance played 90 minutes and scored once. Their minutes and goals were part of the match’s scoring and participation record, with Ermias’s statline listed first, followed by Saliso, Awlachew and Gezahegn. Each listed statline read 90 minutes and one goal. No additional key performances were listed for the match.

Ethiopian Insurance’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Ethiopian Insurance’s season record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA’s season record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Ethiopian Insurance has four matches in the competition, while Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA has five. The result was reflected in both teams’ records in the competition and across all competitions. Those records reflect the outcome of this match.

Ethiopian Insurance’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 3-1 loss to Mechal SC, a 1-1 draw with Hawassa and a 2-0 win over Gamo Chencha. Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 0-0 draw with Gamo Chencha, a 1-1 draw with Hawassa, a 1-0 win over Mechal SC and a 1-0 win over Sidama Bunna SC. The teams entered the match with recent results that included draws and narrow victories, and the home side’s latest outing before this game was a scoreless draw. Ethiopian Insurance’s previous three matches produced one win, one draw and one loss, while Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA’s previous four matches produced two wins and two draws.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA 1, Ethiopian Insurance 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA with an 82.3 percent probability to win. Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 1.5. The projections and lines were part of the pregame information for the match. The pregame information included the simulator projection, the ELO probability, the point spread and the over/under line.