The stage is set for Premier League and Ethiopia Bunna - Mekelakeya. In this preview you'll find numbers, results, data, trends and stories!
Ethiopia Bunna are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Mekelakeya is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ethiopia Bunna form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Ethiopia Bunna have to build on here at University of Science and Technology Stadium in the Premier League. Two draws in a row at home now for Ethiopia Bunna.
The spoils were shared in Ethiopia's previous game, also at home. Visiting Kedus Giorgis (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ethiopian Medhin (1-2).Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them had goals from both teams.
The Ethiopia Bunna fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. From these home matches, Ethiopia Bunna have conceded only 13 goals.
Mekelakeya form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Mekelakeya play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Wolkite Ketema (placed 13th). That win felt nice as this club had gone four league games without victory.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Bahardar.Mekelakeya are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Mekelakeya as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Mekelakeya - Ethiopia 3-3. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Ethiopia Bunna won five, Mekelakeya triumphed in three and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Ethiopia Bunna missing players
Mekelakeya missing players
| Ethiopia Bunna | Mekelakeya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 36 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| 31 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 86% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 64% | 57% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 43% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 57% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 50% |
| 36% | 36% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 43% | 29% |
| 21% | 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 62% | 64% | 83% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 47% | 46% |
| 7.4 | 7.2 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kedus Giorgis | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 31 | 60 |
| 2 | Bahardar | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | Ethiopian Medhin | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Awassa Kenema | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 41 |
| 5 | Hadiya Hosaena | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Ethiopia Bunna | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Fasil Ketema | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | -5 | 39 |
| 9 | Sidama Bunna | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | Adama Kenema | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 37 |
| 11 | Mekelakeya | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 37 |
| 12 | Welayta Dicha | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 37 |
| 13 | Wolkite Ketema | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 17 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Arba Minch Kenema | 29 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 33 |
| 15 | Legetafo Legedadi | 28 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | -41 | 15 |
| 16 | Mebrat Hayl | 28 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 12 |