Premier League match prediction: Little separates Welayta Dicha and Wolkite Ketema in quality

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Competition: Ethiopia Premier League
Competition: Thu 30.June
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bahir Dar Stadium (50000 seats)

Welayta Dicha have played really well this season, proven by 5th position in the table. Wolkite Ketema can look both up and down the table from the 9th position.

Insights:
  • Welayta Dicha have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Premier League
  • Wolkite Ketema have scored at least twice as many goals away as Welayta Dicha have scored home.

Welayta Dicha are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Wolkite most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Welayta Dicha form and stats

An away draw last time out for Welayta Dicha, facing Hadiya Hosaena in a game that ended 2-2.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Jimma Kenema and winning 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Welayta have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 18 most recent league matches shows that 14 of them had goals from both sides.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Welayta Dicha here at Bahir Dar Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Welayta Dicha have only let in 5 goals at home.

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Wolkite Ketema form and stats

Wolkite Ketema had fun at their own home (Bahir Dar Stadium) last time out, beating Jimma Kenema 3-0. Hooray; their first win in the league after seven rounds not winning.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Sidama Bunna.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Wolkite in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Wolkite Ketema, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Wolkite Ketema have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 20 goals have been scored. 18 goals have been conceded by Wolkite Ketema in these games.

Head 2 Head

Wolkite Ketema - Welayta Dicha 0-1 was the scoreline in these teams' previous H2H fixture, played this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Welayta victory, one draw and two Wolkite Ketema wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Welayta Dicha missing players

Wolkite Ketema missing players

Welayta Dicha Wolkite Ketema
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
11 5 3 Won W 1 6 8
9 5 1 Drew D 1 4 11
9 4 0 Lost L 2 4 10
23 7 5 Scored S 2 20 31
22 5 1 Conceded C 4 18 36
76% 64% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 90%
31% 7% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 66%
24% 7% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 43% 38%
17% 7% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 21%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 10%
28% 7% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 57% 48%
48% 64% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 28%
48% 64% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 21% 34%
 
3.2 2.6 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 1.9 2.7
4.3 4.2 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 5.1
2 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.1 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.6 6.5 6.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8.6 8
2.5 1.8 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 2.4
29% 30% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 51% 42%
 
10.6 9.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 10.1 10.1
3.4 2.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 3.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Welayta Dicha have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
  • Welayta Dicha have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Premier League
  • Welayta Dicha have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Wolkite Ketema have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Wolkite Ketema have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wolkite Ketema have scored at least twice as many goals away as Welayta Dicha have scored home.
  • Wolkite Ketema have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 29 17 11 1 46 11 14 8 6 0 24 7 15 9 5 1 22 4 35 62
2 Fasil Ketema 29 18 7 4 47 20 15 11 3 1 33 8 14 7 4 3 14 12 27 61
3 Sidama Bunna 29 12 11 6 38 28 14 6 4 4 20 15 15 6 7 2 18 13 10 47
4 Awassa Kenema 29 13 6 10 36 35 14 9 3 2 22 17 15 4 3 8 14 18 1 45
5 Welayta Dicha 29 11 9 9 23 22 14 5 5 4 7 5 15 6 4 5 16 17 1 42
6 Ethiopia Bunna 29 11 8 10 28 36 14 6 4 4 14 16 15 5 4 6 14 20 -8 41
7 Arba Minch Kenema 29 9 13 7 27 25 15 4 7 4 11 13 14 5 6 3 16 12 2 40
8 Hadiya Hosaena 29 8 12 9 34 38 15 4 6 5 21 22 14 4 6 4 13 16 -4 36
9 Wolkite Ketema 29 8 11 10 31 36 15 2 7 6 11 18 14 6 4 4 20 18 -5 35
10 Bahardar 29 8 10 11 28 28 15 5 4 6 14 15 14 3 6 5 14 13 0 34
11 Mekelakeya 29 8 10 11 24 25 15 2 7 6 10 13 14 6 3 5 14 12 -1 34
12 Adama Kenema 29 5 17 7 21 21 15 2 9 4 10 11 14 3 8 3 11 10 0 32
13 Addis Ababa Ketema 29 7 11 11 37 38 15 3 6 6 19 22 14 4 5 5 18 16 -1 32
14 Dire Dawa Kenema 29 7 9 13 25 38 14 6 3 5 14 14 15 1 6 8 11 24 -13 30
15 Jimma Kenema 29 6 5 18 23 42 14 3 1 10 10 21 15 3 4 8 13 21 -19 23
16 Sebeta Kenema 29 4 10 15 21 46 14 1 5 8 9 23 15 3 5 7 12 23 -25 22