Mekelakeya hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 13th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Bahardar holds 8th place with 32 pts.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Welayta Dicha, so at least Mekelakeya are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Mekelakeya form and stats
Mekelakeya's struggle is real here at Addis Ababa Stadium with only 9 points collected from 11 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 2-3-6. The home stadium (Addis Ababa Stadium) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Mekelakeya it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?Happy days for Mekelakeya in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Welayta Dicha that ended with a 3-2 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Fasil Ketema (0-4).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mekelakeya here at Addis Ababa Stadium, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). Mekelakeya have conceded 22 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Bahardar form and stats
There's been little loot from Bahardar's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games. Bahardar only has 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.Bahardar play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-5 to Ethiopia Bunna. Before that, Bahardar secured a home win against Mekelle Kenema with the score 1-0.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games, an average of less than one per game. 14 goals have been conceded by Bahardar in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Bahardar - Mekelakeya 1-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Mekelakeya 0 wins, 1 draw and Bahardar 0 victories.Mekelakeya missing players
Bahardar missing players
| Mekelakeya | Bahardar | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Scored | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 43 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | 4 | 14 | 15 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 77% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 43% |
| 55% | 55% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 18% | 10% |
| 41% | 45% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 18% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 55% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 29% |
| 14% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | 25% | 18% | 52% |
| 36% | 45% | 25% | Failed To Score | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Corners For (avg) | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 6 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Bahardar hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Bahardar is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 17-03-19 | | Mekelakeya | 0 - 2 | Debub Police |
| 23-03-19 | | Mekelakeya | 0 - 4 | Jimma Kenema |
| 31-03-19 | | Dire Dawa Kenema | 1 - 1 | Mekelakeya |
| 06-04-19 | | Mekelakeya | 1 - 2 | Dedebit |
| 13-04-19 | | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 1 - 0 | Mekelakeya |
| 21-04-19 | | Mekelakeya | 0 - 4 | Fasil Ketema |
| 30-04-19 | | Welayta Dicha | 2 - 3 | Mekelakeya |
| 04-05-19 | | Mekelakeya | 13:00 | Bahardar |
| 12-05-19 | | Adama Kenema | 12:00 | Mekelakeya |
| 18-05-19 | | Mekelakeya | 13:00 | Kedus Giorgis |
| 17-02-19 | | Mekelle Kenema | 1 - 0 | Bahardar |
| 17-03-19 | | Bahardar | 1 - 0 | Kedus Giorgis |
| 24-03-19 | | Shire Endaselassie | 1 - 0 | Bahardar |
| 31-03-19 | | Bahardar | 1 - 0 | Sidama Bunna |
| 06-04-19 | | Awassa Kenema | 1 - 1 | Bahardar |
| 14-04-19 | | Bahardar | 1 - 0 | Mekelle Kenema |
| 20-04-19 | | Ethiopia Bunna | 5 - 0 | Bahardar |
| 04-05-19 | | Mekelakeya | 13:00 | Bahardar |
| 12-05-19 | | Bahardar | 12:00 | Dire Dawa Kenema |
| 17-05-19 | | Dedebit | 12:00 | Bahardar |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Mekelle Kenema | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 45 |
| 2 | Fasil Ketema | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Kedus Giorgis | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Sidama Bunna | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Jimma Kenema | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Ethiopia Bunna | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| 8 | Bahardar | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Awassa Kenema | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | Adama Kenema | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Welayta Dicha | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Mekelakeya | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Debub Police | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Shire Endaselassie | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -16 | 19 |
| 16 | Dedebit | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -28 | 10 |
