Game prediction for Premier League: Mekelakeya - Fasil Ketema at Bahir Dar Stadium

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Competition: Ethiopia Premier League
Competition: Wed 18.May
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bahir Dar Stadium (50000 seats)

Premier League: Two participants in fair form get together for this game. Fasil Ketema might have a slight upper hand with their 2nd position in the table?

Insights:
  • Mekelakeya have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
  • Fasil Ketema is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League

Mekelakeya and Fasil Ketema should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Mekelakeya form and stats

With 2 Premier League wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Mekelakeya are certainly not brimming with confidence.

A good away victory last time out for Mekelakeya, who won 5-3 against Sidama Bunna (placed 5th). A goal frenzy last time out for Mekelakeya, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Sidama Bunna. Fun stuff to watch!

In the game before, an away victory match versus Hadiya Hosaena with a 2-1 scoreline.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Dire Dawa Kenema in only four days. This game is also played here at Bahir Dar Stadium.

Mekelakeya have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Mekelakeya have conceded only 9 goals.

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Fasil Ketema form and stats

Playing away, Fasil Ketema have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Ketema hope to make it five in this match.

The Fasil Ketema goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 246 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Ketema won their last game, 1-0 versus Bahardar played at home.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Sidama Bunna.

After this away game Fasil Ketema return home for a Premier League game against Kedus Giorgis. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

These two sides played each other previously this campaign: Fasil Ketema - Mekelakeya 1-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Mekelakeya victory, two draws and four Fasil Ketema wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Mekelakeya missing players

Fasil Ketema missing players

Mekelakeya Fasil Ketema
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 4 11 23
8 2 0 Won W 1 4 12
6 5 2 Drew D 3 4 7
9 4 1 Lost L 0 3 4
22 8 0 Scored S 3 9 37
21 9 1 Conceded C 2 11 19
78% 64% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 82% 91%
43% 45% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 70%
26% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 52%
17% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 30%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
22% 18% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 48%
43% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 45% 48%
57% 73% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 13%
 
3.8 3.6 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 6.6 5.2
4.2 3.6 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 2 2.7
1.5 1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.3 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.5 8.1 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.8 12.3
3 2.3 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4.9
35% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 20% 33%
 
7.3 6.8 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 6.2 7.7 8.5
3 2.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 2.8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Fasil Ketema have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Premier League
  • Fasil Ketema have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Fasil Ketema have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Fasil Ketema is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
  • Mekelakeya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mekelakeya have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League

  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 24 15 9 0 40 7 12 7 5 0 20 5 12 8 4 0 20 2 33 54
2 Fasil Ketema 23 12 7 4 37 19 12 8 3 1 28 8 11 4 4 3 9 11 18 43
3 Welayta Dicha 23 10 6 7 19 17 11 5 4 2 7 3 12 5 2 5 12 14 2 36
4 Awassa Kenema 24 10 6 8 28 28 12 8 3 1 19 13 12 2 3 7 9 15 0 36
5 Sidama Bunna 23 8 10 5 28 22 12 5 4 3 17 12 11 3 6 2 11 10 6 34
6 Ethiopia Bunna 24 9 7 8 22 29 12 5 3 4 11 14 12 4 4 4 11 15 -7 34
7 Hadiya Hosaena 24 8 8 8 30 33 12 4 3 5 17 18 12 4 5 3 13 15 -3 32
8 Mekelakeya 23 8 6 9 22 21 11 2 5 4 8 9 12 6 1 5 14 12 1 30
9 Arba Minch Kenema 24 6 12 6 21 23 12 3 6 3 10 12 12 3 6 3 11 11 -2 30
10 Bahardar 24 7 8 9 22 20 12 4 3 5 11 11 12 3 5 4 11 9 2 29
11 Wolkite Ketema 23 7 8 8 25 30 11 1 5 5 6 15 12 6 3 3 19 15 -5 29
12 Dire Dawa Kenema 24 7 7 10 23 30 12 6 3 3 13 8 12 1 4 7 10 22 -7 28
13 Adama Kenema 24 4 15 5 16 16 12 1 8 3 6 8 12 3 7 2 10 8 0 27
14 Addis Ababa Ketema 24 5 9 10 29 31 12 2 5 5 13 16 12 3 4 5 16 15 -2 24
15 Jimma Kenema 24 5 4 15 19 34 12 2 1 9 8 19 12 3 3 6 11 15 -15 19
16 Sebeta Kenema 23 3 8 12 15 36 12 1 4 7 9 22 11 2 4 5 6 14 -21 17