Important fight in the lower part of the Premier League, with both Mekelakeya and Legetafo Legedadi undergoing more stress than bliss. This fixture is a real "six-pointer" with the home team placed 11th and the visiting team in 15th position.
- Mekelakeya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Legetafo Legedadi have the fewest scored goals (23) in Premier League
Mekelakeya are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Legetafo Legedadi are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mekelakeya form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Mekelakeya have only managed 3 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from their games here at University of Science and Technology Stadium.
In their previous game, led his Mekelakeya to a defeat away at Ethiopia Bunna. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at University of Science and Technology Stadium.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Wolkite Ketema with a 2-0 scoreline.Mekelakeya has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Mekelakeya have conceded 21 from these games. Mekelakeya has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Legetafo Legedadi form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Legetafo Legedadi so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-11 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Legetafo Legedadi are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Legetafo Legedadi are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the match against Sidama Bunna (placed 10th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Arba Minch Kenema wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Legetafo Legedadi, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Legetafo is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Wolkite Ketema, Legetafo Legedadi, Mebrat Hayl, Welayta Dicha and Arba Minch Kenema.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Legetafo Legedadi - Mekelakeya 0-3.
Mekelakeya missing players
Legetafo Legedadi missing players
| Mekelakeya | Legetafo Legedadi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 35 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 35 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | 63 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 69% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 83% |
| 41% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 59% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 14% | 28% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 17% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 24% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 8.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 7.7 | 8.1 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
- Legetafo Legedadi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Legetafo Legedadi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Legetafo Legedadi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Legetafo Legedadi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Legetafo Legedadi have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi have the fewest scored goals (23) in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi have the most conceded goals (30) away in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi have the most conceded goals (63) in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi have the the worst goal difference (-40) in Premier League
- Legetafo Legedadi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Mekelakeya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mekelakeya haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 33 | 63 |
| 2 | Bahardar | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 57 |
| 3 | Ethiopian Medhin | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 49 |
| 4 | Ethiopia Bunna | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 42 |
| 5 | Fasil Ketema | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 6 | Awassa Kenema | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Adama Kenema | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Hadiya Hosaena | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | -5 | 39 |
| 10 | Sidama Bunna | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | -7 | 38 |
| 11 | Mekelakeya | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 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 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | -40 | 18 |
| 16 | Mebrat Hayl | 29 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 12 |