Ethiopia - Ethiopia Premier LeagueTigray StadiumData current as of 23 July 2026

Mekelle Kenema vs Bahardar: match statistics

Mekelle Kenema crest
Mekelle Kenema
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Bahardar crest
Bahardar

Mekelle Kenema vs Bahardar: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Mekelle Kenema play Bahardar in Ethiopia Premier League (Ethiopia). The match date is 30 May 2026 at 15:00. Venue: Tigray Stadium. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Mekelle Kenema: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Bahardar: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Mekelle Kenema scores 0.79 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Bahardar scores 0.74 and concedes 0.74. League average: 1.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Mekelle Kenema 37%, Bahardar 32%. Over 2.5: Mekelle Kenema 34%, Bahardar 18%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

Bahardar has higher xG: 1.26 vs 1.10. Mekelle Kenema: 6.4 shots per match, Bahardar: 8.3.

Match halves

Mekelle Kenema: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.42. Bahardar: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Mekelle Kenema: 46-60 (9 goals). Bahardar: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ethiopia Premier League: 1.78 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 28%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

I predict a draw (X) as the most likely outcome due to the high draw rates for both teams: Mekelle Kenema has 50% draws at home, and Bahardar has 50% draws away. Bahardar is notably stronger defensively on the road — they concede on average 0.63 goals per away match and keep a clean sheet in 56% of games, whereas Mekelle concedes 1.25 goals at home and has only a 19% clean sheet rate. Offensively, the hosts are marginally more efficient at home (avg. 3 shots on target, 16% conversion rate, avg. 1.00 goal and xG 1.17), while the visitors score on average 0.81 goals away with xG 1.13, indicating similar attacking potential. Form favors the visitors — Mekelle’s last 5: 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses (avg. 1.0 pt/match), while Bahardar are unbeaten in their last 5 (2 wins, 3 draws, avg. 1.8 pts/match). Therefore I expect a low-scoring draw or a narrow away win.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
13Shots11
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
2Shots on target3
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
1.37xG1.22
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
3Corners2
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
58Dangerous attacks44
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
21Fouls17
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0Cards0
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.79Goals scored / match0.74
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.95Goals conceded / match0.74
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
49%Average possession51%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
2.42Shots on target / match2.84
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

6.37Shots per match8.26
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
2.42Shots on target2.84
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
12.4%Shot conversion8.9%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
49%Possession51%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
1.1xG for1.26
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
1.17xG against1.2
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

Shooting quality

Mekelle Kenema: BalancedBahardar: Balanced
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
Accuracy (shots on target)38%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.170.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Mekelle Kenema is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Mekelle Kenema · 0.6 pts / match - Bahardar

Mekelle Kenema
DDDLW
Season result split
21% W45% R34% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-17-13
1.08 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-10-5
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
LDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%
Bahardar
DLDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
24% W55% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-21-8
1.26 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-11-3
Last 5 away
2-3-0
WWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Mekelle Kenema is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

0.79 goals / match - Mekelle Kenema · 0.74 goals / match - Bahardar

Bahardar is 28% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.95 goals / match - Mekelle Kenema · 0.74 goals / match - Bahardar

Mekelle Kenema scoring profile: mixed

Mekelle Kenema scores in 53% of matches (20 of 38 matches), while Bahardar keeps a clean sheet in 53% (20 of 38 matches).

Bahardar scoring profile: mixed

Bahardar scores in 47% of matches (18 of 38 matches), while Mekelle Kenema keeps a clean sheet in 39% (15 of 38 matches).

30Goals scored (season)28
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
36Goals conceded (season)28
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
1.74Average goals in match1.47
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
3Goals scored (last 5)2
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal47%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
21%2 goals24%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
5%3 goals3%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0%4 goals0%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal47%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
26%2 goals21%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
8%3 goals5%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0%4 goals0%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

40%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time11%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
3%BTTS in both halves0%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
16%Scored in both halves8%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0%BTTS - last 520%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time39%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time16%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

2nd half

61%Min. 1 goal after half-time47%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Mekelle Kenema is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.16 pts / match - Mekelle Kenema · 1 pts / match - Bahardar

Mekelle Kenema - half-time state
21% leading53% draw26% trailing
Bahardar - half-time state
11% leading68% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.16Points per match (1st half)1
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.21
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.76Average goals (1st half)0.61
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
66%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
68%No goal before half-time79%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.39
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.34
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
0.97Average goals (2nd half)0.87
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
58%Clean sheet after half-time71%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar
63%No goal after half-time66%
Mekelle KenemaBahardar

Mekelle Kenema - second-half results

18% W55% R26% P
44
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bahardar - second-half results

26% W61% R13% P
38
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding218%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Mekelle Kenema - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.60.6
1 goal40%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Bahardar - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.20
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Mekelle Kenema
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
8
5
16-30
3
6
31-45
9
7
46-60
2
5
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Bahardar
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
1
6
16-30
5
6
31-45
8
3
46-60
5
4
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.61
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
25%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Mekelle Kenema

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Bahardar

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ethiopia Premier League).

Teams vs league

Mekelle KenemaLigaBahardar
Average goals in match 1.741.78 1.47
Both teams scored 37%40% 32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 34%28% 18%
Clean sheets 39%40% 53%
Goal before half-time 55%56% 39%
Goal after half-time 61%59% 47%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.78
Average goals per match
40%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
40%
Clean sheets
0.91
Home goals / match
0.87
Away goals / match
+5%
Home attack advantage
+4%
Home defence advantage
+1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Mekelle Kenema 0 - 1 - 0 Bahardar. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Mekelle Kenema vs Bahardar?

The Ethiopia Premier League match finished Mekelle Kenema 0:0 Bahardar. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mekelle Kenema vs Bahardar?

Mekelle Kenema score 0.79 goals per game on average and Bahardar 0.74. The Ethiopia Premier League average is 1.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Mekelle Kenema's matches and 32% of Bahardar's.

What form are Mekelle Kenema and Bahardar in?

Over the last 5 games Mekelle Kenema have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Bahardar 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Mekelle Kenema vs Bahardar?

The statistical background for Mekelle Kenema vs Bahardar — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.