Ethiopia - Ethiopia Premier LeagueBahir Dar StadiumData current as of 23 July 2026

Bahardar vs Mekelakeya: match statistics

Bahardar crest
Bahardar
1 : 1half-time 1:0
Mekelakeya crest
Mekelakeya

Bahardar vs Mekelakeya: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bahardar play Mekelakeya in Ethiopia Premier League (Ethiopia). The match date is 19 May 2026 at 15:00. Venue: Bahir Dar Stadium. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Bahardar: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Mekelakeya: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bahardar scores 0.74 and concedes 0.74 goals per match. Mekelakeya scores 1.15 and concedes 0.85. League average: 1.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bahardar 32%, Mekelakeya 41%. Over 2.5: Bahardar 18%, Mekelakeya 31%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

Mekelakeya has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.26. Bahardar: 8.3 shots per match, Mekelakeya: 8.6.

Match halves

Bahardar: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.53. Mekelakeya: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.46.

Goals by minute

Bahardar: 46-60 (8 goals). Mekelakeya: 31-45+ (13 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

I back the away win: Mekelakeya (3rd) has a clear offensive edge — 40 goals scored this season versus Bahardar’s 25 and an average of 1.63 goals away compared to the home side’s 0.75. The visitors convert chances better — shot conversion 18% vs 9% for the hosts and lower FTS 13% versus Bahardar’s 56%, meaning Mekelakeya are less likely to be shut out. Bahardar, however, have a solid home defence: only 0.75 goals conceded per game and 56% of home matches without conceding, which explains the high draw rate (56% home draws and 17 draws this season). xG shows similar expected goals (Bahardar xG 1.34 at home vs Mekelakeya xG 1.31 away), but the hosts significantly underperform xG (0.75 goals vs xG 1.34), while the visitors score above xG (1.63). Considering the last 5 rounds (PPG 1.6 Bahardar vs 1.8 Mekelakeya) and the visitors’ superior conversion, I assess the probabilities as 45% away win, 40% draw and 15% home win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

38Possession (%)62
BahardarMekelakeya
3Shots11
BahardarMekelakeya
2Shots on target7
BahardarMekelakeya
0.82xG1.79
BahardarMekelakeya
2Corners5
BahardarMekelakeya
66Dangerous attacks83
BahardarMekelakeya
23Fouls11
BahardarMekelakeya
0Cards0
BahardarMekelakeya

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.

BahardarMekelakeya
0.74Goals scored / match1.15
BahardarMekelakeya
0.74Goals conceded / match0.85
BahardarMekelakeya
51%Average possession56%
BahardarMekelakeya
2.84Shots on target / match2.9
BahardarMekelakeya

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.26Shots per match8.64
BahardarMekelakeya
2.84Shots on target2.9
BahardarMekelakeya
8.9%Shot conversion13.4%
BahardarMekelakeya
51%Possession56%
BahardarMekelakeya
1.26xG for1.32
BahardarMekelakeya
1.2xG against0.98
BahardarMekelakeya

Shooting quality

Bahardar: BalancedMekelakeya: Efficient finishing
BahardarMekelakeya
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.40

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.

Mekelakeya is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Bahardar · 0.8 pts / match - Mekelakeya

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 at home (W-D-L)
4-10-5
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Mekelakeya
LLWLD
Season result split
36% W41% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-16-9
1.49 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-7-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 0.99BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Mekelakeya is 55% better for: goals scored per match.

0.74 goals / match - Bahardar · 1.15 goals / match - Mekelakeya

Bahardar is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.74 goals / match - Bahardar · 0.85 goals / match - Mekelakeya

Bahardar scoring profile: mixed

Bahardar scores in 47% of matches (18 of 38 matches), while Mekelakeya keeps a clean sheet in 46% (18 of 39 matches).

Mekelakeya scoring profile: mixed

Mekelakeya scores in 67% of matches (26 of 39 matches), while Bahardar keeps a clean sheet in 53% (20 of 38 matches).

28Goals scored (season)45
BahardarMekelakeya
28Goals conceded (season)33
BahardarMekelakeya
1.47Average goals in match2
BahardarMekelakeya
2Goals scored (last 5)2
BahardarMekelakeya
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
BahardarMekelakeya

How often they score at least...

47%1 goal67%
BahardarMekelakeya
24%2 goals33%
BahardarMekelakeya
3%3 goals13%
BahardarMekelakeya
0%4 goals3%
BahardarMekelakeya

How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal54%
BahardarMekelakeya
21%2 goals23%
BahardarMekelakeya
5%3 goals5%
BahardarMekelakeya
0%4 goals3%
BahardarMekelakeya

* 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-time18%
BahardarMekelakeya
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BahardarMekelakeya
8%Scored in both halves15%
BahardarMekelakeya

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
BahardarMekelakeya
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
BahardarMekelakeya
20%BTTS - last 520%
BahardarMekelakeya

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

39%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
BahardarMekelakeya
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
BahardarMekelakeya
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
BahardarMekelakeya

2nd half

47%Min. 1 goal after half-time54%
BahardarMekelakeya
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
BahardarMekelakeya
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
BahardarMekelakeya

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.

Mekelakeya is 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Bahardar · 1.44 pts / match - Mekelakeya

Bahardar - half-time state
11% leading68% draw21% trailing
Mekelakeya - half-time state
31% leading51% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.44
BahardarMekelakeya
0.21Goals scored (1st half)0.64
BahardarMekelakeya
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.41
BahardarMekelakeya
0.61Average goals (1st half)1.05
BahardarMekelakeya
71%Clean sheet before half-time64%
BahardarMekelakeya
79%No goal before half-time59%
BahardarMekelakeya

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.26
BahardarMekelakeya
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.46
BahardarMekelakeya
0.34Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
BahardarMekelakeya
0.87Average goals (2nd half)0.9
BahardarMekelakeya
71%Clean sheet after half-time69%
BahardarMekelakeya
66%No goal after half-time62%
BahardarMekelakeya

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.

Mekelakeya - second-half results

23% W56% R21% P
56
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Mekelakeya - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.20
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-4-1
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.

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.

Mekelakeya
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
7
5
16-30
13
7
31-45
4
6
46-60
6
4
61-75
8
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (13 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). 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

1.74
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+73%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
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%

Mekelakeya

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-18.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

BahardarLigaMekelakeya
Average goals in match 1.471.78 2.00
Both teams scored 32%40% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 18%28% 31%
Clean sheets 53%40% 46%
Goal before half-time 39%56% 59%
Goal after half-time 47%59% 54%

^ 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: Bahardar 1 - 0 - 0 Mekelakeya. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Bahardar vs Mekelakeya?

The Ethiopia Premier League match finished Bahardar 1:1 Mekelakeya. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bahardar vs Mekelakeya?

Bahardar score 0.74 goals per game on average and Mekelakeya 1.15. The Ethiopia Premier League average is 1.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 32% of Bahardar's matches and 41% of Mekelakeya's.

What form are Bahardar and Mekelakeya in?

Over the last 5 games Bahardar have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Mekelakeya 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Bahardar vs Mekelakeya — 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.