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Mekelakeya v Ethiopia Nigd Bank

Mekelakeya
0–1Full time
Ethiopia Nigd Bank

Premier League · SUN 18 OCT

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 16:04
Mekelakeya 0–1 Ethiopia Nigd Bank MEKELAKEYA WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Mekelakeya win35%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.673

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay5 notes · 9 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Mekelakeya win at 35%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Mekelakeya was 35% before kick-off and our model makes it 35% now. 0–0 · 35–32–33
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Mekelakeya v Ethiopia Nigd Bank
  4. 27′THE CALL SWINGS · 27' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was Mekelakeya win 32%)
  5. 45′HALF-TIME Mekelakeya 0–0 Ethiopia Nigd Bank
  6. 46′SECOND HALF Mekelakeya 0–0 Ethiopia Nigd Bank
  7. 47′Ethiopia Nigd Bank score on 47′ to make it 0–1. 0–1 · 7–21–72
  8. 47′We said Mekelakeya at 35%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 7%. 0–1 · 7–21–72
  9. 47′⚽ GOAL · 47' Mekelakeya 0–1 Ethiopia Nigd Bank
  10. 47′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 47' Mekelakeya win: 35% at kick-off, 7% now
  11. 47′THE CALL SWINGS · 47' Ethiopia Nigd Bank win is now our likeliest result at 72% (was Draw 21%)
  12. 48′Goals are coming at about the 2.3 we expected. 0–1 · 7–21–72
  13. 55′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 55' Mekelakeya win: 35% at kick-off, 5% now
  14. 60′We said Mekelakeya at 35%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–1 · 4–19–76
  15. FTFULL TIME Mekelakeya 0–1 Ethiopia Nigd Bank
  16. FTMekelakeya 0–1 Ethiopia Nigd Bank · Mekelakeya win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Not both to score: right · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Mekelakeya just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Mekelakeya 35%, draw 32%, Ethiopia Nigd Bank 33%. Over 2.5 goals 40%, both teams to score 48%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Mekelakeya win35%
Draw32%
Ethiopia Nigd Bank win33%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 13:00

RoundMatchday 2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Mekelakeya

Ethiopia Nigd Bank

7Days since last match7

Last match: 11 Oct · Premier League (Ethiopia)

Last match: 11 Oct · Premier League (Ethiopia)

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
5Mekelakeya1+13
6Ethiopia Nigd Bank1+13

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · mekelakeya winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
35% The market–
Us35%

We make Mekelakeya a 35% chance to win. The model expects 1.2–1.1, and 1–1 is the single most likely score at 15%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Mekelakeya v Ethiopia Nigd Bank1.17 – 1.13
Form · Premier League this season · since 11 OctW1 D0 L0 · W1 D0 L0
Table places · points 3 v 35 v 6

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Mekelakeya win35%––
Draw32%––
Ethiopia Nigd Bank win33%––
Over 2.5 goals40%––
Both teams to score48%––
Over 1.5 goals68%––
Over 3.5 goals20%––
Mekelakeya or draw67%––
Mekelakeya clean sheet33%––
Ethiopia Nigd Bank clean sheet31%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 14.7%
0123450 12.0 9.6 6.4 2.4 1 10.0 14.7 7.3 2.8 2 6.9 7.6 4.3 3 2.7 3.0 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Mekelakeya down, Ethiopia Nigd Bank across0–5 goals a side shown (99.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

6 meetings since 2023/24
Goals a meeting1.83
Over 2.51 of 6
Both scored2 of 6
Last meetingsETH 0–2 MEK · MEK 3–1 ETH · ETH 0–0 MEK · MEK 1–0 ETH

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Premier League this season · since 11 Oct

MEKELAKEYA

W1–0

ETHIOPIA NIGD BANK

W1–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Ethiopian Medhin2+24
2Halaba Ketema2+14
3Adama Kenema2+14
4Sheger Ketema2+14
5Mekelakeya1+13
6Ethiopia Nigd Bank1+13
7Ethiopia Bunna203
8Bahardar203
9Negelle Arsi202
10Welwalo Adigrat Uni101
11Welayta Dicha101
12Fasil Ketema101
13Kedus Giorgis2−11
14Awassa Kenema2−11
15Mebrat Hayl2−11
16Sidama Bunna1−10
17Hadiya Hosaena1−10
18Gamo Chencha1−20

The competition's standings before kick-off.