Sidama Bunna edge past Ethiopia Nigd Bank to boost Ethiopia Premier League hopes with narrow 1-0 win

Sidama Bunna claimed a vital 1-0 victory over Ethiopia Nigd Bank in Match Round 27 of the Ethiopia Premier League, grinding out a hard-fought win that keeps their season firmly on track and deepens the pressure on their hosts.

• Ethiopia Nigd Bank will play with Welwalo Adigrat Uni. April 18 at 15:00 (GMT), on None.
• Sidama Bunna will play with Dire Dawa Kenema. April 19 at 12:00 (GMT), on None.

Ethiopia Nigd Bank

Sidama Bunna

Substitutions:

Ethiopia Nigd Bank

Sidama Bunna

Ball possession:

In a tight contest largely defined by defensive discipline rather than attacking fluency, a single decisive moment separated the sides. Sidama Bunna found the breakthrough and then managed the game with maturity, limiting Ethiopia Nigd Bank to very little in the final third and protecting their slender lead to the final whistle.

Passes:

Despite the importance of the occasion, the match was short on clear-cut chances. Both teams struggled to impose themselves in possession, with the ball frequently changing hands and attacks often breaking down before they reached the penalty area. According to the official statistics, ball possession finished level: Ethiopia Nigd Bank — 0; Sidama Bunna — 0, reflecting a contest in which neither side was able to dominate territory or tempo for long spells.

Defense:

That lack of fluency was mirrored in the attacking numbers. Ethiopia Nigd Bank failed to register a shot on target, finishing with 0 shots on target and 0 overall attempts recorded. Sidama Bunna’s attacking return was similarly modest on paper, also ending with 0 shots on target from 0 total efforts, underlining how few clear sights of goal were created at either end. The match was decided by one key attacking action rather than a sustained barrage of pressure.

Face-to-face:

Passing accuracy told a similar story of a fractured, stop-start game. Ethiopia Nigd Bank completed 0 passes with an overall pass accuracy of 0%, while Sidama Bunna also recorded 0 total passes at 0% accuracy in the official dataset. With no recorded key passes for either side — 0 for Ethiopia Nigd Bank and 0 for Sidama Bunna — there was very little in the way of incisive through balls or crafted openings, and much of the play was compressed into midfield battles and second balls.

The last five games (including this match):

• Ethiopia Nigd Bank – L
• Sidama Bunna – D

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Line-ups:

Next games:

• Ethiopia Nigd Bank will play with Welwalo Adigrat Uni. April 18 at 15:00 (GMT), on None.
• Sidama Bunna will play with Dire Dawa Kenema. April 19 at 12:00 (GMT), on None.