Bahardar v Welayta Dicha: Survival battle as out-of-form sides meet in Ethiopian Premier League clash

Bahardar face Welayta Dicha on 16 June at 13:00 (GMT) in a crucial Ethiopian Premier League fixture between two struggling sides desperate to halt poor runs of form.

Bahardar approach the match on the back of a mixed but slightly more resilient sequence, with their last five games producing WDDDL. Welayta Dicha arrive in even deeper trouble, having lost four of their last five matches, with a sequence of LLLLD that underlines their current problems.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Bahardar) — 0 assists, (Welayta Dicha) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Bahardar) — 0, (Welayta Dicha) — 0
• Tackles: None (Bahardar) — None, None (Welayta Dicha) — None.
• Most encounters won: (Bahardar) — 0, (Welayta Dicha) — 0.
• Yellow cards: None (Bahardar) — None, None (Welayta Dicha) — None.
• Red cards: None (Bahardar) — None, None (Welayta Dicha) — None.

Top 5 scorers this season:

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Team statistics:

League position and context add weight to the contest. Both clubs sit in the lower half of the Ethiopian Premier League table and remain involved in the battle to secure safety. Points are at a premium in a congested bottom section of the league, and victory for either side would provide a vital boost in the push to move away from the relegation zone.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Bahardar — WDDDL
• Welayta Dicha — LLLLD

Bahardar’s campaign has been shaped by inconsistency and a lack of cutting edge in the final third. They have played without scoring a goal 19 times this season, a statistic that highlights an ongoing struggle to convert possession into clear chances and goals. That attacking bluntness has held them back in tight matches and cost crucial points at home and away.

According to home statistics this season, Bahardar scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	7.69%	8.70%
16-30	3.85%	21.74%
31-45	15.38%	21.74%
46-60	34.62%	8.70%
61-75	19.23%	21.74%
76-90	19.23%	17.39%
91-105

Welayta Dicha has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	9.38%	13.33%
16-30	9.38%	13.33%
31-45	15.63%	26.67%
46-60	12.50%	6.67%
61-75	31.25%	13.33%
76-90	21.88%	26.67%
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Bahardar	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
Welayta Dicha		0	1	1	0	0	1

Probabilities before the match:

Bahardar		Welayta Dicha
59.8%	Winning the game	59.8%
56%	Attack potential	56%
67%	Potential in defense	67%
75%	Strength against each other	75%
100%	Goal Potential	100%

Summary: the probability of Welayta Dicha winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Bahardar, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Bahardar, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Welayta Dicha is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Bahardar and Welayta Dicha will take place on June 16 at 13:00 (GMT) at the stadium .