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Mekelakeya vs Ethiopia Nigd Bank prediction and preview

18 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance 1XNo priceFinal score 0–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Mekelakeya host Ethiopia Nigd Bank in the Premier League (Ethiopia) on 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Mekelakeya to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.

Final score: Mekelakeya 0–1 Ethiopia Nigd Bank.

Going into the match, Mekelakeya had won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 9 and conceding 9. Ethiopia Nigd Bank had won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 11 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 3 of Mekelakeya's last 10 and 5 of Ethiopia Nigd Bank's last 10; 3 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Mekelakeya averaged 0.86 goals scored and 0.29 conceded across 7 matches; away from home Ethiopia Nigd Bank averaged 0.43 scored and 1.14 conceded across 7.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.79 goals from Mekelakeya and 0.88 from Ethiopia Nigd Bank. From that it rates a home win at 29%, a draw at 37% and an away win at 34%. For the published pick itself the model gives 66%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Mekelakeya (green) and Ethiopia Nigd Bank (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form50% – 50%
Attack50% – 50%
Head-to-head93% – 7%
Goals89% – 11%
Overall strength70% – 29%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
MekelakeyaWDLWL0.900.9030%30%
Ethiopia Nigd BankWDLDL1.101.0050%50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

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