Africa: World Championship - Qualification - First Stage
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Stade El Abdi will welcome the teams of Ethiopia and Sierra Leone on Wednesday for a meeting of the 1st round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifications.
Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone Head to Head
| Team | Last Game 2021/08/26 | Last 2 Games |
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draw
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draw |
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Worth Mentioning
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Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone Last Games Averages
*Average Metrics based on available data from last 2 games
EthiopiaSierra Leone
Goals
Fouls
Corners
Offsides
Cards
Posession
Ethiopia Form
- ?
- Whome
- Whome
- Dhome
- Dhome
- Dhome
- Laway
- Daway
- Laway
- Daway
- Laway
The efforts of Ethiopia proved enough to secure a 2:0 home win against Guyana in a friendly match played on August 2. The team is on a streak of two successive victories. Playing on homeground worked miracles throughout Ethiopia’s recent 10 encounters. The home side earned the victory 5 times in total and avoided defeat on 10 occasions. Across the previous five games, one produced over 2.5 goals and one saw both sides netting goals. Ethiopia succeeded in keeping three clean sheets during these matches, and proved unsuccessful in scoring in two. The team’s preceding five encounters concluded with 8 goals in total.
- Goals0.90
- Fouls10.67
- Corners3.33
- Offsides0.00
- Cards1.33
- Posession56%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 2023/08/02 | Ethiopia | Guyana | 2 | 0 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/03/19 | Ethiopia | Rwanda | 1 | 0 | W |
| Friendly | 2022/08/21 | Ethiopia | Uganda | 0 | 0 | D |
| Friendly | 2022/05/31 | Ethiopia | Lesotho | 1 | 1 | D |
| Friendly | 2022/05/28 | Ethiopia | Lesotho | 1 | 1 | D |
| Friendly | 2022/03/25 | Comoros | Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | L |
| Cup Of Nations | 2022/01/17 | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | D |
| Cup Of Nations | 2022/01/13 | Cameroon | Ethiopia | 4 | 1 | L |
| WC Qualifying Africa | 2021/11/14 | Douglas Warriors | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | D |
| WC Qualifying Africa | 2021/10/12 | South Africa | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | L |
Sierra Leone Form
- ?
- Waway
- Dhome
- Laway
- Laway
- Waway
- Waway
- Lhome
- Lhome
- Whome
- Dhome
Sierra Leone previously faced Somalia and the final score was a 0:2 victory away from home. The team is on a run of two games without losing, boasting one win and one draw. Playing on homeground had no considerable impact in Sierra Leone’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 3 wins while the guests triumphed on 4 occasions. Three of their most recent five encounters featured more than 2.5 goals with two seeing both of the teams netting goals. Within this timeframe Sierra Leone was successful in keeping one clean sheet and failed to score in two matches. The total goals scored across the team’s last five meetings amounts to 14.
- Goals0.70
- Fouls24.00
- Corners5.00
- Offsides1.00
- Cards8.00
- Posession47%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 2023/10/17 | Somalia | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/10/14 | Sierra Leone | Benin | 1 | 1 | D |
| Friendly | 2022/09/27 | Congo DR | Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | L |
| Friendly | 2022/09/24 | South Africa | Sierra Leone | 4 | 0 | L |
| Friendly | 2022/03/29 | Congo A' | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2 | W |
| Friendly | 2022/03/27 | Liberia | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | W |
| Cup Of Nations | 2022/01/20 | Sierra Leone | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 1 | L |
| Friendly | 2021/11/13 | Sierra Leone | Comoros | 0 | 2 | L |
| Cup Of Nations | 2021/06/15 | Sierra Leone | Benin | 1 | 0 | W |
| Cup Of Nations | 2020/11/17 | Sierra Leone | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | D |
Formations and Lineups
Ethiopia
Formation:4-3-3
- G22Said Habtamu
- D14Henok Adugna
- D16Yared Baye
- D5Million Solomon
- D20Ramadan Yesuf
- M10Surafel Dagnachew
- M6Gatoch Panom
- M18Canaan Markneh
- F7Abel Yalew
- F21Wogene Gezahegn
- M17Chernet Gugsa
22
Said Habtamu
14
Henok Adugna
16
Yared Baye
5
Million Solomon
20
Ramadan Yesuf
10
Surafel Dagnachew
6
Gatoch Panom
18
Canaan Markneh
7
Abel Yalew
21
Wogene Gezahegn
17
Chernet Gugsa
Sierra Leone
Formation:4-2-3-1
- D16Ibrahim Sesay
- D2Osman Kakay
- D20Abdul Kabia
- M17Mohamed Kabia
- M19Emmanuel Samadiya
- M14Tyrese Fornah
- M4Abu Dumbuya
- F15Jonathan Morsay
- F8Alhassan Koroma
- F7Augustus Kargbo
- F12Alhaji Kamara
16
Ibrahim Sesay
2
Osman Kakay
20
Abdul Kabia
17
Mohamed Kabia
19
Emmanuel Samadiya
14
Tyrese Fornah
4
Abu Dumbuya
15
Jonathan Morsay
8
Alhassan Koroma
7
Augustus Kargbo
12
Alhaji Kamara
Popular Markets
This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.
| Last H2H | Last Ethiopia | Last Sierra Leone | Probability | Value Odds Over | |
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| Ethiopia WIN | 1/2 | 2/10 | - | 38.22% | 2.62 |
| DRAW | 1/2 | 5/10 | 2/10 | 42.93% | 2.33 |
| Sierra Leone WIN | 0/2 | - | 4/10 | 18.85% | 5.31 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 0/2 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 15.00% | 6.67 |
| BTTS | 0/2 | 6/10 | 2/10 | 24.00% | 4.17 |
| Over 4.5 Cards | N/A | 0/3 | 1/1 | 50.00% | 2.00 |
| Over 10.5 Corners | N/A | 1/3 | 0/1 | 16.67% | 6.00 |
| Ethiopia over 1.5 Goals | 0/2 | 1/10 | - | 4.50% | 22.22 |
| Sierra Leone over 1.5 Goals | 0/2 | - | 2/10 | 9.00% | 11.11 |
Match Details
EthiopiavsSierra Leone
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90+9`(in) F. Tilahun(out) C. Gugsa
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77`(in) A. Koroma(out) T. Fornah
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76`(in) A. Conteh(out) J. Morsay
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74`Y. Tesfaye
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71`(in) Y. Tesfaye(out) S. Dagnachew
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67`(in) M. Buya Turay(out) A. Kamara
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60`(in) I. Sillah(out) A. Dumbuya
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60`(in) S. Kaikai(out) A. Kargbo
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55`(in) H. Taddese(out) W. Gezahegn
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46`(in) A. Gebremichael(out) A. Yalew
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38`A. Yalew
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35`A. Kargbo