Boasting a 4 point advantage in the league table, USM Khenchela supporters yearn to see their adored players get full points from this game against RC Arbaâ.
- USM Khenchela have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligue 1
- RC Arbaâ have the most points from losing position (8) in Ligue 1
It's no vacation for neither USM Khenchela nor RC Arbaâ as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
USM Khenchela form and stats
7-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for USM Khenchela so far this season.
Omoyele was the last player to score a league goal for USM Khenchela and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as USM Khenchela haven't scored in 326 minutes.
USM Khenchela are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus US Biskra.
Heartbreak before that as Khenchela lost 0-1 at MC Alger's place.It should be considered that a peek at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
USM Khenchela are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at NC Magra awaits in three days.
The USM Khenchela fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, USM Khenchela have only let in {4 goals} at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
RC Arbaâ form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RC Arbaâ so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against USM Alger in their previous game. That win felt good as this club had gone three league fixtures without victory.
A 0-2 defeat away at CS Constantine before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting JS Kabylie in just three days.
Goals are few and far between in Arbaâ's away league games. Only {4 goals} from 13 travels. As for defending, RC Arbaâ rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved faced each other previously this match year: RC Arbaâ - USM Khenchela 5-1. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Sief with 2 goals scored against Khenchela in these 1 games.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Toumi 12 goals |  S. Bayazid 9 goals | M. Taib 5 goals |
USM Khenchela missing players
RC Arbaâ missing players
| USM Khenchela | RC Arbaâ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 22 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 24 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 37 |
| 88% | 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 54% | 46% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 77% |
| 19% | 8% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 35% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 27% | 15% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 31% | 46% |
| 42% | 69% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 42% | 31% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 69% | 46% |
| 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 11.8 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| 27% | 27% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 12% | 33% |
| 7.2 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.6 | 9.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
- RC Arbaâ have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- RC Arbaâ have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Ligue 1
- RC Arbaâ have the most points from losing position (8) in Ligue 1
- RC Arbaâ have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RC Arbaâ have yet to win a game away.
- USM Khenchela have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- USM Khenchela have scored at least twice as many goals at home as RC Arbaâ have scored away.
- USM Khenchela have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligue 1
- USM Khenchela have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | ES Sétif | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | USM Alger | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | JS Saoura | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | El Bayadh | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -2 | 36 |
| 9 | MC Oran | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | JS Kabylie | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 14 | RC Arbaâ | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 26 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 34 | -54 | 4 |
