National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ES Sétif or CS Constantine that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not CS Constantine's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf CS Constantine have performed like this: Played 20 matches resulting in 5 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats with the goal stats 13-18 (scored/conceded).
ES Sétif form and stats
ES Sétif participated in Algeria Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.ES Sétif are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as ES Sétif has won their last four matches. ES Sétif has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was ASO Chlef.
The ES Sétif supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host USM Alger in Ligue 1 and win 3-1. Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at MC Alger.
ES Sétif can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 17 times. ES Sétif have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
CS Constantine form and stats
CS Constantine's mission in Algeria Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against CR Belouizdad.CS Constantine have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
CS Constantine's last game was the home draw against JS Saoura (2-2). Prior to that result CS Constantine won their away game at Paradou AC in the Ligue 1. The scoreline was 2-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting CS Constantine as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, CS Constantine have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (ES Sétif wins - draws - CS Constantine wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Abid 8 goals |   H. Ghacha 6 goals |  M. Touré 3 goals |
ES Sétif missing players
CS Constantine missing players
| ES Sétif | CS Constantine | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 8 | 34 | ||
| 25 | 4 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 247 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 96 | 228 | ||
| 113 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 91 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | JS Kabylie | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | MC Oran | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | CS Constantine | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Ain M'lila | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | USM Bel Abbes | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | JS Saoura | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Paradou AC | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 14 |