Perhaps a welcome break from league football as RC Arbaâ & ASO Chlef face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Algeria Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
RC Arbaâ form and stats
Last season their Algeria Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.16 points is a decent return from 7 Ligue 1 games here at Stade Smaïl-Makhlouf for RC Arbaâ. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The RC Arbaâ club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host HB Chelghoum Laid and win 3-1.
Heartbreak before that as Arbaâ lost 0-4 at JS Kabylie's place.The RC Arbaâ manager Ghouilem has got the team scoring with 17 from 7 home games in the league. From these home matches, RC Arbaâ have conceded only 6 goals.
ASO Chlef form and stats
Chlef was sent out of Algeria Cup in the 8th finals last season.There's been little loot from ASO Chlef's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Ligue 1. ASO Chlef only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
The fans enjoyed ASO Chlef's previous game versus USM Alger, a 2-1 win played at home.
A 0-3 defeat away at CS Constantine before that.ASO Chlef are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 6 away games. As for defending, Chlef rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
ASO Chlef have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (2-3-0) when facing RC Arbaâ.Top Goalscorers
  S. Toumi 5 goals | M. Taib 5 goals |  M. Souibaah 4 goals |
RC Arbaâ missing players
ASO Chlef missing players
| RC Arbaâ | ASO Chlef | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 31 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 22 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | ES Setif | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | MC Alger | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | USM Khenchela | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | RC Arbaâ | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | NC Magra | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | El Bayadh | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | MC Oran | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | JS Kabylie | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | -27 | 1 |
