Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Algeria Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
RC Arbaâ form and stats
RC Arbaâ are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
RC Arbaâ's previous game was a Algeria Cup match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus MO Constantine. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting MC Saida.
The RC Arbaâ fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. From these home matches, RC Arbaâ have conceded only 7 goals.
NA Hussein Dey form and stats
Last season their Algeria Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from NA Hussein Dey's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 1. NA Hussein Dey only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
It's the second away game in a row for NA Hussein Dey, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus AB Sabath in the Algeria Cup last time out. Prior to that result NA Hussein Dey won their away game at US Biskra in the Ligue 1. The scoreline was 3-2.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, NA Hussein Dey have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 2 RC Arbaâ victories, 1 draw and 3 NA Hussein Dey wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 R. Zerdoum 5 goals | Z. Belaïd 1 goals |  N. Khacef 1 goals |
RC Arbaâ missing players
NA Hussein Dey missing players
| RC Arbaâ | NA Hussein Dey | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 10 | 21 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 48% | ||
| 3.3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 109 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 74 | 181 | ||
| 42 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 73 | ||
| 45% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympique Médéa | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Tlemcen | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | RC Arbaâ | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | RC Relizane | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | JSM Skikda | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Annaba | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | MC El Eulma | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | ASM Oran | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | AS Khroub | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | DRB Tadjenanet | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Arzew | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Amal Bou Saada | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | MC Saida | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | MO Bejaia | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | JSM Bejaia | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | USM El Harrach | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 11 |
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | USM Bel Abbes | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | MC Oran | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | CS Constantine | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Ain M'lila | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | JS Saoura | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | ES Setif | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | USM Alger | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | ASO Chlef | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | NA Hussein Dey | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 14 |