National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's US Biskra or CR Belouizdad that keep their silverware dream alive.
US Biskra have less rest than CR Belouizdad in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligue 1 game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Complexe Sportif d'El Alia. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, CR Belouizdad have had more rest.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting CR Belouizdad have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-6-7 (win-draw-loss) from 17 matches.
US Biskra form and stats
US Biskra participated in Algeria Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what US Biskra have to build on here at Complexe Sportif d'El Alia in the Ligue 1.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus JS Kabylie in the Ligue 1 last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Paradou AC (0-2).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for US Biskra as they are travelling to their away game against ASO Chlef in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
The US Biskra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
CR Belouizdad form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for CR Belouizdad, as they won the Algeria Cup.The visitors are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
CR Belouizdad has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to NC Magra for a Ligue 1 game that ended a draw (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs CA Bordj Bou Arreridj.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting NA Hussein Dey in just three days.
CR Belouizdad have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): US Biskra won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and CR Belouizdad has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeTop Goalscorers
  H. Bellahouel 5 goals |  A. Sayoud 4 goals |   A. Messaâdia 3 goals |
US Biskra missing players
CR Belouizdad missing players
| US Biskra | CR Belouizdad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 143 | 80 | Total Shots | T S | 108 | 251 | ||
| 71 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 123 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | CS Constantine | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | ES Setif | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | MC Oran | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | JS Saoura | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Ain M'lila | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | USM Bel Abbes | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Paradou AC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 15 |