National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's USM Khenchela or IRB Maghnia that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
USM Khenchela form and stats
USM Khenchela was eliminated in the 32nd finals last season in the Algeria Cup.USM Khenchela have played 9 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Khenchela regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stade Hamam Ammar: A 0-1 defeat against El Bayadh.
In the match before that, USM Khenchela hosted CS Constantine and drew the Ligue 1 game 1-1.Khenchela has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively USM Khenchela have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
IRB Maghnia form and stats
IRB Maghnia delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against USM Alger in their previous game; a Algeria Cup duel.
Head 2 Head
USM Khenchela missing players
IRB Maghnia missing players
| USM Khenchela | IRB Maghnia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | ||
| 40% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7.1 | 5.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | ES Setif | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | USM Alger | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | MC Oran | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | NC Magra | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | El Bayadh | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | RC Arbaa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | -36 | 2 |
