Ligue 1: CS Constantine - CR Belouizdad preview and the hard facts

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Thu 03.March
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Ben-Abdelmalek-Ramdhan (40000 seats)

Here is all you need to know about the Ligue 1 fixture CS Constantine - CR Belouizdad!

Insights:
  • CS Constantine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CR Belouizdad have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Ligue 1

CS Constantine's stadium, Stade Ben-Abdelmalek-Ramdhan, has a grass surface. CR Belouizdad have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for CR Belouizdad when playing on grass; 10 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from 22 matches. They have scored 21 goals in these games and conceded 15.

It's no vacation for neither Constantine nor CR Belouizdad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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CS Constantine form and stats

CS Constantine have performed here at Stade Ben-Abdelmalek-Ramdhan this season with 6 wins from 8 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. CS Constantine has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Ben-Abdelmalek-Ramdhan, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

CS Constantine's last game was hosting CR Belouizdad (placed 1st) and winning 1-0.

Heartbreak before that as Constantine lost 1-2 at MC Oran's place.

This is expected to be a close game, with CS Constantine perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with CS Constantine as a small favourite), we find six games. CS Constantine has won three of these, drawn two and lost one.

CS Constantine are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, Constantine have conceded only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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CR Belouizdad form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of CR Belouizdad playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. CR Belouizdad seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Two away games in a row for CR Belouizdad, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus CS Constantine.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with CR Belouizdad playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Belouizdad wins, four draws and two defeats.

CR Belouizdad are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

CR Belouizdad - Constantine 1-1 was the result in these contenders' latest head to head match, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between these participants: CS Constantine won three, CR Belouizdad were winners in two and we saw five draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, nine matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

CS ConstantineM. Koukpo
M. Koukpo
8 goals
CR BelouizdadK. Merzougui
K. Merzougui
5 goals
CS ConstantineC. Debbih
C. Debbih
3 goals

CS Constantine missing players

CR Belouizdad missing players

CS Constantine CR Belouizdad
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 4 9 18
9 7 3 Won W 3 4 11
5 1 1 Drew D 1 2 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 3 4
20 12 7 Scored S 7 11 25
14 4 2 Conceded C 4 9 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
58% 44% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 56%
21% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 56% 44%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 22% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 39%
37% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 22% 44%
21% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 22%
 
4.5 5.9 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.1 4.3
3.1 3.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 2.4 2.7
1.8 1.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.1 10.2 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 7.4 8.8
4.3 4.8 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.3 3.8
23% 28% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 37% 36%
 
6.6 5.6 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.5 5 5.4
3.5 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 1.9 1.9
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • CR Belouizdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CR Belouizdad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CR Belouizdad have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Ligue 1
  • CR Belouizdad have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • CS Constantine have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CS Constantine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CS Constantine have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • CS Constantine haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 11 3 3 25 11 9 7 1 1 14 3 8 4 2 2 11 8 14 36
2 USM Alger 19 9 6 4 28 13 10 7 3 0 19 4 9 2 3 4 9 9 15 33
3 MC Alger 18 9 6 3 19 11 9 7 1 1 13 5 9 2 5 2 6 6 8 33
4 Paradou AC 19 10 3 6 27 20 9 5 2 2 13 8 10 5 1 4 14 12 7 33
5 JS Saoura 17 9 5 3 27 11 9 6 3 0 16 2 8 3 2 3 11 9 16 32
6 JS Kabylie 19 8 8 3 20 10 10 6 3 1 13 3 9 2 5 2 7 7 10 32
7 ES Setif 18 8 7 3 18 9 9 6 3 0 14 4 9 2 4 3 4 5 9 31
8 US Biskra 18 9 4 5 23 16 10 8 1 1 14 5 8 1 3 4 9 11 7 31
9 CS Constantine 18 8 5 5 19 14 8 6 1 1 11 4 10 2 4 4 8 10 5 29
10 ASO Chlef 19 6 6 7 17 16 10 4 4 2 12 7 9 2 2 5 5 9 1 24
11 RC Arbaa 19 6 6 7 19 25 10 4 3 3 12 12 9 2 3 4 7 13 -6 24
12 MC Oran 19 5 7 7 16 22 10 4 5 1 14 12 9 1 2 6 2 10 -6 22
13 NC Magra 19 7 1 11 16 25 9 5 1 3 9 7 10 2 0 8 7 18 -9 22
14 NA Hussein Dey 19 4 5 10 18 28 9 2 3 4 9 14 10 2 2 6 9 14 -10 17
15 HB Chelghoum Laid 18 3 7 8 13 21 9 3 5 1 8 4 9 0 2 7 5 17 -8 16
16 Olympique Medea 19 4 2 13 15 29 9 2 2 5 7 12 10 2 0 8 8 17 -14 14
17 RC Relizane 18 3 5 10 12 29 8 3 2 3 8 9 10 0 3 7 4 20 -17 14
18 Tlemcen 19 2 4 13 8 30 9 2 2 5 6 13 10 0 2 8 2 17 -22 10