El Bayadh have some catching up to do from their 11th place, and the job starts versus US Biskra. Read more!
- El Bayadh have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ligue 1
- US Biskra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
El Bayadh form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 9 Ligue 1 games here at Stade Zakaria Medjdoub for El Bayadh. The data says 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.
Bayadh are confident in defense, having played 221 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The spoils were shared in El Bayadh's previous game, also at home. Visiting USM Alger (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a win away at USM Khenchela.It should be added that a glance at the 18 latest league matches reveals that 15 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Defensively El Bayadh have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
US Biskra form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for US Biskra so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
US Biskra has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to JS Saoura for a 1-1 draw.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against MC Alger.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Biskra playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 3 home wins.
Lacking goals? 14 of this side's most recent 17 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting US Biskra as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. US Biskra have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the teams faced each other earlier this season; US Biskra - Bayadh 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Siam 4 goals |  I. Moussaoui 3 goals | M. Abid 3 goals |
El Bayadh missing players
US Biskra missing players
| El Bayadh | US Biskra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 78% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 39% | 44% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 11% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 56% | 89% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 39% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 4.8 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 4.3 | 6.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 20% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 38% | 39% |
| 7.6 | 5 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 12.1 | 8.8 |
| 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
- El Bayadh have not yet lost a game at home.
- El Bayadh have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- El Bayadh have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Ligue 1
- El Bayadh have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ligue 1
- El Bayadh have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Ligue 1
- El Bayadh have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Ligue 1
- US Biskra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- US Biskra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- US Biskra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 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 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 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 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | ASO Chlef | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | RC Arbaâ | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 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 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | -37 | 2 |
