The ES Sétif & JS Saoura managers N. Kouki and L. Morsli are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 1 league table.
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals (58) in Ligue 1
- JS Saoura have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It's no vacation for neither Sétif nor JS Saoura 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.
ES Sétif form and stats
ES Sétif have performed here this season with 11 wins from 16 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Sétif tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
Sétif haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. H. Ghacha scored that one.
In their previous game, the manager N. Kouki led his ES Sétif to a defeat in the Ligue 1 match away at MC Oran. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Sétif were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus CR Belouizdad.The Sétif manager N. Kouki has got the team scoring with 35 from 16 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. ES Sétif have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 7 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
JS Saoura form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
Saoura play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting CA Bordj Bou Arreridj (placed 19th).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against MC Oran.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Saoura have scored 18 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. JS Saoura are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the JS Saoura - Sétif 1-0 played earlier this season. ES Sétif-JS Saoura H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: ES Sétif three wins, JS Saoura three wins, two draws. two of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Messaoudi 19 goals |  M. Amoura 15 goals | H. Ghacha 10 goals |
ES Sétif missing players
JS Saoura missing players
| ES Sétif | JS Saoura | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 58 | 35 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 48 |
| 25 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 20 |
| 94% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 65% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 65% |
| 42% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 32% |
| 35% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 13% |
| 19% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 35% | 31% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 52% | 62% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 52% |
| 19% | 19% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 16% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 42% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 34% | 44% |
- ES Sétif have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- ES Sétif have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most clean sheets (16) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals (35) at home in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals (58) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the the best goal difference (+28) at home in Ligue 1
- JS Saoura have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 36 | 60 |
| 2 | ES Sétif | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 33 | 60 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 57 |
| 4 | MC Oran | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | USM Alger | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | MC Alger | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
| 7 | Olympique Medea | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 45 |
| 10 | Paradou AC | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | US Biskra | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -10 | 37 |
| 12 | Aïn M'lila | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 37 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -13 | 35 |
| 14 | RC Relizane | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -15 | 35 |
| 15 | NC Magra | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -14 | 34 |
| 16 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 32 |
| 17 | Tlemcen | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbès | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -29 | 27 |
| 19 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 31 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -27 | 21 |
| 20 | JSM Skikda | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 36 | -40 | 17 |