We have to say that both contenders are capable of winning this one, ES Sétif holding a 5 point edge on MC Oran in the standings. Get this show on the road!
- MC Oran have not yet lost a game at home.
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Ligue 1
This arena has the surface grass, unlike ES Sétif's home arena. The latest 16 games by the guests on grass have seen 4 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
MC Oran form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Ahmed Zabana as MC Oran have scored 17 goals to get 29 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 8-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in MC Oran's previous game, also at home. Visiting El Bayadh (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Before that, Oran played out a draw 0-0 when visiting USM Alger.There will be little rest for MC Oran after this match as they are travelling to MC Alger for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
The MC Oran fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Defensively MC Oran have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
ES Sétif form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sétif goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 257 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in ES Sétif's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Paradou AC (placed 15th).
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-0 at HB Chelghoum Laïd.Few goals the story here? 12 of this side's latest 15 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
After this away game Sétif return home for a Ligue 1 game against El Bayadh. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting ES Sétif have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. Sétif's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
ES Sétif - MC Oran 4-0 was the story when these two teams previously played each other, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings between these teams: MC Oran won two, ES Sétif were winners in five and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Guenaoui 7 goals | E. Nkembe 5 goals |  M. Naamani 3 goals |
MC Oran missing players
ES Sétif missing players
| MC Oran | ES Sétif | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 34 |
| 30 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 81% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 62% |
| 38% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 38% |
| 19% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 46% | 35% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 38% | 62% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 42% |
| 46% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 46% | 35% |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 9.7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 35% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| 9.7 | 8.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.4 | 8.2 |
| 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 5.5 | 3.4 |
- ES Sétif have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- ES Sétif haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- MC Oran have not yet lost a game at home.
- MC Oran have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | ES Sétif | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | USM Alger | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | JS Saoura | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | El Bayadh | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -2 | 36 |
| 9 | MC Oran | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | JS Kabylie | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 14 | RC Arbaâ | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 26 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 34 | -54 | 4 |
