Struggling NC Magra will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying ES Sétif in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals (44) in Ligue 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Magra and ES Sétif.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
NC Magra form and stats
NC Magra have collected 16 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 4-4-3.
Magra faced defeat in their previous match, away at US Biskra (0-1).
Ahead of that match, Magra won a home game hosting Aïn M'lila (3-2).The manager A. Abbès will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to JS Saoura in only four days.
NC Magra has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
ES Sétif form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (44) in Ligue 1, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Ligue 1.
Sétif go into this game after a win, the home game against USM Bel Abbès that ended 8-0. As mentioned above, Sétif was the only team on the pitch versus USM Bel Abbès in their previous game, winning 8-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to RC Relizane.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting NA Hussein Dey in just four days.
Sétif has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: ES Sétif - Magra 2-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero NC Magra victories, zero draws and three ES Sétif wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Amoura 11 goals | H. Ghacha 7 goals | A. Kendouci 6 goals |
NC Magra missing players
ES Sétif missing players
| NC Magra | ES Sétif | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 33 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 82% | 64% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 59% | 45% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | 59% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 32% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 27% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | 18% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 30% | 32% |
| 27% | 45% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 55% |
| 50% | 55% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.7 | 11.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.5 | 9.3 |
| 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 24% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 28% | 37% |
- ES Sétif have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- ES Sétif have scored more than double the goals of NC Magra.
- ES Sétif have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most points (20) away in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals (44) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the the best goal difference (+33) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Sétif | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 47 |
| 2 | MC Oran | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 39 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | CR Belouizdad | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 6 | JS Kabylie | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | MC Alger | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | Aïn M'lila | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Paradou AC | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Olympique Médéa | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | CS Constantine | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 24 |
| 14 | US Biskra | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | NC Magra | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Tlemcen | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | NA Hussein Dey | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbès | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -25 | 16 |
| 19 | JSM Skikda | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -23 | 10 |