This league campaign has been gruelling for Olympique Médéa so far, while CS Constantine have enjoyed success. Will the highest placed triumph again at Stade Imam Lyes?
- Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- CS Constantine have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Olympique Médéa form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Olympique Médéa have to build on here at Stade Imam Lyes in the Ligue 1.
Olympique Médéa are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 255 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Bouras). Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Said Daas not having conceded a league goal in 306 minutes.
The spoils were shared in Olympique's previous game, also at home. Visiting CR Belouizdad (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Before that, Olympique Médéa played out a draw 0-0 when visiting MC Alger.The manager Zaoui will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Paradou AC in only three days.
Olympique Médéa have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. 12 goals have been conceded.
CS Constantine form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for CS Constantine so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-4 (win-draw-lose). Visiting CS Constantine has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The Constantine goalkeeper Chamseddine Rahmani is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 440 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
CS Constantine had fun at their own home (Stade Imam Lyes) last time out, beating Paradou AC 1-0.
Before that, CS Constantine secured a home win against RC Relizane with the score 4-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting ES Sétif in just three days.
The attacking power of Constantine when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's not easy to score on CS Constantine as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the match result CS Constantine - Olympique Médéa 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Olympique wins - draws - CS Constantine wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Koukpo 9 goals |   M. Baâli 5 goals | A. Nehari 3 goals |
Olympique Médéa missing players
CS Constantine missing players
| Olympique Médéa | CS Constantine | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 31 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 83% | 73% | 40% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 54% | 45% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 62% |
| 42% | 45% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 29% |
| 12% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 38% | 45% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 42% |
| 46% | 45% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.2 | 10.9 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 18% | 27% |
| 11.1 | 10.7 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- CS Constantine have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | CR Belouizdad | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 49 |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 43 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 42 |
| 4 | CS Constantine | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Paradou AC | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 8 | ASO Chlef | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | ES Sétif | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | NC Magra | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | MC Oran | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | RC Arbaâ | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Olympique Médéa | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | NA Hussein Dey | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -16 | 18 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 32 | -29 | 16 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 23 | -32 | 10 |
