Ligue 1 match prediction and preview for Olympique Médéa vs JS Kabylie clash

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Imam Lyes (12000 seats)

Olympique Médéa will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind JS Kabylie.

Insights:
  • JS Kabylie have the most points from losing position (14) in Ligue 1

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

7 - 5 - 10 with 25-27. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for JS Kabylie when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. JS Kabylie play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

Olympique are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Kabylie are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

L L L W L

Olympique Médéa form and stats

Olympique Médéa have played 17 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Olympique to get some points in this home game.

No payout for Olympique in their previous match, an away game at CS Constantine that ended in defeat 0-2.

Ahead of that match, Olympique lost 1-2 at home to Paradou AC.

The manager N. Maroc will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to USM Bel Abbes in only two days.

Olympique Médéa has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Olympique Médéa have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

W L L W L

JS Kabylie form and stats

The visitors are W7-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on D. Lavagne, the Kabylie manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Mohamed Al-Tubal, F. Ghanem and B. Tizi Bouali scored in Kabylie's previous match, the home game against Tlemcen that ended 3-2.

Prior to that match, the JS Kabylie manager D. Lavagne faced defeat when travelling to USM Alger and losing 0-1.

After this away game JS Kabylie return home for a Ligue 1 game against ES Setif. That game is only two sleeps after this.

Kabylie have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kabylie are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: JS Kabylie - Olympique 2-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - two - three (Olympique wins - draws - JS Kabylie wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OlympiqueB. Dadache
B. Dadache
7 goals
JS KabylieM. Al-Tubal
M. Al-Tubal
7 goals

Olympique Médéa missing players

JS Kabylie missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Médéa JS Kabylie
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 16 33
13 9 2 Won W 2 7 16
9 6 2 Drew D 1 3 7
12 2 1 Lost L 2 6 10
36 21 5 Scored S 5 21 40
37 11 3 Conceded C 5 12 28
85% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
65% 59% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 64%
47% 41% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 36%
18% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
47% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 31% 42%
29% 41% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 33%
38% 24% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 30%
 
3.7 4.4 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 2.9 3.4
4.7 3.7 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 3.9 2.9
2.1 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9 12 8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.2 7.6
4.5 6.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.9 3.1
21% 16% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 49% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • JS Kabylie have the most points from losing position (14) in Ligue 1

  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 34 19 12 3 60 22 17 12 4 1 34 13 17 7 8 2 26 9 38 69
2 ES Setif 34 18 9 7 62 30 17 11 5 1 37 9 17 7 4 6 25 21 32 62
3 JS Saoura 34 19 8 7 54 25 16 13 3 0 32 7 18 6 5 7 22 18 29 62
4 USM Alger 34 17 8 9 55 33 17 12 2 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 22 20 22 59
5 JS Kabylie 33 16 7 10 40 28 17 9 4 4 19 16 16 7 3 6 21 12 12 55
6 MC Oran 34 13 15 6 46 33 17 9 7 1 27 12 17 4 8 5 19 21 13 54
7 MC Alger 34 14 11 9 51 35 17 10 6 1 37 17 17 4 5 8 14 18 16 53
8 CS Constantine 34 13 12 9 35 23 18 9 4 5 23 13 16 4 8 4 12 10 12 51
9 Paradou AC 34 13 11 10 49 44 17 8 6 3 29 22 17 5 5 7 20 22 5 50
10 Olympique Médéa 34 13 9 12 36 37 17 9 6 2 21 11 17 4 3 10 15 26 -1 48
11 RC Relizane 34 12 10 12 33 45 18 8 7 3 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 32 -12 42
12 NC Magra 34 10 10 14 30 41 17 9 5 3 21 15 17 1 5 11 9 26 -11 40
13 US Biskra 34 9 13 12 27 38 17 9 5 3 19 12 17 0 8 9 8 26 -11 40
14 Ain M'lila 34 12 7 15 34 49 17 9 3 5 20 20 17 3 4 10 14 29 -15 40
15 Tlemcen 34 10 9 15 36 43 17 6 6 5 20 20 17 4 3 10 16 23 -7 39
16 ASO Chlef 34 10 8 16 37 50 17 7 5 5 19 21 17 3 3 11 18 29 -13 38
17 NA Hussein Dey 34 8 13 13 36 38 17 6 8 3 23 14 17 2 5 10 13 24 -2 37
18 USM Bel Abbes 34 8 9 17 28 55 16 6 5 5 15 20 18 2 4 12 13 35 -27 33
19 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 34 4 9 21 23 55 17 4 4 9 14 25 17 0 5 12 9 30 -32 21
20 JSM Skikda 33 5 2 26 16 64 16 5 1 10 9 25 17 0 1 16 7 39 -48 17

Table
  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 34 19 12 3 60 22 17 12 4 1 34 13 17 7 8 2 26 9 38 69
2 ES Setif 34 18 9 7 62 30 17 11 5 1 37 9 17 7 4 6 25 21 32 62
3 JS Saoura 34 19 8 7 54 25 16 13 3 0 32 7 18 6 5 7 22 18 29 62
4 USM Alger 34 17 8 9 55 33 17 12 2 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 22 20 22 59
5 JS Kabylie 33 16 7 10 40 28 17 9 4 4 19 16 16 7 3 6 21 12 12 55
6 MC Oran 34 13 15 6 46 33 17 9 7 1 27 12 17 4 8 5 19 21 13 54
7 MC Alger 34 14 11 9 51 35 17 10 6 1 37 17 17 4 5 8 14 18 16 53
8 CS Constantine 34 13 12 9 35 23 18 9 4 5 23 13 16 4 8 4 12 10 12 51
9 Paradou AC 34 13 11 10 49 44 17 8 6 3 29 22 17 5 5 7 20 22 5 50
10 Olympique Médéa 34 13 9 12 36 37 17 9 6 2 21 11 17 4 3 10 15 26 -1 48
11 RC Relizane 34 12 10 12 33 45 18 8 7 3 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 32 -12 42
12 NC Magra 34 10 10 14 30 41 17 9 5 3 21 15 17 1 5 11 9 26 -11 40
13 US Biskra 34 9 13 12 27 38 17 9 5 3 19 12 17 0 8 9 8 26 -11 40
14 Ain M'lila 34 12 7 15 34 49 17 9 3 5 20 20 17 3 4 10 14 29 -15 40
15 Tlemcen 34 10 9 15 36 43 17 6 6 5 20 20 17 4 3 10 16 23 -7 39
16 ASO Chlef 34 10 8 16 37 50 17 7 5 5 19 21 17 3 3 11 18 29 -13 38
17 NA Hussein Dey 34 8 13 13 36 38 17 6 8 3 23 14 17 2 5 10 13 24 -2 37
18 USM Bel Abbes 34 8 9 17 28 55 16 6 5 5 15 20 18 2 4 12 13 35 -27 33
19 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 34 4 9 21 23 55 17 4 4 9 14 25 17 0 5 12 9 30 -32 21
20 JSM Skikda 33 5 2 26 16 64 16 5 1 10 9 25 17 0 1 16 7 39 -48 17

More from Algeria - Ligue 1