Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Tlemcen in 13th and CS Constantine in 8th place.
- CS Constantine is in the best form (5-1-0)
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Tlemcen form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Tlemcen at their home stadium (Stade Akit Lotfi) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Tlemcen travelled for their previous game, a trip to CR Belouizdad that ended 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at ES Setif.
The hometeam coach D. Benchadli made a successful contribution in the game against CR Belouizdad, bringing on M. Aichi who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Tlemcen have scored 8 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tlemcen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
CS Constantine form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. CS Constantine hope to make it five in this match. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Constantine, as they have won on their previous two travels.
272 minutes! That's how long the Constantine goalkeeper Chamseddine Rahmani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Constantine, whose manager M. Hamdi could celebrate last time after the Ligue 1 win against JS Kabylie. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against USM Bel Abbes.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Hamdi when M. Temine scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Constantine as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: CS Constantine - Tlemcen 0-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - five - two (Tlemcen wins - draws - CS Constantine wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Amokrane 6 goals |  D. Zermane 3 goals | L. Touil 3 goals |
Tlemcen missing players
CS Constantine missing players
| Tlemcen | CS Constantine | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 74% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 58% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 22% | 32% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 22% | 32% |
| 37% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 42% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.2 | 10.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 28% |
- CS Constantine is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 Setif | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 39 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 33 |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | MC Oran | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Olympique Médéa | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Ain M'lila | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | USM Alger | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 10 | MC Alger | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 11 | Paradou AC | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Tlemcen | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | ASO Chlef | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | NC Magra | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbes | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | JSM Skikda | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 11 |
| 20 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 5 |