Ligue 1 match preview and stats: US Biskra fight CS Constantine

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 31.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade 18 Février (1500 seats)

Struggling US Biskra need to pull off a small shock when they play enterprising CS Constantine in the next league round. It’s 12th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have not-so-high confidence.

Insights:
  • US Biskra have not yet lost a game at home.
  • CS Constantine have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 1

This should be an exciting game with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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US Biskra form and stats

5-6-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for US Biskra so far this season.

US Biskra are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus ASO Chlef. Heartbreak for US Biskra in their last match as ASO Chlef's Souibaah scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Before that, Biskra drew at home versus CR Belouizdad.

Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 22 league matches, 17 have contained two goals or less.

US Biskra has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. From these home matches, Biskra have conceded only 6 goals.

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CS Constantine form and stats

3-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for CS Constantine in their Ligue 1 matches away. The away side now have four consecutive draws when taking part in away matches.

The CS Constantine goalkeeper Chamseddine Rahmani is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 550 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

CS Constantine go into this game after a win, the home game against JS Saoura that ended 2-0.

Before that, Constantine travelled to MC Alger and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Lacking goals? 8 of this team's latest 10 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. CS Constantine are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

US Biskra and CS Constantine have faced off before this season: CS Constantine - Biskra 2-1. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): US Biskra won two games, three matches ended in a draw and CS Constantine got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

CS ConstantineM. Koukpo
M. Koukpo
5 goals
CS ConstantineM. Madani
M. Madani
5 goals
BiskraC. Siam
C. Siam
4 goals

US Biskra missing players

CS Constantine missing players

US Biskra CS Constantine
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 4 11 23
6 5 0 Won W 3 3 12
10 6 3 Drew D 1 5 7
7 0 0 Lost L 0 3 4
20 12 3 Scored S 5 9 28
22 6 3 Conceded C 2 10 15
87% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 73% 78%
61% 55% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 61%
26% 18% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 35%
9% 9% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 13%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 45% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 39%
35% 55% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 45% 57%
26% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 26%
 
3.3 4.5 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 2.8 3.6
5.3 4.5 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.5 5.9
2.7 3.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.1 7.5 5.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.2 9.7
2 2.7 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.8 4.3
43% 40% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 29% 28%
 
9.2 5.5 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.7 9.9
3.9 2.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.6 4.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • CS Constantine have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • CS Constantine have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CS Constantine have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 1
  • CS Constantine have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • US Biskra have not yet lost a game at home.
  • US Biskra have won significantly more corners at 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 23 14 8 1 34 13 12 8 4 0 19 5 11 6 4 1 15 8 21 50
2 CS Constantine 23 12 7 4 28 15 12 9 2 1 19 5 11 3 5 3 9 10 13 43
3 MC Alger 22 9 9 4 16 13 11 6 5 0 12 5 11 3 4 4 4 8 3 36
4 ES Sétif 23 10 5 8 29 24 11 7 3 1 18 4 12 3 2 7 11 20 5 35
5 USM Khenchela 23 10 5 8 22 22 12 7 3 2 14 4 11 3 2 6 8 18 0 35
6 El Bayadh 23 9 6 8 24 18 12 7 5 0 14 3 11 2 1 8 10 15 6 33
7 USM Alger 21 9 5 7 25 17 10 7 3 0 18 6 11 2 2 7 7 11 8 32
8 JS Saoura 23 8 6 8 23 20 11 7 2 1 17 4 12 1 4 7 6 16 3 30
9 ASO Chlef 23 7 9 7 25 24 12 7 4 1 19 7 11 0 5 6 6 17 1 30
10 MC Oran 22 8 6 8 19 25 11 7 4 0 14 4 11 1 2 8 5 21 -6 30
11 RC Arbaâ 23 8 5 10 31 31 11 8 1 2 27 12 12 0 4 8 4 19 0 29
12 US Biskra 23 6 10 7 20 22 11 5 6 0 12 6 12 1 4 7 8 16 -2 28
13 JS Kabylie 23 7 6 10 24 19 12 6 2 4 19 10 11 1 4 6 5 9 5 27
14 NC Magra 23 7 5 10 25 28 11 6 2 3 14 9 12 1 3 7 11 19 -3 26
15 Paradou AC 23 6 7 10 24 30 11 5 2 4 14 13 12 1 5 6 10 17 -6 25
16 HB Chelghoum Laïd 23 0 3 20 8 56 12 0 3 9 5 25 11 0 0 11 3 31 -48 3