Ligue 1 duel: Close contest expected between US Biskra and ES Sétif

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 05.June
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade 18 Février (1500 seats)

This is the game, this is Ligue 1 and this is US Biskra - ES Sétif. Get our complete match preview!

Insights:
  • US Biskra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • ES Sétif have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligue 1

US Biskra can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligue 1. This field uses the playing surface grass, unlike ES Sétif's home stadium. The latest 18 games by the away side on grass have generated 6 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses.

ES Sétif could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Ligue 1 game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at CS Constantine. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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US Biskra form and stats

34 points is a decent return from 16 Ligue 1 games here at Stade 18 Février for US Biskra. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

Biskra are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus CR Belouizdad.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Olympique Medea that finished 1-1.

The US Biskra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. US Biskra are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade 18 Février in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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ES Sétif form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, ES Sétif have produced an overall stat of 5-4-7 so far.

Sétif are looking to quickly end their 232 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 1.

ES Sétif lost away at CS Constantine (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs JS Saoura.

A new game in only three days for Sétif, the Ligue 1 home match versus Paradou AC. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting ES Sétif as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on ES Sétif as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have played previously this season: ES Sétif - Biskra 2-0. Previous nine meetings featuring these teams: US Biskra won two, ES Sétif triumphed in seven and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

US BiskraH. Mokhtar
H. Mokhtar
12 goals
ES SétifA. Djahnit
A. Djahnit
5 goals
ES SétifA. Kendouci
A. Kendouci
5 goals

US Biskra missing players

ES Sétif missing players

Total First Half Second Half
US Biskra ES Sétif
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 30
12 10 3 Won W 1 5 13
10 4 1 Drew D 0 4 8
10 2 0 Lost L 3 7 9
33 18 5 Scored S 2 11 34
30 8 1 Conceded C 6 12 20
88% 81% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 83%
62% 44% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 31% 43%
31% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 12% 23%
12% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 17%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 7%
34% 31% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 19% 23%
38% 56% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 44% 50%
41% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 43%
 
4.2 5.7 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.8 3.6
3.7 2.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.3 3.9
2 2.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
5.8 6.1 6 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.9 8.1
3.1 3.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 4.1
34% 36% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 17% 28%
 
7 4.6 5.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.8 10.1
3.5 2.2 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.7 4.3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • ES Sétif have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligue 1
  • ES Sétif have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • US Biskra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • US Biskra have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 32 20 7 5 52 20 17 12 2 3 25 8 15 8 5 2 27 12 32 67
2 JS Kabylie 32 16 12 4 39 17 16 9 5 2 21 8 16 7 7 2 18 9 22 60
3 JS Saoura 32 15 9 8 52 23 16 11 4 1 37 6 16 4 5 7 15 17 29 54
4 USM Alger 32 14 12 6 42 19 16 10 6 0 29 6 16 4 6 6 13 13 23 54
5 Paradou AC 32 15 5 12 42 36 16 9 4 3 24 13 16 6 1 9 18 23 6 50
6 CS Constantine 32 13 10 9 41 28 16 10 4 2 27 10 16 3 6 7 14 18 13 49
7 MC Alger 32 13 10 9 35 23 16 10 3 3 25 10 16 3 7 6 10 13 12 49
8 ASO Chlef 32 13 10 9 37 28 16 7 6 3 18 9 16 6 4 6 19 19 9 49
9 ES Sétif 30 13 8 9 34 20 14 8 4 2 23 8 16 5 4 7 11 12 14 47
10 US Biskra 32 12 10 10 33 30 16 10 4 2 18 8 16 2 6 8 15 22 3 46
11 HB Chelghoum Laid 33 11 11 11 37 38 17 8 7 2 21 9 16 3 4 9 16 29 -1 44
12 RC Arbaa 33 10 13 10 39 43 16 7 6 3 21 16 17 3 7 7 18 27 -4 43
13 MC Oran 32 9 15 8 27 29 16 6 8 2 18 15 16 3 7 6 9 14 -2 42
14 NC Magra 33 12 6 15 27 35 16 8 4 4 14 9 17 4 2 11 13 26 -8 42
15 Olympique Medea 33 10 5 18 30 50 16 6 4 6 18 21 17 4 1 12 12 29 -20 35
16 NA Hussein Dey 31 5 7 19 31 54 16 3 3 10 19 33 15 2 4 9 12 21 -23 22
17 RC Relizane 33 4 8 21 30 83 17 3 5 9 19 36 16 1 3 12 11 47 -53 20
18 Tlemcen 32 3 4 25 13 65 16 3 2 11 10 29 16 0 2 14 3 36 -52 13

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 32 20 7 5 52 20 17 12 2 3 25 8 15 8 5 2 27 12 32 67
2 JS Kabylie 32 16 12 4 39 17 16 9 5 2 21 8 16 7 7 2 18 9 22 60
3 JS Saoura 32 15 9 8 52 23 16 11 4 1 37 6 16 4 5 7 15 17 29 54
4 USM Alger 32 14 12 6 42 19 16 10 6 0 29 6 16 4 6 6 13 13 23 54
5 Paradou AC 32 15 5 12 42 36 16 9 4 3 24 13 16 6 1 9 18 23 6 50
6 CS Constantine 32 13 10 9 41 28 16 10 4 2 27 10 16 3 6 7 14 18 13 49
7 MC Alger 32 13 10 9 35 23 16 10 3 3 25 10 16 3 7 6 10 13 12 49
8 ASO Chlef 32 13 10 9 37 28 16 7 6 3 18 9 16 6 4 6 19 19 9 49
9 ES Sétif 30 13 8 9 34 20 14 8 4 2 23 8 16 5 4 7 11 12 14 47
10 US Biskra 32 12 10 10 33 30 16 10 4 2 18 8 16 2 6 8 15 22 3 46
11 HB Chelghoum Laid 33 11 11 11 37 38 17 8 7 2 21 9 16 3 4 9 16 29 -1 44
12 RC Arbaa 33 10 13 10 39 43 16 7 6 3 21 16 17 3 7 7 18 27 -4 43
13 MC Oran 32 9 15 8 27 29 16 6 8 2 18 15 16 3 7 6 9 14 -2 42
14 NC Magra 33 12 6 15 27 35 16 8 4 4 14 9 17 4 2 11 13 26 -8 42
15 Olympique Medea 33 10 5 18 30 50 16 6 4 6 18 21 17 4 1 12 12 29 -20 35
16 NA Hussein Dey 31 5 7 19 31 54 16 3 3 10 19 33 15 2 4 9 12 21 -23 22
17 RC Relizane 33 4 8 21 30 83 17 3 5 9 19 36 16 1 3 12 11 47 -53 20
18 Tlemcen 32 3 4 25 13 65 16 3 2 11 10 29 16 0 2 14 3 36 -52 13

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