USM Bel Abbès vs Olympique Médéa: Match guide and preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 18.August
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du 24 février 1956

Here's everything you need to know, and then some, about the USM Bel Abbès - Olympique Médéa game!

Insights:
  • Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Olympique Médéa could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Ligue 1 game only three sleeps ago.

Abbès are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Olympique Médéa is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

D W W L W

USM Bel Abbès form and stats

6-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for USM Bel Abbès so far this season.

The spoils were shared in USM Bel Abbès's previous game, also at home. Visiting RC Relizane (placed 12th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. A disappointing finish for USM Bel Abbès in their match versus RC Relizane as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

Before that match, a win away at JSM Skikda.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Abbès as they are travelling to their away game against JS Kabylie in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.

Abbès has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Abbès have conceded 22 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

D L L L W

Olympique Médéa form and stats

Olympique Médéa have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 4-3-10 (17 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Olympique have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the JSM Skikda game.

Olympique's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus JS Kabylie that finished 1-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting CS Constantine's place.

A new game in only three days for Olympique, the Ligue 1 home match versus RC Relizane. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Olympique Médéa have conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Olympique Médéa - USM Bel Abbès 1-1 was the output when these two sides last met, also in this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): USM Bel Abbès won three games, two matches ended with a tie and Olympique Médéa have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Olympique MédéaB. Dadache
B. Dadache
8 goals
Olympique MédéaZ. Kemoukh
Z. Kemoukh
6 goals

USM Bel Abbès missing players

Olympique Médéa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
USM Bel Abbès Olympique Médéa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
8 6 2 Won W 1 4 13
10 6 2 Drew D 1 3 10
17 5 1 Lost L 3 10 12
30 17 4 Scored S 4 15 37
57 22 7 Conceded C 9 26 38
97% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 86%
71% 71% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 66%
37% 35% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 46%
23% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 17%
11% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
51% 53% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 49%
20% 29% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 29%
31% 24% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 53% 37%
 
2.9 2.8 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 3 3.8
3.6 2.5 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.7 4.7
1.5 1.4 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
5.3 5.1 3.6 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6 9.1
2.3 2.1 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.7 4.6
36% 42% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 34% 21%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympique Médéa have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 35 19 13 3 61 23 17 12 4 1 34 13 18 7 9 2 27 10 38 70
2 ES Sétif 35 19 9 7 66 30 18 12 5 1 41 9 17 7 4 6 25 21 36 65
3 JS Saoura 35 19 9 7 55 26 17 13 4 0 33 8 18 6 5 7 22 18 29 63
4 USM Alger 35 18 8 9 57 34 18 13 2 3 35 14 17 5 6 6 22 20 23 62
5 MC Oran 35 14 15 6 47 33 18 10 7 1 28 12 17 4 8 5 19 21 14 57
6 MC Alger 35 15 11 9 54 35 18 11 6 1 40 17 17 4 5 8 14 18 19 56
7 JS Kabylie 34 16 8 10 41 29 17 9 4 4 19 16 17 7 4 6 22 13 12 56
8 CS Constantine 35 13 12 10 36 25 18 9 4 5 23 13 17 4 8 5 13 12 11 51
9 Paradou AC 35 13 11 11 50 46 17 8 6 3 29 22 18 5 5 8 21 24 4 50
10 Olympique Médéa 35 13 10 12 37 38 18 9 7 2 22 12 17 4 3 10 15 26 -1 49
11 NC Magra 35 11 10 14 32 42 18 10 5 3 23 16 17 1 5 11 9 26 -10 43
12 RC Relizane 35 12 11 12 35 47 18 8 7 3 18 13 17 4 4 9 17 34 -12 43
13 Ain M'lila 35 12 8 15 34 49 18 9 4 5 20 20 17 3 4 10 14 29 -15 41
14 NA Hussein Dey 35 9 13 13 38 39 18 7 8 3 25 15 17 2 5 10 13 24 -1 40
15 US Biskra 35 9 13 13 27 42 17 9 5 3 19 12 18 0 8 10 8 30 -15 40
16 Tlemcen 35 10 9 16 37 45 17 6 6 5 20 20 18 4 3 11 17 25 -8 39
17 ASO Chlef 35 10 9 16 37 50 17 7 5 5 19 21 18 3 4 11 18 29 -13 39
18 USM Bel Abbès 35 8 10 17 30 57 17 6 6 5 17 22 18 2 4 12 13 35 -27 34
19 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 35 4 9 22 23 58 17 4 4 9 14 25 18 0 5 13 9 33 -35 21
20 JSM Skikda 34 5 2 27 16 65 16 5 1 10 9 25 18 0 1 17 7 40 -49 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 35 19 13 3 61 23 17 12 4 1 34 13 18 7 9 2 27 10 38 70
2 ES Sétif 35 19 9 7 66 30 18 12 5 1 41 9 17 7 4 6 25 21 36 65
3 JS Saoura 35 19 9 7 55 26 17 13 4 0 33 8 18 6 5 7 22 18 29 63
4 USM Alger 35 18 8 9 57 34 18 13 2 3 35 14 17 5 6 6 22 20 23 62
5 MC Oran 35 14 15 6 47 33 18 10 7 1 28 12 17 4 8 5 19 21 14 57
6 MC Alger 35 15 11 9 54 35 18 11 6 1 40 17 17 4 5 8 14 18 19 56
7 JS Kabylie 34 16 8 10 41 29 17 9 4 4 19 16 17 7 4 6 22 13 12 56
8 CS Constantine 35 13 12 10 36 25 18 9 4 5 23 13 17 4 8 5 13 12 11 51
9 Paradou AC 35 13 11 11 50 46 17 8 6 3 29 22 18 5 5 8 21 24 4 50
10 Olympique Médéa 35 13 10 12 37 38 18 9 7 2 22 12 17 4 3 10 15 26 -1 49
11 NC Magra 35 11 10 14 32 42 18 10 5 3 23 16 17 1 5 11 9 26 -10 43
12 RC Relizane 35 12 11 12 35 47 18 8 7 3 18 13 17 4 4 9 17 34 -12 43
13 Ain M'lila 35 12 8 15 34 49 18 9 4 5 20 20 17 3 4 10 14 29 -15 41
14 NA Hussein Dey 35 9 13 13 38 39 18 7 8 3 25 15 17 2 5 10 13 24 -1 40
15 US Biskra 35 9 13 13 27 42 17 9 5 3 19 12 18 0 8 10 8 30 -15 40
16 Tlemcen 35 10 9 16 37 45 17 6 6 5 20 20 18 4 3 11 17 25 -8 39
17 ASO Chlef 35 10 9 16 37 50 17 7 5 5 19 21 18 3 4 11 18 29 -13 39
18 USM Bel Abbès 35 8 10 17 30 57 17 6 6 5 17 22 18 2 4 12 13 35 -27 34
19 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 35 4 9 22 23 58 17 4 4 9 14 25 18 0 5 13 9 33 -35 21
20 JSM Skikda 34 5 2 27 16 65 16 5 1 10 9 25 18 0 1 17 7 40 -49 17

More from Algeria - Ligue 1