The home supporters hope for a win and three points in this fixture, and the home advantage could be decisive against a stumbling visitor. USM Khenchela are in 6th position while the guesting NC Magra panic at 11th.
- USM Khenchela have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- NC Magra have yet to win a game away.
Both sides have had adequate rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!
USM Khenchela form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what USM Khenchela have to build on here at Stade Hamam Ammar in the Ligue 1. USM Khenchela has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Hamam Ammar. We remember; it was USM Alger.
The regulars are hoping that USM Khenchela will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the match against RC Arbaâ (placed 8th). Khenchela were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Ahead of that match, USM Khenchela won a home game hosting US Biskra (1-0).It should be considered that a glance at the 11 latest league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The manager Neghiz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to CR Belouizdad in only three days.
The USM Khenchela fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Defensively Khenchela have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
NC Magra form and stats
The visitors are W0-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. NC Magra seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
NC Magra delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against USM Alger (placed 7th) in their previous fixture.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CS Constantine wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.A new game in only three days for NC Magra, the Ligue 1 home match versus JS Kabylie. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Magra have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bayazid 4 goals | A. Sameur 2 goals |  A. Ziouache 2 goals |
USM Khenchela missing players
NC Magra missing players
| USM Khenchela | NC Magra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 83% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 50% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 13.2 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.6 | 8.1 |
| 2.8 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 33% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 16% | 24% |
| 6.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 16.6 | 11.2 |
| 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 8.2 | 5 |
- NC Magra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- NC Magra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- NC Magra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- NC Magra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- NC Magra have yet to win a game away.
- USM Khenchela have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- USM Khenchela have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- USM Khenchela haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | ES Sétif | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | MC Alger | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | USM Khenchela | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | RC Arbaâ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | El Bayadh | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | NC Magra | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | MC Oran | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | US Biskra | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | JS Kabylie | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | -24 | 1 |
