AS Khroub will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind RC Arbaâ.
RC Arbaâ could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Ligue 2 game only four sleeps ago.
AS Khroub form and stats
AS Khroub, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Ligue 2, are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade Abed Hamdani. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Abed Hamdani.
AS Khroub are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Olympique Medea. Ahead of that match, AS Khroub won a home game hosting DRB Tadjenanet (4-0).
The AS Khroub fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Defensively AS Khroub have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
RC Arbaâ form and stats
Playing away, RC Arbaâ have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
RC Arbaâ had fun at their own home (Stade Abed Hamdani) last time out, beating MO Bejaia 1-0. It was a Algeria Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Amal Bou Saâda wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
RC Arbaâ are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). RC Arbaâ have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: RC Arbaâ - AS Khroub 1-3. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for AS Khroub, zero draws and four wins for RC Arbaâ. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.AS Khroub missing players
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| AS Khroub | RC Arbaâ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 22 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 89% |
| 53% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 79% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 42% |
| 47% | 78% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 42% |
| 32% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 26% |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | 36 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 43 | 117 |
| 40 | 14 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 15 | 44 |
| 42% | 71% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 67% | 45% |
- AS Khroub has the most clean sheets (7) at home
- AS Khroub has the most clean sheets (9)
- AS Khroub has the most dropped points from leading position (8)
- AS Khroub have not yet lost a game at home.
- AS Khroub have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- RC Arbaâ have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Olympique Medea | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Tlemcen | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | RC Arbaâ | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | JSM Skikda | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | RC Relizane | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | MC El Eulma | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Amal Bou Saâda | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | AS Khroub | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | Annaba | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | ASM Oran | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Arzew | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | MC Saïda | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | DRB Tadjenanet | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | JSM Béjaïa | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | MO Bejaia | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | USM El Harrach | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 16 |