Ligue 2 preview: Can Ben Aknoun edge out victory against GC Mascara?

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 14.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Another engrossing fixture in the Ligue 2. Ben Aknoun is in the 8th place from completing three fixtures. They welcome GC Mascara who are placed 6th from three fixtures.

Insights:
  • Ben Aknoun have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligue 2

Ben Aknoun and GC Mascara should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ben Aknoun form and stats

The hosts won their first Ligue 2 game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Ben Aknoun last season were 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from 15 games.

Aknoun drew their last game, 1-1 away at SKAF Khémis Mélina (placed 15th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting MCB Oued Sly in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ben Aknoun handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

Ben Aknoun are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at RC Relizane awaits in four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Ben Aknoun's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 1 conceded.

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GC Mascara form and stats

GC Mascara have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Ligue 2 were 3 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 15 fixtures.

GC Mascara won their last game, 2-0 versus Tlemcen played at home.

Prior to that match, the Mascara manager faced defeat when travelling to CR Méchria and losing 0-1.

A new game in only four days for GC Mascara, the Ligue 2 home match versus Temouchent. Busy days.

{0 goals} so far away for GC Mascara, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Ben Aknoun two wins, zero draws and GC Mascara zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 3 red cards from the last two duels.

Ben Aknoun missing players

GC Mascara missing players

Ben Aknoun GC Mascara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
4 2 0 Scored S 0 0 3
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3.5
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
1 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 9
0.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5.5
200% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 27%
 
4 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 6
1 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ben Aknoun have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligue 2
Ben Aknoun Last season GC Mascara
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
14 9   Won W   3 11
5 1   Drew D   3 6
11 5   Lost L   9 13
53 35   Scored S   15 34
32 12   Conceded C   23 36
90% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 90%
70% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 60%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 40%
30% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 20%
17% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
40% 27%   BTTS BTTS   53% 43%
37% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 33%
33% 27%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
3.8 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 3.9
4.8 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4 2.8
2.3 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.1
1 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.5 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.5 9.2
5.6 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 4.1
31% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   14% 20%
 
9.5 6   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 8.2
5 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.5 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mostaganem 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 CR Méchria 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 9
3 JSM Tiaret 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 7
4 WA Boufarik 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 6
5 MCB Oued Sly 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 GC Mascara 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6
7 Temouchent 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
8 Ben Aknoun 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
9 Kouba 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
10 Tlemcen 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -1 3
11 ASM Oran 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
12 MC Saïda 3 0 2 1 2 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 2
13 NA Hussein Dey 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
14 RC Relizane 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
15 SKAF Khémis Mélina 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
16 Olympique Médéa 3 0 1 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 El Bayadh 30 21 5 4 47 11 15 12 1 2 27 5 15 9 4 2 20 6 36 68
2 Temouchent 30 20 8 2 34 9 15 13 2 0 19 3 15 7 6 2 15 6 25 68
3 Kouba 30 18 5 7 53 27 15 11 3 1 31 12 15 7 2 6 22 15 26 59
4 USM El Harrach 30 15 4 11 34 21 15 8 3 4 18 10 15 7 1 7 16 11 13 49
5 Ben Aknoun 30 14 5 11 53 32 15 9 1 5 35 12 15 5 4 6 18 20 21 47
6 JSM Tiaret 30 14 5 11 47 30 15 11 1 3 31 10 15 3 4 8 16 20 17 47
7 MC Saïda 30 11 10 9 35 28 15 7 6 2 20 8 15 4 4 7 15 20 7 43
8 MCB Oued Sly 30 11 8 11 32 28 15 7 6 2 19 7 15 4 2 9 13 21 4 41
9 GC Mascara 30 11 6 13 34 36 15 8 3 4 19 13 15 3 3 9 15 23 -2 39
10 WA Boufarik 30 11 5 14 36 38 15 10 3 2 28 15 15 1 2 12 8 23 -2 38
11 SKAF Khémis Mélina 30 11 5 14 29 31 15 8 1 6 20 11 15 3 4 8 9 20 -2 38
12 ASM Oran 30 10 8 12 28 30 15 6 6 3 19 14 15 4 2 9 9 16 -2 38
13 CRB Ain Ouessara 30 9 7 14 26 41 15 7 3 5 15 16 15 2 4 9 11 25 -15 34
14 USMM Hadjout 30 10 2 18 24 45 15 7 0 8 16 21 15 3 2 10 8 24 -21 32
15 USM Bel Abbes 30 6 5 19 25 50 15 5 4 6 14 17 15 1 1 13 11 33 -25 23
16 SC Ain Defla 30 2 4 24 17 97 15 2 3 10 13 36 15 0 1 14 4 61 -80 7