GC Mascara vs WA Boufarik pre-match info: Away team face a strenuous 90 minutes at Stade Aoued Meflah

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 02.June
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Aoued Meflah (5000 seats)

GC Mascara are counting on their home following to assist them in this game against WA Boufarik. Who will win at Stade Aoued Meflah?

Insights:
  • WA Boufarik have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ligue 2

GC Mascara are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For WA Boufarik most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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GC Mascara form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for GC Mascara at their home stadium (Stade Aoued Meflah) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Mascara.

The home team returns to Stade Aoued Meflah after drawing with JSM Tiaret (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the game ended 3-3. Opportunity lost for GC Mascara in the JSM Tiaret match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

In the match before that, GC Mascara hosted ASM Oran and drew the game 0-0.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mascara here at Stade Aoued Meflah in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 14 games). GC Mascara have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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WA Boufarik form and stats

There's been little loot from WA Boufarik's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 14 away games in the Ligue 2. WA Boufarik only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.

Boufarik might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Olympique Médéa proved too strong as WA Boufarik slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Mohamed Reggaz. Until that defeat this team had won at least one point from six league rounds in a row.

Prior to that result WA Boufarik won their away game at RC Relizane. The scoreline was 1-0.

The attacking power of WA Boufarik when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. WA Boufarik have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

WA Boufarik - Mascara 5-0 was the output when this pair of sides last played each other, also in this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one GC Mascara victory, two draws and four WA Boufarik wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

GC Mascara missing players

WA Boufarik missing players

Total First Half Second Half
GC Mascara WA Boufarik
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 28
8 7 2 Won W 2 3 10
7 2 1 Drew D 2 3 8
14 5 1 Lost L 1 8 10
24 12 2 Scored S 3 10 30
39 10 1 Conceded C 2 19 29
93% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 89%
55% 43% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 50% 57%
41% 21% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 32%
17% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 18%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 11%
34% 21% 0% BTTS BTTS 20% 29% 32%
34% 57% 75% Clean Sheets C S 60% 21% 39%
38% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 57% 39%
 
2.6 3 0.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 3.8 3.6
4.2 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4.9 3.9
2.7 2.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.5 2.5
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
7.2 7 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 5.6 7.7
3.5 2.8 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.3 4.5
26% 31% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 25% 26%
 
8.6 6.9 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 6.8 8.8 8.9
3.9 2.6 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.6 4.4 4.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • WA Boufarik have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • WA Boufarik have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ligue 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 Ben Aknoun 29 20 6 3 62 25 14 13 1 0 38 11 15 7 5 3 24 14 37 66
2 Mostaganem 29 20 5 4 52 18 15 12 2 1 28 7 14 8 3 3 24 11 34 65
3 JSM Tiaret 29 16 10 3 46 26 15 12 3 0 28 8 14 4 7 3 18 18 20 58
4 CR Méchria 29 14 9 6 31 18 15 9 3 3 18 10 14 5 6 3 13 8 13 51
5 Temouchent 29 14 6 9 42 33 14 9 3 2 22 13 15 5 3 7 20 20 9 48
6 MCB Oued Sly 29 13 7 9 43 35 14 8 4 2 27 13 15 5 3 7 16 22 8 46
7 SKAF Khémis Mélina 29 12 6 11 40 41 14 9 4 1 26 11 15 3 2 10 14 30 -1 42
8 WA Boufarik 29 11 8 10 33 29 15 8 5 2 23 10 14 3 3 8 10 19 4 41
9 NA Hussein Dey 29 8 11 10 38 35 15 5 7 3 23 18 14 3 4 7 15 17 3 35
10 ASM Oran 29 8 10 11 27 30 15 5 5 5 16 14 14 3 5 6 11 16 -3 34
11 Kouba 29 9 4 16 31 40 14 6 2 6 17 13 15 3 2 10 14 27 -9 31
12 Olympique Médéa 29 8 7 14 31 40 14 4 5 5 14 16 15 4 2 9 17 24 -9 31
13 GC Mascara 29 8 7 14 24 39 14 7 2 5 12 10 15 1 5 9 12 29 -15 31
14 MC Saïda 29 7 9 13 33 44 15 6 5 4 25 22 14 1 4 9 8 22 -11 30
15 Tlemcen 29 6 7 16 21 39 15 3 5 7 14 20 14 3 2 9 7 19 -18 25
16 RC Relizane 29 0 4 25 12 74 14 0 2 12 8 31 15 0 2 13 4 43 -62 0

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 Ben Aknoun 29 20 6 3 62 25 14 13 1 0 38 11 15 7 5 3 24 14 37 66
2 Mostaganem 29 20 5 4 52 18 15 12 2 1 28 7 14 8 3 3 24 11 34 65
3 JSM Tiaret 29 16 10 3 46 26 15 12 3 0 28 8 14 4 7 3 18 18 20 58
4 CR Méchria 29 14 9 6 31 18 15 9 3 3 18 10 14 5 6 3 13 8 13 51
5 Temouchent 29 14 6 9 42 33 14 9 3 2 22 13 15 5 3 7 20 20 9 48
6 MCB Oued Sly 29 13 7 9 43 35 14 8 4 2 27 13 15 5 3 7 16 22 8 46
7 SKAF Khémis Mélina 29 12 6 11 40 41 14 9 4 1 26 11 15 3 2 10 14 30 -1 42
8 WA Boufarik 29 11 8 10 33 29 15 8 5 2 23 10 14 3 3 8 10 19 4 41
9 NA Hussein Dey 29 8 11 10 38 35 15 5 7 3 23 18 14 3 4 7 15 17 3 35
10 ASM Oran 29 8 10 11 27 30 15 5 5 5 16 14 14 3 5 6 11 16 -3 34
11 Kouba 29 9 4 16 31 40 14 6 2 6 17 13 15 3 2 10 14 27 -9 31
12 Olympique Médéa 29 8 7 14 31 40 14 4 5 5 14 16 15 4 2 9 17 24 -9 31
13 GC Mascara 29 8 7 14 24 39 14 7 2 5 12 10 15 1 5 9 12 29 -15 31
14 MC Saïda 29 7 9 13 33 44 15 6 5 4 25 22 14 1 4 9 8 22 -11 30
15 Tlemcen 29 6 7 16 21 39 15 3 5 7 14 20 14 3 2 9 7 19 -18 25
16 RC Relizane 29 0 4 25 12 74 14 0 2 12 8 31 15 0 2 13 4 43 -62 0

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