Football match preview: JSM Skikda vs Aïn M'lila

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du 20 Août 1955

Ligue 2: We're previewing an intriguing and very important battle starring JSM Skikda and Aïn M'lila at Stade du 20 Août 1955. They both need three points!

Insights:
  • JSM Skikda have the most conceded goals (23) in Ligue 2
  • Aïn M'lila have yet to win a game away.

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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JSM Skikda form and stats

3-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for JSM Skikda so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Skikda bring valid hopes of a third.

JSM Skikda faced defeat in their previous match, away at US Souf (0-2).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hamra Annaba in a game that was won 2-0.

It should be taken into account that a look at the 10 most recent league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Skikda here at Stade du 20 Août 1955 in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). JSM Skikda's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. JSM Skikda has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Aïn M'lila form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Aïn M'lila so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-6 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of M'lila, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

Aïn M'lila go into this game after a win, the home game against RB Ouargla that ended 1-0. That win felt good as this side had gone five league rounds without victory.

A 1-2 defeat away at MC El Eulma before that.

Few goals the story here? 10 of this club's latest 13 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

Goals are few and far between in Aïn M'lila's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 7 travels. M'lila struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the last six meetings between these two squads are: four wins for JSM Skikda, zero draws and two wins for Aïn M'lila. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: five games.

JSM Skikda missing players

Aïn M'lila missing players

JSM Skikda Aïn M'lila
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 7 3 Played P 2 7 13
3 3 1 Won W 0 0 3
2 1 1 Drew D 1 1 3
8 3 1 Lost L 1 6 7
6 6 3 Scored S 0 3 9
23 9 2 Conceded C 2 11 14
85% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 86% 92%
69% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 62%
46% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 23%
23% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
15% 29% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 38%
31% 43% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 31%
69% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 38%
 
3.2 3.6 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3 3.2
5.5 6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 6.6 5.9
2.2 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
5.5 5.7 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6.6 7
2.5 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.6
22% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 19%
 
10.2 9.3 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 11.1 9.8
4.9 3.6 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.3 3.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Aïn M'lila have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Aïn M'lila have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Aïn M'lila have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Aïn M'lila have yet to win a game away.
  • JSM Skikda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • JSM Skikda have the most conceded goals (23) in Ligue 2
  • JSM Skikda have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Ligue 2
  • JSM Skikda have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Ligue 2
  • JSM Skikda have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Ligue 2
  • JSM Skikda have the the worst goal difference (-17) 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 AS Khroub 13 7 5 1 15 6 7 6 1 0 10 2 6 1 4 1 5 4 9 26
2 Annaba 13 7 3 3 19 11 7 4 2 1 10 7 6 3 1 2 9 4 8 24
3 US Souf 13 6 5 2 17 11 6 4 2 0 8 3 7 2 3 2 9 8 6 23
4 Teleghma 13 6 4 3 17 11 6 5 1 0 10 4 7 1 3 3 7 7 6 22
5 E Sour El-Ghozlane 13 5 7 1 16 12 7 3 4 0 8 4 6 2 3 1 8 8 4 22
6 JS Bordj Menaiel 13 5 5 3 11 8 6 3 2 1 7 5 7 2 3 2 4 3 3 20
7 MO Constantine 13 5 4 4 14 11 6 4 1 1 11 5 7 1 3 3 3 6 3 19
8 USM El Harrach 13 4 4 5 14 12 6 4 2 0 10 3 7 0 2 5 4 9 2 16
9 IB Khémis El Khechna 13 3 7 3 16 15 7 2 4 1 9 7 6 1 3 2 7 8 1 16
10 MC El Eulma 13 3 7 3 11 12 7 3 4 0 7 4 6 0 3 3 4 8 -1 16
11 US Chaouia 13 3 7 3 10 11 7 2 4 1 6 5 6 1 3 2 4 6 -1 16
12 CA Batna 13 4 3 6 13 14 6 3 2 1 6 2 7 1 1 5 7 12 -1 15
13 RB Ouargla 13 2 7 4 8 10 7 1 5 1 5 5 6 1 2 3 3 5 -2 13
14 Aïn M'lila 13 3 3 7 9 14 6 3 2 1 6 3 7 0 1 6 3 11 -5 12
15 JSM Skikda 13 3 2 8 6 23 7 3 1 3 6 9 6 0 1 5 0 14 -17 11
16 Hamra Annaba 13 0 3 10 3 18 6 0 1 5 2 10 7 0 2 5 1 8 -15 3