Both Kouba and JSM Tiaret are desperate for points in this match, even with the away side holding a 27 point advantage in the standings.
- Kouba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- JSM Tiaret have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Kouba are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Tiaret are staying put at 3rd place whatever happens for the rest of the season.
Kouba and JSM Tiaret 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.
Kouba form and stats
Kouba have played 14 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). Kouba are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 337 minutes.
Happy days for Kouba in their previous game, a fixture away at ASM Oran (placed 10th) that ended with a 2-0 victory.
Before that, Kouba had a home game versus MC Saïda which ended with a victory 2-0.It should be added that a glance at the 16 most recent league games reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Kouba are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kouba are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Omar Benhaddad in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches.
JSM Tiaret form and stats
The visitors are W4-D7-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
JSM Tiaret played 3-3 against GC Mascara in their previous match. As you can tell from the result, the match against GC Mascara was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against SKAF Khémis Mélina wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Tiaret have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 18 goals have been scored. JSM Tiaret have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the teams met earlier this season; JSM Tiaret - Kouba 3-0. Last seven meetings between these sides: Kouba won three, JSM Tiaret triumphed in three and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.
Kouba missing players
JSM Tiaret missing players
| Kouba | JSM Tiaret | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 46 |
| 40 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| 90% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 90% |
| 59% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 69% |
| 45% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 52% |
| 21% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 43% | 28% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 38% | 29% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 71% | 52% |
| 31% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 21% | 45% |
| 41% | 43% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 21% | 14% |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 43% | 38% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | 57% |
| 7.1 | 6.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
- JSM Tiaret have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kouba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 |
