Kouba vs MCB Oued Sly match preview

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Omar Benhaddad (10000 seats)

Kouba have struggled for points this league season. Can the gang get some sugar when MCB Oued Sly visit Stade Omar Benhaddad?

Insights:
  • Kouba have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Ligue 2
  • MCB Oued Sly have scored more than double the goals of Kouba.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Kouba form and stats

Kouba have played 9 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). It's trouble wherever Kouba are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Kouba haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 483 minutes ago.

Kouba faced defeat in their previous match, away at NA Hussein Dey (0-1). It's funny, but the exact score 0-1 has repeated itself three league matches in a row.

Preceding that match was the home game against Temouchent that was lost 0-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kouba have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 2 and lost 2.

It should be noted that a glance at the 10 most recent league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Kouba have scored {5 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Kouba have conceded only 7 goals.

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MCB Oued Sly form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for MCB Oued Sly, as they have won on their previous two travels.

It's the second away game in a row for Oued, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Temouchent (placed 6th) last time out.

A loss against Ben Aknoun was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with MCB Oued Sly playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 MCB Oued Sly win, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

MCB Oued Sly have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 10 goals have been scored. MCB Oued Sly have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Kouba and MCB Oued Sly have played each other previously this season: MCB Oued Sly - Kouba 5-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Kouba one win, zero draws and MCB Oued Sly two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Kouba missing players

MCB Oued Sly missing players

Kouba MCB Oued Sly
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
4 3 0 Won W 2 3 9
3 2 1 Drew D 0 3 5
11 4 1 Lost L 0 3 4
14 5 0 Scored S 3 10 29
28 7 1 Conceded C 1 11 19
89% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 83%
44% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 56%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 17%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
39% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 61%
28% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 11% 28%
44% 56% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 17%
 
4.4 5.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.8 4.3
3.2 2.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.6 3.7
2.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.6 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
5.3 6.9 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.4 12.1
2.5 3.1 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 5.5
29% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 31%
 
7.1 5.8 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 12.6 8.5
3.4 2.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 6.2 4.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Kouba have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Ligue 2
  • Kouba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Kouba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • MCB Oued Sly have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • MCB Oued Sly have scored more than double the goals of Kouba.
  • MCB Oued Sly have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • MCB Oued Sly haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 18 12 4 2 34 17 9 8 1 0 22 8 9 4 3 2 12 9 17 40
2 JSM Tiaret 18 12 4 2 27 13 9 9 0 0 15 2 9 3 4 2 12 11 14 40
3 CR Méchria 18 11 5 2 19 4 9 7 2 0 12 1 9 4 3 2 7 3 15 38
4 Mostaganem 18 11 4 3 28 11 9 6 2 1 15 5 9 5 2 2 13 6 17 37
5 MCB Oued Sly 18 9 5 4 29 19 9 6 2 1 19 8 9 3 3 3 10 11 10 32
6 Temouchent 18 8 4 6 22 20 9 6 2 1 16 10 9 2 2 5 6 10 2 28
7 SKAF Khémis Mélina 18 7 5 6 24 24 9 5 3 1 14 6 9 2 2 5 10 18 0 26
8 WA Boufarik 18 7 4 7 21 17 9 6 2 1 18 6 9 1 2 6 3 11 4 25
9 ASM Oran 18 6 6 6 21 18 9 4 3 2 12 7 9 2 3 4 9 11 3 24
10 NA Hussein Dey 18 6 4 8 25 23 9 4 3 2 14 9 9 2 1 6 11 14 2 22
11 MC Saïda 18 4 7 7 15 21 9 4 4 1 13 7 9 0 3 6 2 14 -6 19
12 Olympique Médéa 18 5 4 9 17 24 9 2 3 4 6 11 9 3 1 5 11 13 -7 19
13 Kouba 18 4 3 11 14 28 9 3 2 4 5 7 9 1 1 7 9 21 -14 15
14 Tlemcen 18 3 5 10 14 25 9 3 3 3 11 10 9 0 2 7 3 15 -11 14
15 GC Mascara 18 4 2 12 12 30 9 4 1 4 7 8 9 0 1 8 5 22 -18 14
16 RC Relizane 18 0 4 14 7 35 9 0 2 7 6 19 9 0 2 7 1 16 -28 4