Can Kouba outperform Olympique Médéa in Stade Omar Benhaddad clash?

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 10.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Omar Benhaddad (10000 seats)

Olympique Médéa know they are in for a demanding journey to Kouba and their Stade Omar Benhaddad. This preview has all the information you need ahead of the game.

Insights:
  • Kouba have the most conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2
  • Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

6-4-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Olympique Médéa when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 23 matches are 19-34 (scored/conceded).

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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Kouba form and stats

All-inclusive Ligue 2 statistics playing at home this season for Kouba are 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Kouba's last game was hosting GC Mascara (placed 11th) and winning 1-0. Sweet to taste a league victory after five fixtures without one.

2-2 away at SKAF Khémis Mélina before that.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kouba here at Stade Omar Benhaddad in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). As for guarding their own goal, Kouba have only let in {2 goals} at home.

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Olympique Médéa form and stats

Playing away, Olympique Médéa have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

The manager Rouabah was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade Imam Lyes. Olympique Médéa suffered a 0-1 loss to MCB Oued Sly (placed 3rd).

Prior to that result Olympique Médéa won their away game at GC Mascara. The scoreline was 1-0.

Olympique are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 4 away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Kouba victory, one draw and two Olympique Médéa wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Kouba missing players

Olympique Médéa missing players

Kouba Olympique Médéa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 5 1 Played P 2 4 9
2 2 0 Won W 1 1 3
3 2 1 Drew D 1 1 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
10 3 0 Scored S 1 2 5
16 2 0 Conceded C 0 4 8
78% 60% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 78%
56% 20% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 44%
56% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 22%
44% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 22%
33% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 44%
33% 60% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 56%
 
4.6 4.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.5 4.4
2.9 1.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7 4.3
1.9 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.9 6.6 6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.5 7.4
3 3.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.5 2.3
33% 19% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 20% 25%
 
5.7 3.8 2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12 7.1
2.1 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 2.4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Kouba have the most conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2
  • Kouba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 9 8 1 0 17 3 4 3 1 0 7 2 5 5 0 0 10 1 14 25
2 Ben Aknoun 9 6 2 1 17 9 4 4 0 0 11 4 5 2 2 1 6 5 8 20
3 MCB Oued Sly 9 5 3 1 17 8 5 4 1 0 12 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 9 18
4 JSM Tiaret 9 5 3 1 12 6 4 4 0 0 7 1 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 18
5 CR Méchria 9 5 2 2 5 2 4 3 1 0 3 0 5 2 1 2 2 2 3 17
6 Temouchent 9 5 0 4 12 11 5 5 0 0 11 5 4 0 0 4 1 6 1 15
7 WA Boufarik 9 4 1 4 9 9 5 3 1 1 8 5 4 1 0 3 1 4 0 13
8 Olympique Médéa 9 3 2 4 5 8 5 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 4 -3 11
9 SKAF Khémis Mélina 9 2 4 3 10 13 5 1 3 1 6 6 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3 10
10 Tlemcen 9 2 3 4 7 9 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 0 2 3 2 6 -2 9
11 GC Mascara 9 3 0 6 5 10 5 3 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 4 1 8 -5 9
12 Kouba 9 2 3 4 10 16 5 2 2 1 3 2 4 0 1 3 7 14 -6 9
13 NA Hussein Dey 9 1 4 4 9 11 4 0 3 1 3 4 5 1 1 3 6 7 -2 7
14 MC Saïda 9 1 4 4 5 12 4 1 3 0 4 3 5 0 1 4 1 9 -7 7
15 ASM Oran 9 0 5 4 8 12 4 0 2 2 3 5 5 0 3 2 5 7 -4 5
16 RC Relizane 9 0 3 6 4 13 5 0 1 4 3 10 4 0 2 2 1 3 -9 3