The visiting RC Relizane side should be favourites in this visit to Kouba, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 25 league games this season.
Kouba form and stats
Kouba have played 12 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-7-2 (wins-draws-losses).In their previous game, led his Kouba to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at MC El Eulma. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Omar Benhaddad. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Mostaganem that ended 1-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kouba as they are travelling to their away game against Tlemcen in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kouba here at Stade Omar Benhaddad, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). Kouba are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Omar Benhaddad, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
RC Relizane form and stats
The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for RC Relizane so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-9 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in RC Relizane's last three away games as they have all been lost.RC Relizane won their last game, 2-0 versus Annaba played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against ASM Oran wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
A quick return to home after this game, as RC Relizane are hosting Amal Bou Saâda in the Ligue 2 only three.
Goals are few and far between in RC Relizane's away games. Only 5 goals from 12 travels. As opposed to that, RC Relizane have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; RC Relizane - Kouba 2-0. Last three meetings between the teams: Kouba won 1, RC Relizane won 2 and 0 draws.Top Goalscorers
Kouba missing players
RC Relizane missing players
| Kouba | RC Relizane | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 13 | 25 |
| 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 92% |
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 38% | 36% |
| 24% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 8% | 16% |
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 8% |
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | Both teams to score | 15% | 20% |
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 85% | 52% |
| 48% | 33% | Failed To Score | 8% | 36% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | NC Magra | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | Tlemcen | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | ASO Chlef | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | MC El Eulma | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | RC Relizane | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | US Biskra | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Amal Bou Saâda | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Annaba | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | JSM Béjaïa | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Mostaganem | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | JSM Skikda | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | MC Saïda | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | ASM Oran | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 14 | USM El Harrach | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Kouba | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | USM Blida | 25 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 25 | -26 | 11 |
