Ligue 2 preview: Can MC Saïda edge out victory against ASM Oran?

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

New season, new opportunities: Here's what you need to know before the MC Saïda - ASM Oran match!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting ASM Oran have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 1-5-10 (win-draw-loss) from 16 matches.

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MC Saïda form and stats

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how MC Saïda have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won 1 time, drawn 0 and lost 0.

Last season, MC Saïda's league statistics were 9 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the Ligue 2. Over these 30 matches they scored 28 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season MC Saïda managed 8-6-1 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 9 conceded.

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ASM Oran form and stats

ASM Oran are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of one match.

Let's have a look at how ASM Oran performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 11 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 34 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 5 and lost 10 with 5/18 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 MC Saïda victories, 2 draws and 5 ASM Oran wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.

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ASM Oran missing players

MC Saïda ASM Oran
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 2 3 5
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 2 0 Scored S 1 1 4
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
60% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 80%
40% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 40%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
60% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 60%
40% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 40%
 
2.6 5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 2 4.7 5.2
6 2.5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5.7 4
1.6 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • MC Saïda have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • MC Saïda have not yet lost a game at home.
  • MC Saïda have won significantly more corners at home than away.
MC Saïda Last season ASM Oran
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
8 8   Won W   0 8
12 6   Drew D   5 11
10 1   Lost L   10 11
26 18   Scored S   5 37
30 9   Conceded C   18 34
87% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   73% 77%
57% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   47% 60%
27% 27%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   20% 40%
13% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 23%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 17%
47% 47%   BTTS BTTS   27% 40%
30% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 37%
37% 20%   Failed to Score F T   73% 47%
 
3.1 3.5   Corners For (avg) C F   3.4 4
4.5 3.7   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.7 5
1.6 1.4   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
2 0   Red Cards R C   0 3
Key stats last season:
  • ASM Oran have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • ASM Oran have yet to win a game away.
  • MC Saïda have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ASM Oran have scored away.

MC Saïda
All Ligue 2 Algeria Cup
All Home Away
10-04-19 L2 NC Magra 1 - 1 MC Saïda
20-04-19 L2 MC Saïda 1 - 0 JSM Skikda
28-04-19 L2 USM El Harrach 2 - 1 MC Saïda
04-05-19 L2 MC Saïda 3 - 1 Mostaganem
23-08-19 L2 RC Relizane 2 - 1 MC Saïda
30-08-19 L2 MC Saïda 1 - 1 MC El Eulma
07-09-19 L2 Arzew 0 - 0 MC Saïda
14-09-19 L2 MC Saïda 1 - 0 JSM Bejaia
21-09-19 L2 Amal Bou Saâda 0 - 0 MC Saïda
28-09-19 L2 MC Saïda 15:00 ASM Oran
ASM Oran
All Ligue 1 Ligue 2 Algeria Cup
All Home Away
10-04-19 L2 ASM Oran 2 - 0 Annaba
20-04-19 L2 Kouba 0 - 0 ASM Oran
28-04-19 L2 ASM Oran 5 - 4 Amal Bou Saâda
04-05-19 L2 US Biskra 3 - 2 ASM Oran
23-08-19 L2 MC El Eulma 0 - 0 ASM Oran
30-08-19 L2 ASM Oran 2 - 2 Arzew
07-09-19 L2 JSM Bejaia 0 - 1 ASM Oran
14-09-19 L2 ASM Oran 1 - 0 Amal Bou Saâda
21-09-19 L2 Tlemcen 2 - 0 ASM Oran
28-09-19 L2 MC Saïda 15:00 ASM Oran

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Amal Bou Saâda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Annaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arzew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 AS Khroub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 ASM Oran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DRB Tadjenanet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 JSM Béjaïa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 JSM Skikda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 MC El Eulma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MC Saïda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MO Béjaïa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Olympique Médéa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 RC Arbaâ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 RC Relizane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tlemcen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 USM El Harrach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 US Biskra 30 16 7 7 39 28 15 13 1 1 27 10 15 3 6 6 12 18 11 55
2 NC Magra 30 16 8 6 36 27 15 11 2 2 20 12 15 5 6 4 16 15 9 53
3 ASO Chlef 30 14 10 6 35 23 15 9 6 0 22 9 15 5 4 6 13 14 12 52
4 Tlemcen 30 15 7 8 42 29 15 10 3 2 29 11 15 5 4 6 13 18 13 52
5 RC Relizane 30 15 5 10 27 17 15 13 2 0 21 2 15 2 3 10 6 15 10 50
6 MC El Eulma 30 11 8 11 29 26 15 9 2 4 20 12 15 2 6 7 9 14 3 41
7 Annaba 30 11 6 13 19 22 15 10 2 3 13 5 15 1 4 10 6 17 -3 39
8 Amal Bou Saâda 30 10 9 11 32 31 15 9 4 2 18 7 15 1 5 9 14 24 1 39
9 JSM Skikda 30 10 8 12 22 25 15 8 5 2 15 6 15 2 3 10 7 19 -3 38
10 MC Saïda 30 9 11 10 28 29 15 8 6 1 18 9 15 1 5 9 10 20 -1 38
11 JSM Béjaïa 30 10 8 12 31 32 15 8 5 2 22 12 15 2 3 10 9 20 -1 38
12 USM El Harrach 30 7 15 8 22 24 15 5 7 3 11 9 15 2 8 5 11 15 -2 36
13 ASM Oran 30 8 11 11 37 34 15 8 6 1 32 16 15 0 5 10 5 18 3 35
14 Mostaganem 30 8 11 11 29 37 15 6 6 3 18 12 15 2 5 8 11 25 -8 35
15 Kouba 30 4 14 12 18 33 15 3 9 3 10 9 15 1 5 9 8 24 -15 26
16 USM Blida 30 3 8 19 15 44 15 2 7 6 9 15 15 1 1 13 6 29 -29 17

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