This fixture has been long awaited by regulars of both sides, as it's the premier Ligue 2 fixture of the season. Both Olympique Médéa and ASM Oran are ready for a bright start to their campaign.
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 (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-1-2 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
Olympique Médéa form and stats
Disaster struck Olympique Médéa last season as they could not defend their status as a Ligue 1 team. With 18 defeats from 34 games, and only 10 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Olympique Médéa are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W6 D5 L6.
ASM Oran form and stats
Let's have a look at how ASM Oran performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 8 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 30 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 2 and lost 9 with 9/16 goals scored/conceded.
That win felt sweet as this side had gone five league games without victory.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Olympique victories, four draws and three ASM Oran wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.
Olympique Médéa missing players
ASM Oran missing players
| Olympique Médéa | ASM Oran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympique Médéa | Last season | ASM Oran | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | ||
| 53 | 24 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 65% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 27% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 17% | ||
| 15% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 44% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 33% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | ||
| 35% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 43% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 19% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 17% | ||
| 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ASM Oran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ben Aknoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CR Méchria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | GC Mascara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | JSM Tiaret | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kouba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MC Saïda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MCB Oued Sly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Mostaganem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | NA Hussein Dey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Olympique Médéa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SKAF Khémis Mélina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Temouchent | 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 | WA Boufarik | 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 | CR Belouizdad | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 32 | 70 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 61 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 60 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 55 |
| 6 | Paradou AC | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 54 |
| 7 | ES Setif | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 51 |
| 8 | MC Alger | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 50 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | MC Oran | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 46 |
| 12 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -1 | 45 |
| 13 | NC Magra | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -5 | 45 |
| 14 | RC Arbaa | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -5 | 43 |
| 15 | Olympique Médéa | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 29 | -20 | 36 |
| 16 | NA Hussein Dey | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 66 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -33 | 22 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 87 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 51 | -56 | 20 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 41 | -59 | 13 |
| 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 | El Bayadh | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 36 | 68 |
| 2 | Temouchent | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 68 |
| 3 | Kouba | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 59 |
| 4 | USM El Harrach | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | Ben Aknoun | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 47 |
| 6 | JSM Tiaret | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 47 |
| 7 | MC Saïda | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 43 |
| 8 | MCB Oued Sly | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 41 |
| 9 | GC Mascara | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -2 | 39 |
| 10 | WA Boufarik | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 23 | -2 | 38 |
| 11 | SKAF Khémis Mélina | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -2 | 38 |
| 12 | ASM Oran | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | CRB Ain Ouessara | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -15 | 34 |
| 14 | USMM Hadjout | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 24 | -21 | 32 |
| 15 | USM Bel Abbes | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 33 | -25 | 23 |
| 16 | SC Ain Defla | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 97 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 61 | -80 | 7 |