Another adrenaline-fuelled fixture in Ligue 2 as Olympique Médéa welcome NA Hussein Dey

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Imam Lyes (12000 seats)

12th- against 10th spot might not feel all that juicy. But look: We have the data that makes Olympique Médéa - NA Hussein Dey (even) more engaging!

Insights:
  • NA Hussein Dey have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2

2-5-3 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for NA Hussein Dey when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those ten matches are 12-13 (scored/conceded).

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Olympique Médéa form and stats

With 2 Ligue 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Olympique Médéa are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Olympique Médéa are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

In their previous game, the manager Rouabah led his Olympique Médéa to a defeat away at Mostaganem. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Imam Lyes.

Ahead of that match, Olympique Médéa lost 1-3 at home to JSM Tiaret.

This is expected to be a close game, with Olympique Médéa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Olympique as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Olympique Médéa has won 3 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Olympique Médéa here at Stade Imam Lyes in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). Olympique's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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NA Hussein Dey form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for NA Hussein Dey so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose).

NA Hussein Dey won their last game, 1-0 versus Kouba played at home.

Prior to that result NA Hussein Dey won their away game at RC Relizane. The scoreline was 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hussein playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 NA Hussein Dey wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

NA Hussein Dey are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Hussein have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have played earlier this season: NA Hussein Dey - Olympique Médéa 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Olympique Médéa wins - draws - NA Hussein Dey wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Olympique Médéa missing players

NA Hussein Dey missing players

Olympique Médéa NA Hussein Dey
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 4 9 18
5 2 0 Won W 1 2 6
4 3 2 Drew D 1 1 4
9 4 1 Lost L 2 6 8
17 6 0 Scored S 5 11 25
24 11 2 Conceded C 6 14 23
83% 78% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
61% 56% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 78% 72%
44% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 56%
28% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 22% 28%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 22% 17%
44% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 61%
28% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
44% 56% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 28%
 
4.2 4.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.6 3.7
5.9 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.8 3.6 3.7
1.9 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 7.7 6 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 7.6 9.9
3.2 2.6 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 4.1 4.7
31% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 38% 32%
 
8.4 6.6 3.3 Shots against (avg) S A 4.8 11.4 10.2
3.9 3 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 6.4 5.1
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • NA Hussein Dey have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • NA Hussein Dey have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2
  • NA Hussein Dey have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • NA Hussein Dey 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