The Olympique Médéa & RC Arbaâ managers T. Rouabah and S. Messaoud are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 2 league table.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This pitch has grass, which is not RC Arbaâ's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass RC Arbaâ have performed like this: Played 16 matches resulting in 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats with the goal stats 14-23 (scored/conceded).
Olympique Médéa form and stats
Home games in the Ligue 2 have been a walk in the park for Olympique Médéa so far, with 25 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Olympique Médéa has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Imam Lyes. We remember; it was RC Relizane.
Olympique Médéa are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 192 minutes since the last one in league fixtures.
Olympique Médéa shared the glory with Tlemcen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Heartbreak before that as Olympique Médéa lost 0-1 at DRB Tadjenanet's place.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), Olympique Médéa's attacking play is working. Olympique Médéa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Imam Lyes in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
RC Arbaâ form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
RC Arbaâ had fun at their own home (Stade Imam Lyes) last time out, beating DRB Tadjenanet 4-0.
As mentioned above, RC Arbaâ was the only team on the pitch versus DRB Tadjenanet in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The visiting RC Arbaâ have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, RC Arbaâ have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: RC Arbaâ - Olympique Médéa 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Olympique Médéa one win, one draw and RC Arbaâ one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Olympique Médéa missing players
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| Olympique Médéa | RC Arbaâ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 19 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 76% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 24% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 43% |
| 33% | 10% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 225 | 129 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 43 | 134 |
| 126 | 80 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 15 | 51 |
| 25% | 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 67% | 47% |
- Olympique Médéa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
- Olympique Médéa has the most points from losing position (9)
- Olympique Médéa has the most scored goals (32)
- Olympique Médéa has the most scored goals in the first half (16)
- Olympique Médéa has the most scored goals in the second half (16)
- Olympique Médéa has the the best goal difference (+13)
- Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Médéa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Olympique Médéa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- RC Arbaâ has the fewest conceded goals (18)
- RC Arbaâ have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- RC Arbaâ have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Olympique Médéa | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Tlemcen | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | JSM Skikda | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | RC Arbaâ | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | RC Relizane | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | MC El Eulma | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | ASM Oran | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | AS Khroub | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Amal Bou Saâda | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | Annaba | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Arzew | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | MC Saïda | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | JSM Béjaïa | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | DRB Tadjenanet | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 25 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | MO Béjaïa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | USM El Harrach | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -12 | 19 |