Tlemcen and RC Arbaâ are both riding high in the Ligue 2 with their 3rd and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It should be mentioned that RC Arbaâ play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for RC Arbaâ on grass are 2 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-24. You can compare this with overall results below.
Tlemcen form and stats
Home games in the Ligue 2 have been a walk in the park for Tlemcen so far, with 31 points won from 11 matches; 10 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
In their previous game, led his Tlemcen to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at MC Saïda. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Akit Lotfi. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Olympique Médéa that ended 0-0.
The Tlemcen manager has got the team scoring with 22 from 11 home games in the league. Tlemcen have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
RC Arbaâ form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of RC Arbaâ playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. RC Arbaâ seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
RC Arbaâ play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Olympique Médéa (placed 1st). Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against DRB Tadjenanet.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting RC Arbaâ as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by RC Arbaâ in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; RC Arbaâ - Tlemcen 2-1.Tlemcen missing players
RC Arbaâ missing players
| Tlemcen | RC Arbaâ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 31 | 22 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 91% | 91% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 73% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 73% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 18% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 27% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 36% |
| 45% | 73% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 41% |
| 23% | 9% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 32% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 | 70 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 51 | 142 |
| 49 | 35 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 19 | 55 |
| 55% | 51% | 150% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 53% | 44% |
- RC Arbaâ have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tlemcen has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Tlemcen has the most points (31) at home
- Tlemcen has the the best goal difference (+19) at home
- Tlemcen have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tlemcen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tlemcen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as RC Arbaâ have scored 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 | Olympique Médéa | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | JSM Skikda | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Tlemcen | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | RC Arbaâ | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | RC Relizane | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | MC El Eulma | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | AS Khroub | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | ASM Oran | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Annaba | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | MC Saïda | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | DRB Tadjenanet | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 25 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Amal Bou Saada | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Arzew | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | JSM Béjaïa | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | MO Béjaïa | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | USM El Harrach | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -11 | 22 |