This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligue 2, USM Blida holding 16th place and JSM Skikda lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
USM Blida form and stats
With 1 win, 7 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, USM Blida, who have the fewest wins (1) in Ligue 2, are certainly not brimming with confidence.In their previous game, the manager N. Yahiatene led his USM Blida to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at MC Saïda. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Frères Brakni. Before that, USM Blida drew at home versus JSM Béjaïa.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for USM Blida as they are travelling to their away game against USM El Harrach in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.
USM Blida aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Frères Brakni with only 7 goals from 12 games. 12 goals have been conceded.
JSM Skikda form and stats
The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for JSM Skikda as they have only collected 6 points from their 12 away games. JSM Skikda only has 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. JSM Skikda has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.JSM Skikda delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against ASO Chlef (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. A 1-3 defeat away at US Biskra before that.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from JSM Skikda's away games this season with only 4 goals from 12 matches. As opposed to that, JSM Skikda have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was JSM Skikda - USM Blida 2-0, played this season. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for USM Blida, 1 draw and 5 wins for JSM Skikda.USM Blida missing players
JSM Skikda missing players
| USM Blida | JSM Skikda | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 13 | 25 |
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 77% | 80% |
| 56% | 58% | Over 1.5 | 46% | 44% |
| 24% | 17% | Over 2.5 | 23% | 20% |
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | Both teams to score | 31% | 24% |
| 16% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 62% | 44% |
| 56% | 42% | Failed To Score | 31% | 52% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | NC Magra | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | Tlemcen | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | ASO Chlef | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | MC El Eulma | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | RC Relizane | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | US Biskra | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Amal Bou Saâda | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Annaba | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | JSM Béjaïa | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Mostaganem | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | JSM Skikda | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | MC Saïda | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | ASM Oran | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 14 | USM El Harrach | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Kouba | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | USM Blida | 25 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 25 | -26 | 11 |
