USM Khenchela will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Annaba.
- USM Khenchela have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Ligue 2
- Annaba have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 2
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
USM Khenchela form and stats
2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for USM Khenchela, who have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Ligue 2, so far this season.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 244 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Khenchela, who won 2-1 against AS Khroub (placed 11th).
USM Khenchela have scored 3 goals here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. Khenchela have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Annaba form and stats
Annaba's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Annaba, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 2, collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Ligue 2. 3 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). Momentum is building for Annaba in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Annaba might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. MO Constantine proved too strong as Annaba slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade du 19 Mai 1956. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at MSP Batna.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Annaba are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Annaba - Khenchela 2-0 earlier this season.USM Khenchela missing players
Annaba missing players
| USM Khenchela | Annaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 85% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 77% |
| 62% | 17% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 54% | 17% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 31% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.2 | 10.8 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 19% |
- Annaba have not yet lost a game away.
- Annaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Annaba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Annaba have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Ligue 2
- Annaba have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 2
- Annaba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Ligue 2
- Annaba have the most clean sheets (5) away in Ligue 2
- Annaba have the most clean sheets (8) in Ligue 2
- Annaba have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Ligue 2
- USM Khenchela have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Ligue 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Annaba | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | US Chaouia | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | MO Constantine | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | USM Khenchela | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Teleghma | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | CA Batna | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | MC El Eulma | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | DRB Tadjenanet | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | CRB Ouled Djellal | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | AS Khroub | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 12 | MSP Batna | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 8 |