Olympique Médéa travel to WA Boufarik with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed Reggaz (10000 seats)

The home team ticketholders hope for three points in this match, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. WA Boufarik are in 8th spot while the guesting Olympique Médéa panic at 13th.

Insights:
  • WA Boufarik have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ligue 2
  • Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

WA Boufarik are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Olympique Médéa are struggling to avoid relegation. Olympique Médéa play their home fixtures on grass, while this fixture will take place on artifical turf. Recent results for Olympique Médéa when featuring on artifical turf are 5 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats from 20 matches. They have managed to score {15 goals} and conceded 31 times in these fixtures.

It's no vacation for neither Boufarik nor Olympique Médéa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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WA Boufarik form and stats

WA Boufarik have performed here at Stade Mohamed Reggaz this season with 8 wins from 14 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 202 minutes.

WA Boufarik played out an unexpected defeat 0-1 against Olympique Médéa in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans. Until that defeat this club had gone six consecutive league games without losing.

Before that match, a win away at RC Relizane.

Boufarik have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Mohamed Reggaz with 23 goals in 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. WA Boufarik are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Mohamed Reggaz in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 14 matches.

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Olympique Médéa form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Olympique Médéa so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

It's the second away game in a row for Olympique Médéa, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus WA Boufarik (placed 8th) last time out.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Temouchent's place.

Olympique are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Olympique Médéa have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have fought earlier this season: Olympique Médéa - WA Boufarik 0-0.

WA Boufarik missing players

Olympique Médéa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
WA Boufarik Olympique Médéa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 15 29
10 7 3 Won W 0 4 8
8 5 1 Drew D 1 2 7
10 2 0 Lost L 3 9 14
30 20 11 Scored S 1 16 30
28 9 0 Conceded C 5 24 40
89% 86% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 87% 83%
54% 57% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 62%
32% 29% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 53% 48%
18% 21% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 34%
11% 14% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 10%
32% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 53% 45%
39% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 34%
39% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 33% 38%
 
3.8 3.8 2.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 3.9
4.1 3.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.8 4.8
2.5 2.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.7
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.8 9.9 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.7 7.9
4.6 5.9 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.1
26% 27% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 34% 35%
 
9 9.3 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 10.1 7.9
4.8 5.2 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.9 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Olympique Médéa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympique Médéa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • WA Boufarik have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • WA Boufarik have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) 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 Ben Aknoun 28 19 6 3 59 24 14 13 1 0 38 11 14 6 5 3 21 13 35 63
2 Mostaganem 28 19 5 4 48 17 14 11 2 1 24 6 14 8 3 3 24 11 31 62
3 JSM Tiaret 28 16 9 3 43 23 14 12 2 0 25 5 14 4 7 3 18 18 20 57
4 CR Méchria 28 14 9 5 29 15 14 9 3 2 16 7 14 5 6 3 13 8 14 51
5 MCB Oued Sly 28 13 7 8 41 31 14 8 4 2 27 13 14 5 3 6 14 18 10 46
6 Temouchent 28 13 6 9 39 31 14 9 3 2 22 13 14 4 3 7 17 18 8 45
7 SKAF Khémis Mélina 28 12 6 10 39 37 14 9 4 1 26 11 14 3 2 9 13 26 2 42
8 WA Boufarik 28 11 8 9 33 27 14 8 5 1 23 8 14 3 3 8 10 19 6 41
9 ASM Oran 28 8 10 10 27 28 14 5 5 4 16 12 14 3 5 6 11 16 -1 34
10 NA Hussein Dey 28 7 11 10 34 33 14 4 7 3 19 16 14 3 4 7 15 17 1 32
11 GC Mascara 28 8 6 14 21 36 14 7 2 5 12 10 14 1 4 9 9 26 -15 30
12 Kouba 28 8 4 16 29 40 14 6 2 6 17 13 14 2 2 10 12 27 -11 28
13 Olympique Médéa 28 7 7 14 29 40 14 4 5 5 14 16 14 3 2 9 15 24 -11 28
14 MC Saïda 28 6 9 13 27 44 14 5 5 4 19 22 14 1 4 9 8 22 -17 27
15 Tlemcen 28 6 7 15 20 36 14 3 5 6 13 17 14 3 2 9 7 19 -16 25
16 RC Relizane 28 0 4 24 12 68 14 0 2 12 8 31 14 0 2 12 4 37 -56 0

Table
  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 28 19 6 3 59 24 14 13 1 0 38 11 14 6 5 3 21 13 35 63
2 Mostaganem 28 19 5 4 48 17 14 11 2 1 24 6 14 8 3 3 24 11 31 62
3 JSM Tiaret 28 16 9 3 43 23 14 12 2 0 25 5 14 4 7 3 18 18 20 57
4 CR Méchria 28 14 9 5 29 15 14 9 3 2 16 7 14 5 6 3 13 8 14 51
5 MCB Oued Sly 28 13 7 8 41 31 14 8 4 2 27 13 14 5 3 6 14 18 10 46
6 Temouchent 28 13 6 9 39 31 14 9 3 2 22 13 14 4 3 7 17 18 8 45
7 SKAF Khémis Mélina 28 12 6 10 39 37 14 9 4 1 26 11 14 3 2 9 13 26 2 42
8 WA Boufarik 28 11 8 9 33 27 14 8 5 1 23 8 14 3 3 8 10 19 6 41
9 ASM Oran 28 8 10 10 27 28 14 5 5 4 16 12 14 3 5 6 11 16 -1 34
10 NA Hussein Dey 28 7 11 10 34 33 14 4 7 3 19 16 14 3 4 7 15 17 1 32
11 GC Mascara 28 8 6 14 21 36 14 7 2 5 12 10 14 1 4 9 9 26 -15 30
12 Kouba 28 8 4 16 29 40 14 6 2 6 17 13 14 2 2 10 12 27 -11 28
13 Olympique Médéa 28 7 7 14 29 40 14 4 5 5 14 16 14 3 2 9 15 24 -11 28
14 MC Saïda 28 6 9 13 27 44 14 5 5 4 19 22 14 1 4 9 8 22 -17 27
15 Tlemcen 28 6 7 15 20 36 14 3 5 6 13 17 14 3 2 9 7 19 -16 25
16 RC Relizane 28 0 4 24 12 68 14 0 2 12 8 31 14 0 2 12 4 37 -56 0

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