Match details. Ligue 2, Regular Season - 7. Kick-off is Sat 24 Oct, 15:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. NA Hussein Dey are 11th on 6 points after 6 games, level on points with WA Mostaganem, 2 points clear of Tiaret. A win would take them above WA Mostaganem. RC Arbaa are 13th on 3 points after 3 games, 1 point behind Tiaret, level on points with Koléa. A win would take them above Tiaret.
Form. NA Hussein Dey have won four, drawn none and lost six of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L L L. RC Arbaa have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L W L. In this competition RC Arbaa have gone W L L W L W.
The numbers. NA Hussein Dey score 1.6 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. NA Hussein Dey average 8.9 shots (3.3 on target), 3.3 corners and 2.7 cards a game. RC Arbaa score 0.6 and concede two a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. RC Arbaa average 9.4 shots (4.1 on target), 7.1 corners and 2.1 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last eight meetings NA Hussein Dey have won four, drawn one and lost three. Four of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, NA Hussein Dey won three and one was drawn. The last time they met, on 23 Jan 2026, it finished NA Hussein Dey 3-0 RC Arbaa.
The case against. RC Arbaa's record still gives them 36% to win.
The read. NA Hussein Dey to win. An open game. Their goals for and against make NA Hussein Dey the likelier winners; both teams' records favour NA Hussein Dey; the meetings favour NA Hussein Dey. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 61%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 3.5 Goals (NA Hussein Dey are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 4.5 Goals (NA Hussein Dey are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 5.5 Goals (NA Hussein Dey are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: NA Hussein Dey 2-1 RC Arbaa (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).