HB Chelghoum Laid vs Arba Prediction: A tough bottom spots contest ahead

This game for round 29 of the Algerian Ligue 1 takes place at the 11 December 1961 Stadium and features two of the league's worst teams, HB Chelghoum Laid and Arba. The host club enters this match with a terrible run of form, while the away team recently finished a game against Kabylie in which they tied.

In their prior matches, HB Chelghoum Laid failed to pick up a single win. However, this home side tasted four defeats, coming against MC Oran, ES Sétif, JS Saoura, and US Biskra, while one other matchup ended in a tie against MC Alger. HB Chelghoum Laid, in those matches, were able to score just one goal but conceded as many as twelve. In this league season, HB Chelghoum Laid averaged 0.32 goals per game. The home team had 36 yellow cards issued to them and zero red ones for disciplinary reasons. HB Chelghoum Laid has a 43.40% average possession rate this season, which is somehow below average.

In their previous five games, Arbaâ defeated USM Alger, lost to ASO Chlef, CS Constantine, and USM Khenchela three times, and drew once with JS Kabylie. The visiting club scored four goals while giving up nine in those games. Arbaâ averaged 1.25 and 1.43 goals per game when playing away. As punishment, the team was given 53 yellow and one red card. RC Arba's total season average of 43.86% for ball possession is not very excellent.

HB Chelghoum Laid and Arbaâ have only faced off three times in the Algerian Ligue 1, with HB Chelghoum Laid failing to pick up a single victory while Arbaâ winning one game, which came in their most recent meeting. But a few of the two games ended in draws. In head-to-head matches, HB Chelghoum Laid managed to score two goals while Arba managed to score four.

This should be a very competitive clash, especially for HB Chelghoum Laid, who have struggled to produce at a high level against elite sides thus far in the league this season. On the other hand, the Arba side that is traveling has not been particularly impressive as of late, but they still have a shot at winning this match. As a result of this and taking into consideration the significance of this match, in particular for Arba, who are in a position where a victory might help them leave the relegation spot if their main adversary, Paradou AC, are unable to win, I anticipate that they will be the superior team in this contest. As a result of the fact that both teams are likely to place an emphasis on offensive plays and that victory is the only thing they will care about, a wager on both teams scoring over 2.5 goals may also be a viable option.