El Bayadh vs Magra Prediction: The road team to secure their first win this season

Stade Zakaria Medjdoub will host the Algeria Ligue 1 encounter between El Bayadh and Magra. Heading into this game, the two teams will look to take maximum points. How will this game unfold? Below is a match preview with betting possibilities. 

El Bayadh secured their first win against CR Belouizdad the previous time out, a 2-3 encounter. In that game, Abdelilah Barkat and Abdallah El Mouden scored for El Bayadh in the first nine minutes to give El Bayadh the lead. However, Islam Slimani scored twice for CR Belouizdad before the break to level the score, but a 48th-minute Mohamed Belaribi was enough to see them take the maximum points. This season, El Bayadh have three defeats and one win in their first four games, leaving them seated 15th in the standings. 

Magra's last encounter was against ES Setif, and they settled for a 2-2 draw. In that game, Magra scored twice in the first minutes, thanks to Zakarya Kemoukh and Absesslem Bouchouareb's strikes, but could not take maximum points at full time. In the meantime, this team has avoided a defeat in their last three games after opening their season with a 1-0 loss to Olympique Akbou. Magra drew ES Setif and USM Alger in their draws, games that ended goalless.  

The two teams are struggling and will need more than luck to win here. While Magra have done well to avoid defeat in their last matches, El Bayadh also secured their first win of the season the previous time out. This should be a competitive game, with both teams level on points. Yet, the road team looks more appealing, and while they are underdogs, a win or draw is a safe option.