ES Setif vs MC El Bayadh Prediction: The home side will be desperate for all the points

ES Setif will square off with MC El Bayadh at the Stade du 8 Mai 1945 Stadium on Saturday. The home side come into this encounter with the aim of getting their first three points against MC Bayadh.

The home side kicked off their campaign with a (1-0) defeat on the road. ES Setif were beyond poor in that encounter, allowing their opponent to get seven shots on target. Of course, they lost by just a goal but were totally outplayed.

ES Setif welcomed their new coach following their poor performance last season. Frank Dumas will be saddled with the task of getting them back to their feet.

ES Setif failed to win any of their last six games; however, with their new signings, we expect a better performance from them this season.

MC El Bayadh were one of the newly promoted sides that finished strong last season, having picked up forty-six points from ninety. MC El Bayadh began their season with a commanding display against CS Constantine at home, scoring once against the visitors.

Abdennour Hamici’s men picked up fourteen points on the road last season, making them the sixth-best away side in the league. We expect to see a new-look starting eleven made up of an amalgam of old and new players for this championship's second game.

MC El Bayadh won back-to-back against ES Setif last season, scoring four while conceding once. The visitors can be very unpredictable, but we just think the home side will be desperate to win here, especially after hiring a new coach. ES Setif are not in shape at the moment, while the visitors will be confident of getting at least a point, having won their last two meetings. It’s a tough call, but the home side are slightly favored here; bet on a home win or draw and over 1.5 goals 2.05.

We expect both sides to get a goal apiece for 2.16.

We expect more goals after the break for 2.20.

Good luck!