US Biskra vs ES Setif Prediction: Biskra will struggle again

Stadium-February 18 will host the Algeria Ligue 1 encounter between US Biskra and ES Setif. Both teams are coming off a rough patch. How will this encounter unfold? Below, I will provide match previews and make predictions.

US Biskra settled for a goalless draw with Khenchela the previous weekend and will hope for a better result here. However, that was US Biskra's third draw in recent times, having played MC Alger and Constantine in that run. In the meantime, US Biskra lost to Kabylie, Mostaganem, ASO Chlef, MC Oran and Olympique Akbou. 

In their last home games, US Biskra's last victory was against JS Saoura. In that game, US Biskra needed to come back from behind to take maximum points, thanks to Aymen Chahmat and Abdeljalil Saad’s strike. In other games, US Biskra lost three while drawing one. 

This season, US Biskra have eleven points from 13 matches. US Biskra scored eight goals in that run, conceding 12 as they sit at the bottom of the standings. 

ES Setif's last league game was against USM Alger, and they settled for a 1-1 draw. In that game, ES Setif went behind before the break, with Houssam Ghacha putting his side in front. However, a last-minute Salah Bouchama strike was enough for this team to avoid a defeat. 

However, ES Setif have failed to win any of their last three matches. In fact, ES Setif have one win in their last five matches, coming against Khenchela away from home. In the meantime, their games against Kabylie and MC Alger ended in draws while losing to Paradou AC.

Heading into this game, ES Setif have 20 points from their first 14 league matches. In that run, ES Setif scored 14 goals, conceding 13, as they sit 5th. 

ES Setif might be going on a run of poor runs without winning, but US Biskra have been very poor this season. While the visiting ES Setif have the better side this season in this fixture, US Biskra have struggled both in attack and defence. The two teams have to be at their best, but this is a game of quality performance and how they approach this fixture. While their past meetings have ended with goals and close scores, I will back ES Setif to take maximum points while both teams score.