Tiaret vs Mostaganem prediction

Tiaret have won one, drawn three and lost four of their eight Ligue 2 games so far, scoring 13 and letting in 12. That has them 13th on 6 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 1.8 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 2-2 with RC Arba; before that came a 2-2 draw at home to RC Kouba and a 6-0 win away at Taghit.

Tiaret are unbeaten in three. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won none of two recently (2 scored, 3 conceded).

So far in the Ligue 2, Mostaganem have won four, drawn two and lost two of eight, with 10 goals scored and 7 conceded, good for 4th place and 14 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, two draws and one defeat, averaging 1.3 goals for and 0.8 against. Last time out they beat MC Saida 1-0 at home; before that came a goalless draw away at WA Mostaganem and a 2-0 win at home to WA Tlemcen.

Mostaganem are unbeaten in four. Three clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. On the road they've won one of three recently (5 scored, 4 conceded).

Home and away form points to Mostaganem: Tiaret have won none of their last two at home, Mostaganem one of their last three on the road. Eight points separate the two sides in the table.

We make Tiaret favourites at 46%, with Mostaganem on 23% and the draw at 32%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it. The recent numbers lean the other way, but once you account for who each side has played, Tiaret still come out ahead.

On goals, it expects around 2.1 in the game: 1.3 for Tiaret and 0.8 for Mostaganem. Over 2.5 goals is 37% and both teams scoring 44%.