CR Belouizdad vs El Bayadh Prediction: Expect goals from both ends

CR Belouizdad and El Bayadh will square it off at the Stade 20 Août 1955 Algiers in Algeria Ligue 1 game 27. The home team is heavily favored to win here. Can the road team prove a point here?

CR Belouizdad's last game was against Constantine, and this side could only pick a point. In a game that ended 1-1, the 55th-minute strike by Youssef Laouafi was good enough to see CR Belouizdad avoid a defeat in that game after Brahim Dib had put Constantine in the lead from the spot. However, a look at this side's last five matches shows they have one win, coming against Ben Aknoun. However, they played to a goalless draw with USM Alger in a cup action at regular time, while they lost to MC Oran and Khenchela. This season, CR Belouizdad have accumulated 46 points from 26 matches, positioning them 2nd spot in the standings.

El Bayadh will hope for a better performance here following a 1-1 draw with Kabylie last time out. However, this team has just won one recent game, coming against Khenchela, a game that ended 1-0. However, other encounters in that run saw El Bayadh lose to Magra, Paradou AC, and USM Alger. In those matches, El Bayadh scored three goals while conceding six goals in the same run. This season in the league, El Bayadh have accumulated 32 points from 26 matches, positioning them 12th in the standings. 

The hosts are just too favored to lose here, but given how their last matches have ended, we could be up for a tighter one than expected. At the moment, El Bayadh have struggled too much, but this team secured a 2-1 win in the previous meeting. I am backing goals here, and both teams are expected to get their luck. Also, while this game is expected to have many goals, the hosts are the better team and should be able to dominate this game.