JS El Biar vs Olympique AkbouPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Algeria's Ligue 1 is taking its first steps of the new season and this is round one. JS El Biar arrive off a near-perfect finish to their Ligue 2 campaign: five straight wins in their last five matches, the most recent a 4-1 home win over RC Arba. Olympique Akbou, who spent last season in Ligue 1, closed the campaign with two points from their last five outings: a 1-1 draw against Ben Aknoun in their final match and another 1-1 against JS Kabylie five games earlier, with three straight defeats in between. There is no recorded head-to-head history between the two sides. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.