USM Annaba vs NC MagraPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Opening matchday of the Algerian Ligue 2 between USM Annaba and NC Magra, with no table formed yet. The hosts arrive from a spell in which goals dried up completely: 0-2 away at CA Batna, 0-1 at home to MO Bejaia, 0-1 in Jijel, 0-0 with MO Constantine and 0-0 away at CR Béni Thour. Five games without scoring once. NC Magra have an equally awkward recent picture: four defeats in their last five, with a 0-2 at home to JS Bordj Ménaïel, a 0-4 away at Nrb Beni Oulbene, a 1-2 in Khémis El Khechna and a 0-2 in Biskra. The one positive result is a 1-0 home win over Teleghma. The four previous meetings lean towards NC Magra, who have won three of them: in January 2026 NC Magra won 1-0 on their own ground, while in September 2025 USM Annaba had won 2-1 at home. Further back, in April 2019 NC Magra won 0-1 in Annaba and in November 2018 they won 1-0 at home. 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.