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

This round of the Algerian second tier comes with no usable table, so the picture has to be read from the latest outings. USM Annaba have not scored in five matches: two goalless draws, with MO Constantine and away at CR Béni Thour, then three straight defeats, 0-1 to JS Jijel, 0-1 to MO Bejaia and 0-2 at Batna. NC Magra managed a single win over the same stretch, 1-0 at home over Teleghma, plus four defeats: 0-2 at Biskra, 1-2 at Khémis El Khechna, 0-4 away at Nrb Beni Oulbene and 0-2 at home to JS Bordj Ménaïel. Across those five games they scored twice and conceded ten. In the four available previous meetings the home side almost always won: 1-0 NC Magra in January 2026, 2-1 USM Annaba in September 2025 and 1-0 NC Magra in November 2018. The exception is April 2019, when NC Magra won 1-0 at Annaba. 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.