Belouizdad host Khenchela in the Algerian Ligue 1, round 18.

Khenchela won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–D–W), scoring 5 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 8 times: Belouizdad 3 wins, Khenchela 3, 2 draws.