El Bayadh vs Ben Aknoun Prediction: Crucial encounter in relegation battle

The final day encounter in the Algeria Ligue 1 will see El Bayadh take on Ben Aknoun at the Stade Zakaria Medjdoub. Heading into this game, there are just three points separating both teams, and a win could see any side remain in the top league. How will this encounter end?

El Bayadh's last game was against MC Oran, and they lost 2-0. In the meantime, prior games to that defeat saw this team lose to CR Belouizdad and USM Alger. In fact, their best result in their last matches against US Biskra was in a 2-1 encounter. Heading into this game, El Bayadh scored four goals in their last matches while conceding seven.

Ben Aknoun will come into this game following a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Constantine. However, prior games to that defeat saw Ben Aknoun pick up three wins against US Biskra, USM Alger, and ES Setif. In their last matches, Ben Aknoun scored five goals while conceding three. 

El Bayadh have no reasons to lose this game, as they are at home. In what should be one of the crucial matches on the final day, Ben Aknoun knows a win will see them remain in the top flight, but looking at how things have ended in the past for these sides, a low-scoring win for the home team looks very certain.