Khenchela host CS Constantine in Round 5 of the Algerian League

Khenchela will host CS Constantine on 12 October 2026 at 17:00 Damascus time, in a match between the two sides in Round 5 of the Algerian Ligue 1 for the 2026/27 season, broadcast on Algerian Television.

Khenchela go into the match on the back of modest results in their recent fixtures, having lost 0-1 away to Shabab Belouizdad on 7 October 2026, drawn 1-1 with Nejm Ben Aknoun and 0-0 with Union of the Capital on their home ground, while earlier they had beaten Mouloudia Rouissat 1-0 and Union of the Capital 2-1.

CS Constantine, on the other hand, arrive with mixed results, having secured a big 4-0 win over Union of Biskra at home on 7 October 2026, but suffered a harsh 1-5 defeat away to Wifaq Setif, as well as beating Jamia Chlef 3-0, drawing 1-1 with Mustaqbal Tamoughant, and losing 1-3 to Shabiba Saoura.

In the history of meetings between the two sides, they drew 2-2 in their last encounter on 19 May 2026 at CS Constantine's ground, and before that drew 0-0 at Khenchela's ground on 26 December 2025, while CS Constantine won a previous meeting 2-1 on 3 June 2025, Khenchela won 1-0 on 15 November 2024, and CS Constantine won another meeting 2-1 on 19 April 2024.

According to the standings table, CS Constantine hold second place with 7 points from 4 matches, having won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1 match, scoring 9 goals and conceding 6, while Khenchela sit in 13th place with 2 points from 3 matches, after drawing twice and losing once without any win, scoring 1 goal and conceding 2.