The CR Belouizdad & USM Alger managers Kouki and Benchikha are both afraid of and feeling excited about this highly important match in the higher area of the Ligue 1 league table.
- CR Belouizdad have the most scored goals (38) in Ligue 1
- CR Belouizdad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as USM Alger have scored away.
CR Belouizdad are already the Ligue 1 winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
CR Belouizdad form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 13 Ligue 1 games here at Stade du 20 Août 1955 for CR Belouizdad. The data says 9 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.
CR Belouizdad are confident in defense, having played 245 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The Belouizdad coach Kouki and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus CS Constantine (placed 2nd).
Ahead of that match, CR Belouizdad won a home game hosting ASO Chlef (1-0).Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 12 league games, 10 have produced two goals or less.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Belouizdad as they are travelling to their away game against USM Khenchela in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
CR Belouizdad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade du 20 Août 1955 with 20 goals in 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. CR Belouizdad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {5 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
USM Alger form and stats
There's been little loot from USM Alger's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 13 away games in the Ligue 1. USM Alger only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Alger have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.
USM Alger's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus NC Magra that finished 0-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting RC Arbaâ's place.Low on goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting ASO Chlef in just three days.
The attacking power of USM Alger when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Alger have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
USM Alger - CR Belouizdad 2-2 was the outcome when these participants previously did battle, some time ago this season. Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): CR Belouizdad won five games, one match ended in a draw and USM Alger managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Bourdim 6 goals | M. Belkhir 6 goals | L. Wamba Djouffo 6 goals |
CR Belouizdad missing players
USM Alger missing players
| CR Belouizdad | USM Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 38 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| 81% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 56% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 46% | 56% |
| 30% | 23% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 33% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 37% |
| 59% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 41% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 12.7 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.7 | 10.8 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 27% | 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 7.7 | 7.2 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
- CR Belouizdad have not yet lost a game at home.
- CR Belouizdad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CR Belouizdad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as USM Alger have scored away.
- CR Belouizdad have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 1
- CR Belouizdad have the most clean sheets (16) in Ligue 1
- CR Belouizdad have the most scored goals (38) in Ligue 1
- CR Belouizdad have the the best goal difference (+24) in Ligue 1
- CR Belouizdad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- CR Belouizdad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | El Bayadh | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | MC Alger | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -1 | 40 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | MC Oran | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | JS Kabylie | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| 11 | US Biskra | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 34 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | RC Arbaâ | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 23 | -5 | 32 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 27 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 34 | -56 | 4 |
