This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Saint Eloi Lupopo at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium when the CAF Confederations Cup tournament arrives in town and USM Alger with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
This football stadium has the surface grass, unlike USM Alger's home ground. The last 14 games by the away side on grass have generated 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Saint Eloi Lupopo form and stats
The story so far in the Super Ligue for Saint Eloi Lupopo at their home stadium (Levy Mwanawasa Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
The Saint Eloi Lupopo coach Magassouba and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Al-Akhdar in the CAF Confederations Cup.
Before that result, a home victory against Al-Akhdar (after extra-time) in the CAF Confederations Cup.
Lupopo can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times.
USM Alger form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for USM Alger so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
USM Alger have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Oussama Benbot. It's been 357 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 1.
USM Alger had fun at their own home (Levy Mwanawasa Stadium) last time out, beating HB Chelghoum Laid (after extra-time) 3-0.
A defeat, in the CAF Confederations Cup away at Marumo Gallants FC (after extra-time), before that. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with USM Alger playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 USM Alger win, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Alger are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: USM Alger - Saint Eloi Lupopo 3-0. Bousseliou likes to play against Lupopo and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mahious 6 goals | A. Meziane Bentahar 3 goals | S. Radouani 2 goals |
Saint Eloi Lupopo missing players
USM Alger missing players
| Saint Eloi Lupopo | USM Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 23 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 4 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 11.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 29% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 25% | ||
| 9.8 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Marumo Gallants FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | USM Alger | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Al-Akhdar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vita Club | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Maniema Union | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | TP Mazembe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Celeste | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | JSK | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Blessing | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Motema Pembe | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Tshinkunku | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | AC Rangers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Sanga Balende | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Don Bosco | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 13 | Groupe Bazano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Lubumbashi Sport | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | Panda B5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Simba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Etoile de Kivu | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Dauphins Noirs | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 19 | Kuya Sport | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Renaissance | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 2 |
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 | ES Setif | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | JS Saoura | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | USM Khenchela | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | US Biskra | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | MC Oran | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | RC Arbaa | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | El Bayadh | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | NC Magra | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 30 | -41 | 2 |
