This promises to be an action-packed encounter for USM Alger at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 when the CAF Confederations Cup tournament arrives in town and Al-Akhdar with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Al-Akhdar have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
This looks to be an intriguing match with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
USM Alger form and stats
USM Alger are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Alger are confident in defense, having played 357 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The USM Alger boss Benchikha and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Saint Eloi Lupopo in the CAF Confederations Cup.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against HB Chelghoum Laid.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for USM Alger home games with this odds we find 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
The Alger fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, USM Alger have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al-Akhdar form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al-Akhdar playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Al-Akhdar are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Al Ta'awon.
Before that match, the win at home hosting Marumo Gallants FC in the CAF Confederations Cup (4-1).
It's early days yet, but Al-Akhdar has scored 7 and conceded 7 goals from their travels in the league so far (7 games).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought before this season: Al-Akhdar - Alger 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mahious 6 goals | A. Meziane Bentahar 3 goals | S. Radouani 2 goals |
USM Alger missing players
Al-Akhdar missing players
| USM Alger | Al-Akhdar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 23 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 20 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.4 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.6 | 7.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 2 | ||
| 26% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 125% | 69% | ||
| 7.6 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | USM Alger | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Al-Akhdar | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 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 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | ES Setif | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | USM Khenchela | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 7 | JS Saoura | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 8 | El Bayadh | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | NC Magra | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | MC Oran | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | RC Arbaa | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -4 | 25 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahli Benghazi | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Al-Nasr | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Al-Suqoor | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Al Sadaqa | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Darnes | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Al-Akhdar | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Al Ta'awon | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 9 | Al-Tahaddi | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Shabaab Al Jabal | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 1 |
