National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ASM Oran or USM Alger that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
ASM Oran form and stats
ASM Oran was eliminated in the 32nd finals last season in the Algeria Cup.5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for ASM Oran so far this season.
The ASM Oran fans got no joy from their last match, a Ligue 2 game also here at Stade Habib Bouakeul: A 1-2 defeat against JSM Bejaia. A strong away win before that one, visiting Arzew and winning 3-1.
The ASM Oran fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. ASM Oran are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Habib Bouakeul in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
USM Alger form and stats
Last season their Algeria Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from USM Alger's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Ligue 1. USM Alger only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as USM Alger have lost on their last two travels.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 1 home defeat versus CS Constantine with 1-3 on the scoreboard. It was a Ligue 1 defeat before that one as the away game against ES Sétif wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
The schedule is very tough for USM Alger now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ligue 1 game at Aïn M'lila is waiting in only three days.
Goals are few and far between in USM Alger's away league games. Only 3 goals from 8 travels. In the opposite end, USM Alger have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings between the teams: ASM Oran won three, USM Alger won four and zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Meftah 5 goals |  A. Zouari 4 goals |  A. Mahious 4 goals |
ASM Oran missing players
USM Alger missing players
| ASM Oran | USM Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 27 | Scored | S | 8 | 38 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 280 | 181 | Total Shots | T S | 81 | 230 | ||
| 106 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 101 | ||
| 27% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympique Medea | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Tlemcen | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | RC Arbaâ | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | RC Relizane | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | JSM Skikda | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | ASM Oran | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Annaba | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | MC El Eulma | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | AS Khroub | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | DRB Tadjenanet | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | MC Saida | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | MO Bejaia | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Amal Bou Saâda | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | JSM Bejaia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Arzew | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | USM El Harrach | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 16 |
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | JS Kabylie | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | CS Constantine | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | MC Oran | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | JS Saoura | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Aïn M'lila | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | USM Bel Abbès | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Paradou AC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 14 |