The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 are in the 9th position while the guesting USM Alger U21 worry at 11th.
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!
Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 form and stats
When playing at home in the Algeria Youth League, Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.
No payout for Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 in their previous match, an away game at JS Saoura U21 that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that game, the home loss against MC Alger U21 with the scoreline 2-3.
Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Bordj Bou Arreridj U21's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
USM Alger U21 form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of USM Alger U21 playing as the away team in the Algeria Youth League this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as USM Alger U21 have lost on their last two travels.
USM Alger U21 won their last game, 5-1 versus MC Oran U21 played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Paradou AC U21 wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
As mentioned above, USM Alger U21 was the only team on the pitch versus MC Oran U21 in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
USM Alger U21 have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. USM Alger U21 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; USM Alger U21 - Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 1-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 victories, zero draws and one USM Alger U21 wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 missing players
USM Alger U21 missing players
| Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 | USM Alger U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 29 | 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 32 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 28 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 91% |
| 73% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 73% |
| 59% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 32% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 32% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 14% |
| 50% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 64% |
| 27% | 45% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| 32% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 23% |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 4.4 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 179 | 83 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 76 | 206 |
| 89 | 38 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 31 | 84 |
| 33% | 50% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | 37% |
- Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | JS Saoura U21 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | ES Sétif U21 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 3 | Paradou AC U21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 46 |
| 4 | MC Alger U21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | CS Constantine U21 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 39 |
| 6 | S Kabylie U21 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | ASO Chlef U21 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | MC Oran U21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | US Biskra U21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 11 | USM Alger U21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| 12 | CR Belouizdad U21 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | USM Bel Abbès U21 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 17 |
| 14 | NA Hussein Dey U21 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -18 | 13 |
| 15 | NC Magra U21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -25 | 12 |
| 16 | Aïn M'lila U21 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 36 | -36 | 9 |