Game week two of the Algeria Youth League season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the JS Saoura U21 - USM Alger U21 preview:
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!
JS Saoura U21 form and stats
JS Saoura U21 manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Olympique Médéa U21 (placed 11th) in the Algeria Youth League. Before that, Saoura had a home game versus Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 which ended with a victory 1-0.
Last season, JS Saoura U21's league statistics were 16 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the Algeria Youth League. Over these 22 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 18. Playing at home last season JS Saoura U21 managed 11-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 8 conceded.
USM Alger U21 form and stats
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Algeria Youth League home defeat versus ES Sétif U21 with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Alger secured a home win against MC Oran U21 with the score 5-1.
Let's have a look at how USM Alger U21 performed last season in the Algeria Youth League: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 4 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded 28 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 16/17 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): JS Saoura U21 won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and USM Alger U21 has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeJS Saoura U21 missing players
USM Alger U21 missing players
| JS Saoura U21 | USM Alger U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| JS Saoura U21 | Last season | USM Alger U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 31 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 73% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 18% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 14% | ||
| 36% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 64% | ||
| 50% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 23% | ||
| 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 23% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.5 | 20.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 9.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | NC Magra U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | NA Hussein Dey U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | CS Constantine U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | ES Sétif U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | MC Alger U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | S Kabylie U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Paradou AC U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | JSM Skikda U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | US Biskra U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | JS Saoura U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Olympique Médéa U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | RC Relizane U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | MC Oran U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Bordj Bou Arreridj U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | USM Alger U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbès U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | WA Tlemcen U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | ASO Chlef U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 |