Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Aïn M'lila in 9th and USM Alger in 7th place.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Aïn M'lila and USM Alger.
Aïn M'lila form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Aïn M'lila have scored 11 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Aïn M'lila crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to CA Bordj Bou Arreridj here in a Algeria Cup match. A Ligue 1 defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at JS Saoura.
The Aïn M'lila fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Aïn M'lila have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
USM Alger form and stats
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. USM Alger has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
USM Alger play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to ASM Oran. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus CS Constantine.
USM Alger are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 8 away games. USM Alger have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: USM Alger - Aïn M'lila 3-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Aïn M'lila zero wins, one draw and USM Alger two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tiaïba 7 goals |   M. Meftah 5 goals |  A. Zouari 4 goals |
Aïn M'lila missing players
USM Alger missing players
| Aïn M'lila | USM Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| 71% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 53% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 35% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 41% |
| 4 | 6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 132 | 78 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 62 | 144 |
| 52 | 33 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 18 | 58 |
| 38% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 33% |
- Aïn M'lila has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home
- Aïn M'lila has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
- Aïn M'lila have not yet lost a game at home.
- Aïn M'lila have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Aïn M'lila have scored at least twice as many goals at home as USM Alger have scored away.
- Aïn M'lila have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- USM Alger have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- USM Alger have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 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 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 15 |