Lots to play for in this fixture, with CR Belouizdad placed 1st and MC Alger at 2nd. Here's our full preview!
- CR Belouizdad is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 1
- MC Alger have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
CR Belouizdad form and stats
8-1-1 is the performance here so far in the Ligue 1, giving CR Belouizdad a total of 25 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results! CR Belouizdad has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was JS Kabylie.
Belouizdad's previous match was a CAF Champions League game also played at their home, ending 2-0 versus Etoile du Sahel. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for CR Belouizdad as they are travelling to their away game against NA Hussein Dey in the Ligue 1. That match is four days after this one.
The Belouizdad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. CR Belouizdad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
MC Alger form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of MC Alger playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. Momentum is building for MC Alger in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Alger played 0-0 against CS Constantine in their previous match.
Before that, MC Alger secured a home win against RC Relizane with the score 8-2.Many goals are not expected from the visiting MC Alger as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. Alger are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought before this season: MC Alger - CR Belouizdad 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): CR Belouizdad two wins, five draws and MC Alger three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Frioui 14 goals |  K. Merzougui 7 goals | H. Zaidi 5 goals |
CR Belouizdad missing players
MC Alger missing players
| CR Belouizdad | MC Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 29 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 60% | 76% |
| 63% | 60% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 40% | 52% |
| 47% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 42% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 20% | 33% |
| 47% | 70% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | 57% |
| 16% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | 33% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 10.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7.6 | 8.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8 | 6.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
- CR Belouizdad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CR Belouizdad have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Ligue 1
- CR Belouizdad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- CR Belouizdad is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 1
- MC Alger have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 36 |
| 5 | USM Alger | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | JS Kabylie | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | ES Sétif | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | ASO Chlef | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | RC Arbaa | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | MC Oran | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Olympique Medea | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 28 | -24 | 16 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 22 | -31 | 10 |
