A key match in Ligue 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 5th position and the visitors placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
ES Sétif form and stats
When playing at home, ES Sétif have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games. ES Sétif has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade du 8 Mai 1945. We remember; it was NA Hussein Dey.ES Sétif drew their last game, 1-1 away at CS Constantine. Ahead of that match, ES Sétif won a home game hosting MC Oran (4-1).
A decent goal production from ES Sétif in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 12 matches. ES Sétif are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade du 8 Mai 1945, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
USM Alger form and stats
Playing away, USM Alger, who have the most scored goals (40) in Ligue 1, have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season. Three has not been a lucky number for USM Alger as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Aïn M'lila match.The manager L. Kebir was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 1 match played at their home ground Stade du 8 Mai 1945. USM Alger suffered a 2-3 loss to CR Belouizdad. Prior to that match, the USM Alger manager L. Kebir faced defeat when travelling to MC Alger and losing 2-3.
USM Alger find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures. As opposed to that, USM Alger have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
USM Alger - ES Sétif 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 ES Sétif victories, 1 draw and 6 USM Alger wins.Top Goalscorers
 
E. Bouguelmouna
9 goals
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P. Ibara
8 goals
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A. Meziane
5 goals
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ES Sétif missing players
USM Alger missing players
| ES Sétif | USM Alger | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 12 | 25 |
| 29 | 21 | Scored | 13 | 40 |
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 84% |
| 52% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 60% |
| 24% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 42% | 52% |
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 36% |
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 16% |
| 28% | 33% | Both teams to score | 42% | 48% |
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheet | 42% | 40% |
| 40% | 25% | Failed To Score | 42% | 28% |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 2 |
- ES Sétif hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- ES Sétif is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 | D | P |
| 1 | USM Alger | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | NA Hussein Dey | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 35 |
| 7 | JSM Skikda | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 9 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | DRB Tadjenanet | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 11 | MC Oran | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | CR Belouizdad | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Aïn M'lila | 25 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | MO Béjaïa | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Olympique Médéa | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 | USM Bel Abbès | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -19 | 20 |
