JS Saoura saw a 0-0 scoreline facing USM Khenchela last week, a fixture to keep in mind. The next job is this sturdy USM Alger team.
- JS Saoura have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- JS Saoura have scored at least twice as many goals at home as USM Alger have scored away.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
The visiting USM Alger played their last game only four days ago, a Ligue 1 match.
JS Saoura form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 Ligue 1 games here at Stade du 20 Août 1955 for JS Saoura. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. When JS Saoura hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like CR Belouizdad, MC Alger, CS Constantine and ES Setif), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Three draws in a row here at Stade du 20 Août 1955 for Saoura, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
JS Saoura haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 204 minutes ago. Doucen scored that one.
An away draw last time out for Saoura, facing USM Khenchela in a game that ended 0-0.
Ahead of that result, a home loss in the Algeria Cup against ASO Chlef.
Sports betting people who prefer betting for low-scoring matches might be interested to know that this team have played 11 league fixtures in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).
The match schedule is unforgiving for JS Saoura as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. JS Kabylie are visiting.
A decent goal production from JS Saoura in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Saoura have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
USM Alger form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for USM Alger so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in USM Alger's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The USM Alger goalkeeper Oussama Benbot is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Alger go into this game after a win, the home game against MC Alger that ended 2-0.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting MC Oran.Highlight this: 10 of the last 11 league matches involving this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the USM Alger manager Benchikha as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against RC Arbaa.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
USM Alger - Saoura 1-1 was the outcome when these two sides previously played each other, also in this season. Stats for the former ten meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for JS Saoura, three draws and three wins for USM Alger. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Bellatreche 6 goals |  A. Mahious 6 goals | A. Lahmeri 3 goals |
JS Saoura missing players
USM Alger missing players
| JS Saoura | USM Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 23 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 28 |
| 20 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 62% | 55% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 36% | 54% |
| 21% | 18% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 33% |
| 8% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 8% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 36% | 38% |
| 42% | 64% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 42% |
| 42% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 55% | 29% |
| 5.3 | 6.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 15.7 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.3 | 11 |
| 3.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.9 | 5.4 |
| 29% | 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 8.9 | 6.6 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7 |
| 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4 |
- JS Saoura have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- JS Saoura have scored at least twice as many goals at home as USM Alger have scored away.
- JS Saoura have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- JS Saoura have won significantly more corners at 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 | CR Belouizdad | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 3 | USM Alger | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | ES Setif | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | MC Alger | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | El Bayadh | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | USM Khenchela | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | MC Oran | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | JS Kabylie | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 11 | JS Saoura | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | US Biskra | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | NC Magra | 25 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 30 |
| 14 | RC Arbaa | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 25 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 33 | -54 | 3 |
