Shaky top table potboiler in Ligue 1 as JS Saoura have travelled the 0 miles necessary to challenge MC Alger at their Stade Omar Hamadi.
- MC Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
- JS Saoura is in the best form (4-1-1) in Ligue 1
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
MC Alger form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Omar Hamadi as MC Alger have scored 9 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Alger has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Omar Hamadi, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
MC Alger are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus El Bayadh. The penalty miss from Maisto in the defeat against El Bayadh was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
Ahead of that match, MC Alger won a home game hosting USM Alger (1-0).It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
The Alger fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. MC Alger are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Omar Hamadi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
JS Saoura form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for JS Saoura so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
189 minutes! That's how long the JS Saoura goalkeeper Zakaria Saidi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to ES Setif (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A home win as anticipated against CR Bendaoud before that, in the Algeria Cup.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, JS Saoura have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head game ended JS Saoura - Alger 2-0, played this season. Previous ten meetings with these squads: MC Alger won four, JS Saoura were winners in four and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Bellatreche 5 goals |  K. Merzougui 4 goals | B. Mellel 3 goals |
MC Alger missing players
JS Saoura missing players
| MC Alger | JS Saoura | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 87% |
| 47% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 20% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 53% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 47% |
| 47% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 13.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
| 4.3 | 7.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| 18% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 36% |
| 8.3 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.9 | 8.3 |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
- JS Saoura have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- JS Saoura have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- JS Saoura is in the best form (4-1-1) in Ligue 1
- MC Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
- MC Alger have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- MC Alger have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | ES Setif | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | USM Khenchela | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | MC Oran | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | NC Magra | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | RC Arbaâ | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | El Bayadh | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | -32 | 1 |
