MC Alger vs NC Magra pre-match info: Away team will have a gruelling task at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Tue 01.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 (66000 seats)

A story of highs and lows for these teams so far, placed in positions near the midsection of the Ligue 1 table. Here's the MC Alger - NC Magra latest:

Insights:
  • MC Alger have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 1
  • NC Magra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligue 1 game only four days ago.

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MC Alger form and stats

MC Alger have performed here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 this season with 6 wins from 8 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.

A strong away win for MC Alger against JS Kabylie the last match.

Heartbreak before that as MC Alger lost 0-1 at MC Oran's place.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Alger as they are travelling to their away game against Tlemcen in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.

The MC Alger fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. MC Alger have only conceded 4 from their league home 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.

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NC Magra form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for NC Magra so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-7 (win-draw-lose).

Magra go into this game after a win, the home game against Tlemcen that ended 1-0.

Preceding that game was the away victory against RC Relizane with the score of 2-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting NC Magra as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. NC Magra struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: NC Magra - MC Alger 0-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Alger wins - draws - NC Magra wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Frioui with 5 goals scored against NC Magra in these 5 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

MC AlgerS. Frioui
S. Frioui
6 goals
MC AlgerH. Zaidi
H. Zaidi
4 goals
NC MagraH. Bouguèche
H. Bouguèche
3 goals

MC Alger missing players

NC Magra missing players

MC Alger NC Magra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 9 18
8 6 1 Won W 0 2 7
6 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 1 Lost L 2 7 10
17 11 3 Scored S 1 6 15
10 4 2 Conceded C 3 16 23
76% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
47% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 56%
24% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 39%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 17%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
29% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 33%
59% 62% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 39%
35% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 33%
 
4.3 5.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.2 3.9
3.6 2.1 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.9 4.2
1.9 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.9 10.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6 8.2
3.6 4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.1 3.7
28% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 24% 24%
 
7.4 5.6 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 11.8 9.5
3.1 2.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 3.9
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • 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.
  • MC Alger have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • MC Alger have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 1
  • MC Alger have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • MC Alger have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • MC Alger haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • NC Magra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • NC Magra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • NC Magra haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 17 11 3 3 25 11 9 7 1 1 14 3 8 4 2 2 11 8 14 36
2 USM Alger 18 9 6 3 28 11 10 7 3 0 19 4 8 2 3 3 9 7 17 33
3 JS Saoura 17 9 5 3 27 11 9 6 3 0 16 2 8 3 2 3 11 9 16 32
4 Paradou AC 18 10 2 6 27 20 8 5 1 2 13 8 10 5 1 4 14 12 7 32
5 JS Kabylie 18 8 7 3 19 9 10 6 3 1 13 3 8 2 4 2 6 6 10 31
6 US Biskra 18 9 4 5 23 16 10 8 1 1 14 5 8 1 3 4 9 11 7 31
7 ES Setif 17 8 6 3 17 8 8 6 2 0 13 3 9 2 4 3 4 5 9 30
8 MC Alger 17 8 6 3 17 10 8 6 1 1 11 4 9 2 5 2 6 6 7 30
9 CS Constantine 18 8 5 5 19 14 8 6 1 1 11 4 10 2 4 4 8 10 5 29
10 NC Magra 18 7 1 10 15 23 9 5 1 3 9 7 9 2 0 7 6 16 -8 22
11 ASO Chlef 18 5 6 7 15 15 10 4 4 2 12 7 8 1 2 5 3 8 0 21
12 MC Oran 18 5 6 7 16 22 10 4 5 1 14 12 8 1 1 6 2 10 -6 21
13 RC Arbaâ 18 5 6 7 17 25 9 3 3 3 10 12 9 2 3 4 7 13 -8 21
14 HB Chelghoum Laïd 17 3 7 7 12 19 9 3 5 1 8 4 8 0 2 6 4 15 -7 16
15 NA Hussein Dey 18 3 5 10 16 27 8 1 3 4 7 13 10 2 2 6 9 14 -11 14
16 Olympique Médéa 18 4 2 12 14 27 8 2 2 4 6 10 10 2 0 8 8 17 -13 14
17 RC Relizane 17 3 4 10 12 29 8 3 2 3 8 9 9 0 2 7 4 20 -17 13
18 Tlemcen 18 2 3 13 8 30 8 2 1 5 6 13 10 0 2 8 2 17 -22 9