Match preview for Ligue 1: MC Alger - Olympique Médéa at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 (66000 seats)

MC Alger look forward to meeting Olympique Médéa with faith in winning all three points. Will they? Read our match preview!

Insights:
  • MC Alger have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Médéa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

This ground has artifical turf, unlike Olympique Médéa's home arena. The former 28 games by the visitors on artifical turf have produced 6 wins, 4 draws and 18 losses.

These are active days for the hosts, as they had a match only four days ago in the Ligue 1. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Paradou AC.

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MC Alger form and stats

26 points is a decent return from 11 Ligue 1 games here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 for MC Alger. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Alger travelled for their previous game, a trip to Paradou AC that ended 1-1.

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

The Alger fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, MC Alger have conceded only 7 goals.

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Olympique Médéa form and stats

There's been little loot from Olympique Médéa's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 1. Olympique Médéa only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 0 draws.

Olympique Médéa had fun at their own home (Stade du 5 Juillet 1962) last time out, beating Tlemcen 1-0.

Prior to that match, the Olympique manager Zaoui faced defeat when travelling to NC Magra and losing 0-2.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Olympique Médéa have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought earlier this season: Olympique Médéa - MC Alger 0-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four MC Alger victories, four draws and one Olympique Médéa win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MC AlgerS. Frioui
S. Frioui
15 goals
AlgerH. Zaidi
H. Zaidi
5 goals
Olympique MédéaM. Baâli
M. Baâli
5 goals

MC Alger missing players

Olympique Médéa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
MC Alger Olympique Médéa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 2 12 22
11 8 3 Won W 0 3 6
8 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
4 1 0 Lost L 2 9 14
30 21 11 Scored S 1 9 17
15 7 2 Conceded C 3 19 31
78% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
52% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 59%
26% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 45%
9% 9% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 14%
9% 9% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 5%
35% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 36%
52% 55% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 32%
35% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 41%
 
4.3 5.1 10 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.9 3.6
3.5 2.6 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 5
2 2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 10.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 3 5.5 8.4
3.6 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 4.3
28% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 19%
 
6.9 5.1 4 Shots against (avg) S A 5 11 10.9
3.2 2.3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5.9 5.7
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 at least twice as many goals at home as Olympique Médéa have scored away.
  • MC Alger have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Médéa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Olympique Médéa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Olympique Médéa 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 21 15 3 3 35 15 11 9 1 1 17 3 10 6 2 2 18 12 20 48
2 MC Alger 23 11 8 4 30 15 11 8 2 1 21 7 12 3 6 3 9 8 15 41
3 JS Saoura 21 11 7 3 33 14 11 7 4 0 20 4 10 4 3 3 13 10 19 40
4 Paradou AC 23 12 4 7 34 25 11 6 3 2 17 10 12 6 1 5 17 15 9 40
5 JS Kabylie 22 10 9 3 24 12 11 7 3 1 16 5 11 3 6 2 8 7 12 39
6 USM Alger 23 9 10 4 29 14 12 7 5 0 20 5 11 2 5 4 9 9 15 37
7 CS Constantine 23 10 7 6 30 17 11 8 1 2 21 6 12 2 6 4 9 11 13 37
8 ES Setif 21 9 7 5 19 12 10 6 3 1 14 6 11 3 4 4 5 6 7 34
9 US Biskra 23 9 6 8 25 23 12 8 2 2 14 6 11 1 4 6 11 17 2 33
10 ASO Chlef 23 8 7 8 23 19 12 5 4 3 14 8 11 3 3 5 9 11 4 31
11 NC Magra 23 9 2 12 22 29 11 6 2 3 12 8 12 3 0 9 10 21 -7 29
12 RC Arbaa 23 6 9 8 21 29 12 4 5 3 13 13 11 2 4 5 8 16 -8 27
13 HB Chelghoum Laïd 22 5 9 8 19 24 12 5 6 1 13 6 10 0 3 7 6 18 -5 24
14 MC Oran 22 5 9 8 17 24 12 4 6 2 14 13 10 1 3 6 3 11 -7 24
15 Olympique Médéa 22 6 2 14 17 31 10 3 2 5 8 12 12 3 0 9 9 19 -14 20
16 NA Hussein Dey 23 4 6 13 23 38 11 2 3 6 12 21 12 2 3 7 11 17 -15 18
17 RC Relizane 23 3 7 13 16 44 11 3 4 4 10 12 12 0 3 9 6 32 -28 16
18 Tlemcen 23 2 4 17 9 41 11 2 2 7 7 18 12 0 2 10 2 23 -32 10

Table
  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 21 15 3 3 35 15 11 9 1 1 17 3 10 6 2 2 18 12 20 48
2 MC Alger 23 11 8 4 30 15 11 8 2 1 21 7 12 3 6 3 9 8 15 41
3 JS Saoura 21 11 7 3 33 14 11 7 4 0 20 4 10 4 3 3 13 10 19 40
4 Paradou AC 23 12 4 7 34 25 11 6 3 2 17 10 12 6 1 5 17 15 9 40
5 JS Kabylie 22 10 9 3 24 12 11 7 3 1 16 5 11 3 6 2 8 7 12 39
6 USM Alger 23 9 10 4 29 14 12 7 5 0 20 5 11 2 5 4 9 9 15 37
7 CS Constantine 23 10 7 6 30 17 11 8 1 2 21 6 12 2 6 4 9 11 13 37
8 ES Setif 21 9 7 5 19 12 10 6 3 1 14 6 11 3 4 4 5 6 7 34
9 US Biskra 23 9 6 8 25 23 12 8 2 2 14 6 11 1 4 6 11 17 2 33
10 ASO Chlef 23 8 7 8 23 19 12 5 4 3 14 8 11 3 3 5 9 11 4 31
11 NC Magra 23 9 2 12 22 29 11 6 2 3 12 8 12 3 0 9 10 21 -7 29
12 RC Arbaa 23 6 9 8 21 29 12 4 5 3 13 13 11 2 4 5 8 16 -8 27
13 HB Chelghoum Laïd 22 5 9 8 19 24 12 5 6 1 13 6 10 0 3 7 6 18 -5 24
14 MC Oran 22 5 9 8 17 24 12 4 6 2 14 13 10 1 3 6 3 11 -7 24
15 Olympique Médéa 22 6 2 14 17 31 10 3 2 5 8 12 12 3 0 9 9 19 -14 20
16 NA Hussein Dey 23 4 6 13 23 38 11 2 3 6 12 21 12 2 3 7 11 17 -15 18
17 RC Relizane 23 3 7 13 16 44 11 3 4 4 10 12 12 0 3 9 6 32 -28 16
18 Tlemcen 23 2 4 17 9 41 11 2 2 7 7 18 12 0 2 10 2 23 -32 10

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