The home side, MC Alger, should be odds-on favourites in this match, but RC Arbaâ have shown both capability and bravery. Learn more about the game!
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (9) in Ligue 1
- RC Arbaâ have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligue 1
This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
MC Alger form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 8 Ligue 1 games here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 for MC Alger. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
The MC Alger coach Benzarti and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus US Biskra (placed 11th).
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against NC Magra in the Algeria Cup.
It should be considered that a look at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Alger are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. MC Alger have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
RC Arbaâ form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RC Arbaâ so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-5 (win-draw-lose). RC Arbaâ has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Arbaâ are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against ES Setif (placed 5th). Those three points felt sweet as this team had gone four league games without winning.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against MC Oran wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Observe that 8 of this club's 10 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
RC Arbaâ are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 8 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, RC Arbaâ rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams met each other earlier this campaign: RC Arbaâ - MC Alger 0-0. Last nine meetings with these sides: Alger won two, RC Arbaâ triumphed in four and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Toumi 7 goals | M. Taib 5 goals |  K. Merzougui 4 goals |
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| MC Alger | RC Arbaâ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 76% |
| 24% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 59% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 41% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 24% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 47% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 62% | 41% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.6 | 13.9 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 4.8 | 7.9 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 16% | 16% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 35% |
| 7.8 | 7.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 12 | 9.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.9 | 4 |
- 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 at home as RC Arbaâ have scored away.
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (9) in Ligue 1
- MC Alger have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- RC Arbaâ have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- RC Arbaâ have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- RC Arbaâ have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Ligue 1
- RC Arbaâ have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligue 1
- RC Arbaâ have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RC Arbaâ have yet to win a 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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | ES Setif | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | USM Alger | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | MC Oran | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | NC Magra | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | RC Arbaâ | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | US Biskra | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | ASO Chlef | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | El Bayadh | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 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 Laïd | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | -36 | 1 |
