Match preview Ligue 1: MC Alger - US Biskra

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 29.January
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with MC Alger leading US Biskra by 9 points.

Insights:
  • MC Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
  • US Biskra has the fewest scored goals (0) away in Ligue 1

It's no vacation for neither MC Alger nor US Biskra as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

MC Alger's stadium has a artifical turf surface. US Biskra have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for US Biskra when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 5 draws and 15 losses from 20 matches. They have scored 8 goals in these games and conceded 30.

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MC Alger form and stats

Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for MC Alger are 2-2-0 (wins-draw-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Alger.

Alger are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Tlemcen. In the match before that, Alger hosted Aïn M'lila and drew the game 3-3.

The manager N. Neghiz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to JS Saoura in only four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Alger's attacking play is working. 4 goals have been conceded.

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US Biskra form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Ligue 1, are W0-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Biskra are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

US Biskra's last game was the home draw against CA Bordj Bou Arreridj (1-1). Prior to that match, the Biskra manager M. Bououkaz faced defeat when travelling to Olympique Médéa and losing 0-1.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Biskra's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 4 matches. It's not easy to score on Biskra as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Alger won four games, one match ended with a draw and US Biskra has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three

Top Goalscorers

AlgerS. Frioui
S. Frioui
4 goals
MC AlgerN. Lamara
N. Lamara
3 goals
MC AlgerA. Bourdim
A. Bourdim
2 goals

MC Alger missing players

US Biskra missing players

MC Alger US Biskra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 4 10
5 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 6
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
13 8 1 Scored S 0 0 4
7 4 0 Conceded C 1 3 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 70%
56% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 40%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
11% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 30%
44% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 60%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.3 9.5 7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 4.3 7
3.3 5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 0.7 2.7
43% 40% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • 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 in all their home matches so far.
  • MC Alger have scored more than double the goals of US Biskra.
  • MC Alger haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • US Biskra has the fewest scored goals (0) away in Ligue 1
  • US Biskra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • US Biskra have failed to score a single goal away.
  • US Biskra 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 ES Sétif 10 7 2 1 15 3 5 2 2 1 4 2 5 5 0 0 11 1 12 23
2 CR Belouizdad 8 5 3 0 14 5 4 3 1 0 9 4 4 2 2 0 5 1 9 18
3 MC Alger 9 5 3 1 13 7 4 2 2 0 8 4 5 3 1 1 5 3 6 18
4 JS Saoura 9 5 2 2 11 6 4 3 1 0 7 3 5 2 1 2 4 3 5 17
5 USM Alger 10 5 2 3 15 11 5 3 0 2 9 6 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 17
6 Olympique Médéa 9 5 2 2 13 9 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 17
7 ASO Chlef 10 5 1 4 15 10 5 4 0 1 9 4 5 1 1 3 6 6 5 16
8 Aïn M'lila 10 4 4 2 12 9 6 3 2 1 7 4 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 16
9 JS Kabylie 10 4 3 3 9 8 5 2 1 2 4 6 5 2 2 1 5 2 1 15
10 MC Oran 10 3 6 1 9 8 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 0 5 1 5 7 1 15
11 Paradou AC 10 2 6 2 13 11 5 2 3 0 10 6 5 0 3 2 3 5 2 12
12 RC Relizane 10 2 4 4 6 8 5 1 2 2 3 3 5 1 2 2 3 5 -2 10
13 Tlemcen 10 2 4 4 6 9 5 1 3 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 5 7 -3 10
14 NA Hussein Dey 10 2 4 4 6 11 5 1 3 1 4 4 5 1 1 3 2 7 -5 10
15 US Biskra 10 1 6 3 4 7 6 1 4 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 0 3 -3 9
16 NC Magra 10 2 3 5 7 13 6 2 2 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 2 6 -6 9
17 USM Bel Abbès 10 2 2 6 9 18 5 1 1 3 5 8 5 1 1 3 4 10 -9 8
18 JSM Skikda 10 2 2 6 5 15 5 2 1 2 3 5 5 0 1 4 2 10 -10 8
19 CS Constantine 9 1 4 4 4 7 5 1 2 2 2 3 4 0 2 2 2 4 -3 7
20 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 10 0 3 7 5 16 4 0 1 3 2 8 6 0 2 4 3 8 -11 3