The MC Alger & USM Khenchela head coaches Beaumelle and Neghiz are both afraid of and eagerly anticipating this very important game in the upper part of the Ligue 1 standings.
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (14) in Ligue 1
- USM Khenchela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both contenders have had time to rest since their previous match. Let's hope for an enthusiastic game!
MC Alger form and stats
MC Alger have performed here at Stade Dar El Beïda this season with 6 wins from 11 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. Two draws in a row at home now for MC Alger.
The Alger goalkeeper Oussama Litim is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 615 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.
The spoils were shared in MC Alger's previous game, also at home. Visiting CR Belouizdad (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting NC Magra.It should be noted that a look at the 12 latest league matches shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
MC Alger has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Alger have only let in {5 goals} at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
USM Khenchela form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for USM Khenchela so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
236 minutes! That's how long the USM Khenchela goalkeeper Oussama Filali and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
USM Khenchela go into this game after a win, the home game against ES Setif that ended 1-0. That win felt good as this side had gone three league rounds without victory.
A loss, in the Algeria Cup away at Oued Akbou, before that.
Lacking goals? 9 of this club's latest 11 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
The attacking power of Khenchela when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. USM Khenchela's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
USM Khenchela - MC Alger 2-0 was the score in these sides' last H2H fixture, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bayazid 9 goals |  K. Merzougui 4 goals | M. Baakoh 3 goals |
MC Alger missing players
USM Khenchela missing players
| MC Alger | USM Khenchela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 22 |
| 68% | 73% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 41% | 45% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 61% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 22% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 18% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 30% |
| 64% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 43% |
| 50% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 35% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 12.5 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 4.8 | 6.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 15% | 16% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | 29% |
| 7.5 | 6.8 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 9.8 | 7.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
- 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.
- MC Alger have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Ligue 1
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (14) in Ligue 1
- MC Alger have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- USM Khenchela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- USM Khenchela have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- USM Khenchela have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 43 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | ES Setif | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 | USM Khenchela | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | El Bayadh | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | JS Saoura | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | MC Oran | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | RC Arbaa | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | US Biskra | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | JS Kabylie | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 23 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 23 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 31 | -48 | 3 |
