MC Oran and USM Alger have both delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf expression. The teams both reside in mid-table spots in the Ligue 1.
- MC Oran have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- USM Alger have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 1
USM Alger play their home games on artifical turf, while this match will be played on grass. Relevant stats for USM Alger when featuring on grass are 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats from ten matches. They have managed to score 13 goals and conceded 8 times in these games.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
MC Oran form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 1, MC Oran have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 12 games. Oran have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for MC Oran, who played 1-1 against USM Alger. That match was also played at this venue (Stade Ahmed Zabana).
2-2 away at US Biskra before that.The MC Oran fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. MC Oran have conceded 13 in these home matches.
USM Alger form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for USM Alger so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-4 (win-draw-lose). Sharing is caring, but Alger are perhaps overdoing it with their seven draws in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to MC Oran (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs ASO Chlef.Many goals are not expected from the visiting USM Alger as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on USM Alger as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have played previously this season: USM Alger - Oran 0-0. Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for MC Oran, five draws and four wins for USM Alger. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mahious 7 goals |  Y. Guenina 6 goals | A. Djabout 6 goals |
MC Oran missing players
USM Alger missing players
| MC Oran | USM Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 32 |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 84% | 85% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 77% | 77% |
| 52% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 32% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 23% | 31% |
| 16% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 44% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 32% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 42% |
| 40% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 35% |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11.3 | 11 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 28% | 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 19% | 27% |
| 7.6 | 6.4 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
- MC Oran have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- USM Alger have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 1
| 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 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 52 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 46 |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 44 |
| 5 | MC Alger | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | CS Constantine | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 39 |
| 8 | ES Setif | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | NC Magra | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | MC Oran | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | RC Arbaa | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -11 | 27 |
| 15 | Olympique Medea | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | NA Hussein Dey | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -14 | 21 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 35 | -35 | 16 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 26 | -33 | 13 |
