Ligue 1: Two contenders in pretty good shape get together for this game. MC Alger with a tiny advantage with their 3rd place in the standings?
- NC Magra have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (10) in Ligue 1
NC Magra and MC Alger should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
NC Magra form and stats
NC Magra have collected 17 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 5-2-2. Magra has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadionul Ion Pintilescu, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
NC Magra are returning here after visiting CRB El Milia in a Algeria Cup match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting ES Setif (0-2).NC Magra has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Magra are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Ion Pintilescu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
MC Alger form and stats
MC Alger have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
The MC Alger goalkeeper Oussama Litim is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 255 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
MC Alger go into this game after a win, the home game against RC Arbaâ that ended 2-0. That win felt sweet as this team had gone three league fixtures without victory.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to US Biskra.Low-scoring game? 11 of this team's last 13 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from MC Alger's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Alger are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides encountered each other earlier on this season: MC Alger - NC Magra 2-1. Statistics for the former eight meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for NC Magra, two draws and four wins for MC Alger. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Merzougui 4 goals |  H. Banouh 3 goals | H. Salah 2 goals |
NC Magra missing players
MC Alger missing players
| NC Magra | MC Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 67% | 78% |
| 67% | 56% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 44% | 50% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 11% | 22% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 28% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 78% | 44% |
| 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 6.2 | 9.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 34% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 10.2 | 7.3 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
- MC Alger have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (10) in Ligue 1
- NC Magra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as MC Alger have scored away.
- NC Magra have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | ES Setif | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | USM Alger | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 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 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | NC Magra | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | El Bayadh | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | ASO Chlef | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | RC Arbaâ | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | -37 | 2 |
