Ligue 1 match preview and statistics: Paradou AC fight USM Bel Abbès

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Date: Thu 16.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not USM Bel Abbès's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf USM Bel Abbès have performed like this: Played 23 matches resulting in 7 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats with the goal stats 16-24 (scored/conceded).

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Paradou AC form and stats

Paradou AC have performed well here so far this season with 10 wins from 13 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.

In their previous game, the manager Francisco Chaló led his Paradou AC to a defeat in the Ligue 1 match away at MO Béjaïa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against NA Hussein Dey.

The Paradou AC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 13 matches. From these home matches, Paradou AC have conceded only 7 goals.

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USM Bel Abbès form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for USM Bel Abbès so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means USM Bel Abbès are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

USM Bel Abbès are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Ligue 1 against Aïn M'lila. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs JS Saoura.

USM Bel Abbès are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 5 goals from 13 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as USM Bel Abbès have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: USM Bel Abbès - Paradou AC 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 4 - 2 (Paradou AC wins - draws - USM Bel Abbès wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Z. Naidji
19 goals
Y. Bouzok
4 goals
R. Benayad
3 goals

Paradou AC missing players

USM Bel Abbès missing players

Paradou AC USM Bel Abbès
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played 3 13 27
13 10 4 Won 0 1 7
6 1 0 Drew 0 3 8
8 2 0 Lost 3 9 12
34 23 12 Scored 1 5 20
21 7 2 Conceded 7 22 36
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 100% 85% 85%
63% 69% 100% Over 1.5 67% 54% 56%
33% 46% 100% Over 2.5 67% 46% 41%
11% 15% 25% Over 3.5 33% 23% 26%
4% 8% 25% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 23% 25% BTTS 33% 23% 30%
44% 69% 75% Clean Sheets 0% 23% 37%
30% 15% 0% Failed To Score 67% 69% 48%
 
5 5.8 5 Corners For (avg) 3.7 3 3.8
4.3 3.5 3.2 Corners Against (avg) 8 6.8 4.8
2 1.3 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.7 1.5 1.6
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Paradou AC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paradou AC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Paradou AC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as USM Bel Abbès have scored away.
  • USM Bel Abbès have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • USM Bel Abbès have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • USM Bel Abbès have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • USM Bel Abbès have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Paradou AC
All Ligue 1 Ligue 2 Algeria Cup
All Home Away
02-03-19 L1 USM Alger 1 - 2 Paradou AC
09-03-19 AC JSM Bejaia 0 - 0 Paradou AC
30-03-19 AC Paradou AC 1 - 1 JSM Bejaia
04-04-19 L1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 1 - 0 Paradou AC
21-04-19 L1 Paradou AC 2 - 0 JS Saoura
27-04-19 L1 Paradou AC 2 - 1 NA Hussein Dey
11-05-19 L1 MO Béjaïa 1 - 0 Paradou AC
16-05-19 L1 Paradou AC 15:00 USM Bel Abbès
21-05-19 L1 Aïn M'lila 15:00 Paradou AC
26-05-19 L1 Paradou AC 15:00 DRB Tadjenanet
USM Bel Abbès
All Ligue 1 Algeria Cup CAF Confederations Cup Super Cup
All Home Away
09-02-19 L1 USM Alger 1 - 0 USM Bel Abbès
02-03-19 L1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 3 - 1 USM Bel Abbès
01-04-19 L1 MO Béjaïa 1 - 0 USM Bel Abbès
10-04-19 L1 USM Bel Abbès 0 - 0 NA Hussein Dey
21-04-19 L1 USM Bel Abbès 1 - 0 DRB Tadjenanet
04-05-19 L1 USM Bel Abbès 1 - 0 JS Saoura
11-05-19 L1 USM Bel Abbès 1 - 0 Aïn M'lila
16-05-19 L1 Paradou AC 15:00 USM Bel Abbès
21-05-19 L1 USM Bel Abbès 15:00 MC Alger
26-05-19 L1 CR Belouizdad 15:00 USM Bel Abbès

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 USM Alger 27 14 7 6 44 25 14 10 1 3 30 12 13 4 6 3 14 13 19 49
2 Paradou AC 27 13 6 8 34 21 13 10 1 2 23 7 14 3 5 6 11 14 13 45
3 JS Kabylie 27 12 7 8 32 23 13 8 4 1 20 11 14 4 3 7 12 12 9 43
4 JSM Skikda 27 11 7 9 29 20 14 9 3 2 26 9 13 2 4 7 3 11 9 40
5 CS Constantine 27 10 9 8 29 20 14 7 7 0 18 6 13 3 2 8 11 14 9 39
6 ES Sétif 27 11 6 10 30 22 13 7 3 3 22 9 14 4 3 7 8 13 8 39
7 MC Alger 27 10 9 8 30 32 13 6 4 3 16 15 14 4 5 5 14 17 -2 39
8 NA Hussein Dey 27 9 9 9 19 23 14 6 5 3 8 6 13 3 4 6 11 17 -4 36
9 CR Belouizdad 27 9 10 8 26 25 13 6 3 4 14 11 14 3 7 4 12 14 1 34
10 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 27 8 10 9 21 21 14 7 5 2 16 7 13 1 5 7 5 14 0 34
11 DRB Tadjenanet 27 7 9 11 26 33 14 7 4 3 13 7 13 0 5 8 13 26 -7 30
12 Aïn M'lila 27 5 15 7 15 26 13 4 9 0 8 4 14 1 6 7 7 22 -11 30
13 MC Oran 27 6 11 10 28 35 13 4 7 2 16 13 14 2 4 8 12 22 -7 29
14 MO Béjaïa 27 6 11 10 22 34 14 4 7 3 10 11 13 2 4 7 12 23 -12 29
15 USM Bel Abbès 27 7 8 12 20 36 14 6 5 3 15 14 13 1 3 9 5 22 -16 29
16 Olympique Médéa 27 6 10 11 20 29 13 4 4 5 13 15 14 2 6 6 7 14 -9 28

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