It's still early in the Ligue 1 season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the RC Relizane - MC Alger preview!
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. There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a CAF Champions League game only three days ago.
It should be mentioned that MC Alger play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for MC Alger on grass are 7 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 16 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-23. You can compare this with overall results below.
RC Relizane form and stats
RC Relizane are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Ligue 1 games here at Stade Tahar Zoughari. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Relizane, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 216 minutes in the Ligue 1.
It's back home for RC Relizane, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating CA Bordj Bou Arreridj away with the result 1-0. Before that, Relizane drew at home versus JS Saoura.
There will be little rest for RC Relizane after this match as they are travelling to MC Oran for a Ligue 1 game in only four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the RC Relizane at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
MC Alger form and stats
Four points from two away games for MC Alger, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ligue 1 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Alger's previous game versus Buffles, a CAF Champions League 5-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Olympique Medea in the Ligue 1.
As mentioned above, Alger was the only team on the pitch versus Buffles in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
A quick return to home after this game, as MC Alger are hosting CS Sfaxien in the CAF Champions League only three days away.
It's early days yet, but MC Alger has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Relizane one win, zero draws and MC Alger three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.RC Relizane missing players
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| RC Relizane | MC Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 8.5 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7 | 8.3 |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 60% | 60% |
| RC Relizane | Last season | MC Alger | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 23 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 91% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 95% | ||
| 65% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 71% | ||
| 43% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 62% | ||
| 26% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 9% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 14% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 26% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 38% | ||
| 35% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.5 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 42% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | ||
| 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 Setif | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Ain M'lila | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | MC Alger | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | MC Oran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | RC Relizane | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | US Biskra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Paradou AC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | NC Magra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Olympique Medea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | CS Constantine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | JSM Skikda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | USM Alger | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | USM Bel Abbes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympique Medea | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 | JSM Skikda | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Tlemcen | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | RC Relizane | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | RC Arbaa | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | AS Khroub | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -2 | 35 |
| 7 | MC El Eulma | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | ASM Oran | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | DRB Tadjenanet | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Annaba | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | MC Saida | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Amal Bou Saada | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Arzew | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | MO Bejaia | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | JSM Bejaia | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | USM El Harrach | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -11 | 22 |
| Last season | 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 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | ES Setif | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | JS Saoura | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Ain M'lila | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | MC Oran | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | USM Alger | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Paradou AC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | USM Bel Abbes | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | ASO Chlef | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | US Biskra | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 21 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 19 |
| 16 | NC Magra | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 19 |