Most people believe in USM Alger in this game versus ASO Chlef, but the visitors will battle to the bitter end. Here's our match preview!
- USM Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
- ASO Chlef have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Alger are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. ASO Chlef are struggling to avoid relegation.
It's no vacation for neither USM Alger nor ASO Chlef as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
USM Alger form and stats
32 points is a decent return from 14 Ligue 1 games here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 for USM Alger. The data says 9 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses.
In their previous game, the manager Benchikha led his USM Alger to a defeat away at CR Belouizdad. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962.
In the match before that, Alger hosted NC Magra and drew the game 0-0.It should be noted that a peek at the 15 latest league matches shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
USM Alger have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 with 21 goals in 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Alger have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {6 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
ASO Chlef form and stats
ASO Chlef have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-5-8 (14 played). ASO Chlef seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Kerroum and Souibaah (2) scored in ASO Chlef's previous match, the home game against CS Constantine that ended 3-2. That win felt sweet as this side had gone three league matches without winning.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting El Bayadh's place.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Chlef have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
ASO Chlef have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) against USM Alger.The most recent past history between these squads is the ASO Chlef - Alger 2-1 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Souibaah 11 goals |  A. Mahious 6 goals | T. Addadi 5 goals |
USM Alger missing players
ASO Chlef missing players
| USM Alger | ASO Chlef | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 30 | 21 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| 24 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 30 |
| 89% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| 57% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 64% |
| 36% | 36% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 43% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 39% | 36% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 39% |
| 39% | 64% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 32% |
| 32% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 64% | 46% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.9 | 13.7 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 |
| 5.1 | 7 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 21% | 21% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 30% |
| 7.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10 | 8.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
- ASO Chlef have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- ASO Chlef have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- USM Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
- USM Alger have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- USM Alger have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ASO Chlef have scored away.
- USM Alger have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 47 |
| 3 | El Bayadh | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 43 |
| 5 | JS Saoura | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | ES Sétif | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 40 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | MC Oran | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 26 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | NC Magra | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 37 |
| 12 | JS Kabylie | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 36 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 35 |
| 15 | RC Arbaâ | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 23 | -5 | 33 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 28 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 37 | -59 | 4 |
