Both these teams are in pretty good shape, ES Sétif having a 3 point advantage on USM Alger in the tables. Bring it on!
- USM Alger have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Ligue 1
Little time to rest for the home side, as they performed in a Ligue 1 fixture only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus JS Kabylie, was also a home game here at Stade Omar Hamadi. The away team is better rested.
USM Alger form and stats
USM Alger have performed here at Stade Omar Hamadi this season with 5 wins from 8 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus JS Kabylie last time out and are looking for a victory here.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Olympique Medea.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how USM Alger have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won zero times, drawn two and lost two.
Goals decide football matches and USM Alger are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Alger are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Omar Hamadi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
ES Sétif form and stats
Playing away, ES Sétif, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Ligue 1, have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. ES Sétif has drawn their two previous away games.
ES Sétif had fun at their own home (Stade Omar Hamadi) last time out, beating US Biskra 2-0. Djahnit scored.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus JS Saoura that ended 1-1.We have checked recent matches where ES Sétif have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were one victory, five draws and five defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from ES Sétif's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sétif are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): USM Alger three wins, two draws and ES Sétif five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Belkacemi 6 goals | B. Benhammouda 5 goals | A. Mahious 5 goals |
USM Alger missing players
ES Sétif missing players
| USM Alger | ES Sétif | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 62% | 75% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 50% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 25% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 62% | 69% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 62% | 38% |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 9.9 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| 5.5 | 4.1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 31% | 52% | 250% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 13% | 23% |
| 5.7 | 4 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 10.1 | 7.9 |
| 3 | 1.4 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
- ES Sétif have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- ES Sétif have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most clean sheets (11) in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have the most clean sheets (5) away in Ligue 1
- ES Sétif have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- ES Sétif is in the best form (4-2-0) in Ligue 1
- USM Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
- USM Alger have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- USM Alger have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- USM Alger have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ES Sétif have scored away.
- USM Alger have the most scored goals (17) at home in Ligue 1
- USM Alger have the most scored goals in the first half (17) 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | ES Sétif | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | CS Constantine | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Paradou AC | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | US Biskra | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 27 |
| 8 | MC Alger | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 10 | RC Arbaa | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | NC Magra | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | MC Oran | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Olympique Medea | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -21 | 9 |
