Exciting top table thriller in Ligue 1 as MC Alger have travelled the 0 miles required to meet USM Alger at their Stade Omar Hamadi.
- USM Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (15) in Ligue 1
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an active match!
USM Alger form and stats
28 points is a decent return from 12 Ligue 1 games here at Stade Omar Hamadi for USM Alger. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.
The USM Alger goalkeeper Oussama Benbot is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.
USM Alger drew their last game, also a home match. MC Oran (placed 8th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting US Biskra in a game that was won 1-0.It should be considered that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
There will be little rest for Alger after this match as they are travelling to JS Saoura for a Ligue 1 game in only four days.
The USM Alger fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. USM 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 6 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
MC Alger form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of MC Alger playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for MC Alger, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus JS Kabylie (placed 10th). Before that loss this team had won at least one point from eight league rounds in a row.
Before that, Alger secured a home win against USM Khenchela with the score 1-0.Take note: 13 of the latest 14 league matches featuring this side have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Goals are few and far between in MC Alger's away league games. Only {4 goals} from 12 travels. It's not easy to score on MC Alger as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved encountered each other previously this campaign: MC Alger - Alger 1-0. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): USM Alger won one game, five matches ended with a draw and MC Alger managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mahious 6 goals |  K. Merzougui 4 goals | A. Meziane Bentahar 3 goals |
USM Alger missing players
MC Alger missing players
| USM Alger | MC Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 26 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 91% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 52% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 42% | 42% |
| 35% | 42% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 9% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 42% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 39% | 58% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 58% | 62% |
| 30% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 3.6 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 14.5 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 7.1 | 9.2 |
| 5.4 | 7.8 | 11.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| 21% | 20% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 12% | 16% |
| 7.1 | 6.6 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3 |
- MC Alger have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- MC Alger have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Ligue 1
- MC Alger have the most clean sheets (15) 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 at home.
- USM Alger have scored at least twice as many goals at home as MC Alger 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 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 3 | ES Setif | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | USM Alger | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | El Bayadh | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | USM Khenchela | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | MC Oran | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | JS Kabylie | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 11 | JS Saoura | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | US Biskra | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | NC Magra | 25 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 30 |
| 14 | RC Arbaa | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 25 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 33 | -54 | 3 |
