USM Alger vs NC Magra preview: Away side will have a back-breaking job at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Tue 04.Jul
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 (66000 seats)

The Ligue 1 overall standings tell a tale about these contenders up until now, with USM Alger in front of NC Magra by 6 points. Here's our preview:

Insights:
  • USM Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
  • NC Magra have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It's no vacation for neither USM Alger nor NC Magra 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.

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USM Alger form and stats

USM Alger have performed here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 this season with 9 wins from 13 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.

Alger are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus RC Arbaa.

Prior to that, an away loss at JS Saoura.

It should be added that a look at the 13 latest league games shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for USM Alger as they are travelling to their away game against CR Belouizdad in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.

Alger have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Defensively USM Alger have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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NC Magra form and stats

NC Magra have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-3-8 (13 played).

Magra had fun at their own home (Stade du 5 Juillet 1962) last time out, beating CS Constantine 2-1.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus ASO Chlef at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting USM Khenchela in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting NC Magra as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Magra struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; NC Magra - USM Alger 1-1. Head to head data (for the last six meetings): USM Alger won three games, one match ended with a tie and NC Magra have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two.

Top Goalscorers

USM AlgerA. Mahious
A. Mahious
6 goals
NC MagraF. Amrane
F. Amrane
4 goals
USM AlgerZ. Belaïd
Z. Belaïd
3 goals

USM Alger missing players

NC Magra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
USM Alger NC Magra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
11 9 4 Won W 0 2 9
6 4 0 Drew D 0 3 6
9 0 0 Lost L 4 8 11
29 21 9 Scored S 2 12 28
21 6 1 Conceded C 8 21 31
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
58% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 62%
35% 38% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 38%
8% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 12%
38% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 46%
38% 62% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 31%
31% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 35%
 
4.8 5.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.7 3.6
3.4 2.4 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.3 5.2
1.7 1.3 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.6 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11 14.2 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 7 7.8
5.2 7.5 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 3.8
21% 22% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 24% 29%
 
7.4 6.5 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 13.6 10.3
4.3 4.1 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.2 6.4 4.3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • NC Magra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 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 26 16 9 1 38 14 13 9 4 0 20 5 13 7 5 1 18 9 24 57
2 CS Constantine 26 13 7 6 33 20 13 10 2 1 21 5 13 3 5 5 12 15 13 46
3 ES Setif 26 11 7 8 34 25 13 7 5 1 19 5 13 4 2 7 15 20 9 40
4 MC Alger 26 10 10 6 18 18 13 7 6 0 14 6 13 3 4 6 4 12 0 40
5 USM Alger 26 11 6 9 29 21 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 2 2 9 8 15 8 39
6 JS Saoura 26 10 8 8 29 22 13 9 3 1 23 6 13 1 5 7 6 16 7 38
7 El Bayadh 26 10 7 9 27 22 13 7 5 1 15 6 13 3 2 8 12 16 5 37
8 USM Khenchela 26 10 6 10 22 24 13 7 4 2 14 4 13 3 2 8 8 20 -2 36
9 MC Oran 26 9 8 9 22 30 13 8 5 0 17 5 13 1 3 9 5 25 -8 35
10 US Biskra 26 8 10 8 24 25 13 7 6 0 16 8 13 1 4 8 8 17 -1 34
11 ASO Chlef 26 8 9 9 28 26 13 7 4 2 19 8 13 1 5 7 9 18 2 33
12 NC Magra 26 9 6 11 28 31 13 7 3 3 16 10 13 2 3 8 12 21 -3 33
13 JS Kabylie 26 8 8 10 29 22 13 7 2 4 21 10 13 1 6 6 8 12 7 32
14 RC Arbaa 26 9 5 12 33 37 13 9 1 3 29 16 13 0 4 9 4 21 -4 32
15 Paradou AC 26 7 8 11 28 31 13 6 2 5 18 14 13 1 6 6 10 17 -3 29
16 HB Chelghoum Laid 26 0 4 22 9 63 13 0 3 10 5 29 13 0 1 12 4 34 -54 4

Table
  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 26 16 9 1 38 14 13 9 4 0 20 5 13 7 5 1 18 9 24 57
2 CS Constantine 26 13 7 6 33 20 13 10 2 1 21 5 13 3 5 5 12 15 13 46
3 ES Setif 26 11 7 8 34 25 13 7 5 1 19 5 13 4 2 7 15 20 9 40
4 MC Alger 26 10 10 6 18 18 13 7 6 0 14 6 13 3 4 6 4 12 0 40
5 USM Alger 26 11 6 9 29 21 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 2 2 9 8 15 8 39
6 JS Saoura 26 10 8 8 29 22 13 9 3 1 23 6 13 1 5 7 6 16 7 38
7 El Bayadh 26 10 7 9 27 22 13 7 5 1 15 6 13 3 2 8 12 16 5 37
8 USM Khenchela 26 10 6 10 22 24 13 7 4 2 14 4 13 3 2 8 8 20 -2 36
9 MC Oran 26 9 8 9 22 30 13 8 5 0 17 5 13 1 3 9 5 25 -8 35
10 US Biskra 26 8 10 8 24 25 13 7 6 0 16 8 13 1 4 8 8 17 -1 34
11 ASO Chlef 26 8 9 9 28 26 13 7 4 2 19 8 13 1 5 7 9 18 2 33
12 NC Magra 26 9 6 11 28 31 13 7 3 3 16 10 13 2 3 8 12 21 -3 33
13 JS Kabylie 26 8 8 10 29 22 13 7 2 4 21 10 13 1 6 6 8 12 7 32
14 RC Arbaa 26 9 5 12 33 37 13 9 1 3 29 16 13 0 4 9 4 21 -4 32
15 Paradou AC 26 7 8 11 28 31 13 6 2 5 18 14 13 1 6 6 10 17 -3 29
16 HB Chelghoum Laid 26 0 4 22 9 63 13 0 3 10 5 29 13 0 1 12 4 34 -54 4

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