Another adrenaline-fuelled fixture in Ligue 1 as USM Alger host Olympique Médéa

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 03.June
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Omar Hamadi

Victory to the hosting team is expected from this game if the league standings is a way to look into the future. The USM Alger followers are hopeful that the contrast between 4th and Olympique Médéa's 15th place in the table will be visible on the grass.

Insights:
  • USM Alger have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Médéa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

For Olympique Médéa most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season. One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Olympique Médéa have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 4-3-11 (win-draw-loss) from 18 matches.

Both sides have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's hope for an animated game!

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USM Alger form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Omar Hamadi as USM Alger have scored 25 goals to get 33 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 9-6-0 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Alger has won their last four matches.

The USM Alger goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 377 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.

It's back home for Alger, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Paradou AC away with the result 1-0.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against CS Constantine.

The USM Alger fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 15 league matches. Defensively Alger have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Olympique Médéa form and stats

Olympique Médéa have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 4-1-11 (16 played).

Olympique Médéa's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus US Biskra that finished 1-1.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting JS Saoura's place.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Olympique Médéa as they have only managed to score 12 times from 16 away games in the league. Olympique's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Olympique Médéa - USM Alger 1-3 was the product when these two squads formerly met, earlier this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding nine meetings): USM Alger won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Olympique Médéa got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / three

Top Goalscorers

Olympique MédéaM. Baâli
M. Baâli
11 goals
USM AlgerB. Benhammouda
B. Benhammouda
7 goals
AlgerA. Mahious
A. Mahious
7 goals

USM Alger missing players

Olympique Médéa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
USM Alger Olympique Médéa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 16 32
13 9 4 Won W 0 4 10
12 6 1 Drew D 1 1 5
6 0 0 Lost L 4 11 17
38 25 10 Scored S 3 12 30
19 6 2 Conceded C 9 25 46
81% 80% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 88%
58% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 62%
29% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 47%
13% 20% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 19%
3% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 12%
39% 40% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 44%
48% 60% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 34%
32% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 34%
 
5.6 5.9 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.4 4.2
3.5 3.1 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.5
1.4 1.5 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.2 10.7 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 5.9 9.2
5.2 5 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3 4.7
26% 33% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 26% 18%
 
5.4 4.3 2.8 Shots against (avg) S A 17 12.3 11.1
2.8 1.9 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.8 5.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Médéa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Olympique Médéa 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Olympique Médéa have scored away.
  • USM Alger have the most scored goals in the first half (22) 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 31 20 7 4 51 18 16 12 2 2 24 6 15 8 5 2 27 12 33 67
2 JS Kabylie 32 16 12 4 39 17 16 9 5 2 21 8 16 7 7 2 18 9 22 60
3 JS Saoura 31 15 9 7 51 21 16 11 4 1 37 6 15 4 5 6 14 15 30 54
4 USM Alger 31 13 12 6 38 19 15 9 6 0 25 6 16 4 6 6 13 13 19 51
5 Paradou AC 31 15 5 11 42 33 16 9 4 3 24 13 15 6 1 8 18 20 9 50
6 MC Alger 32 13 10 9 35 23 16 10 3 3 25 10 16 3 7 6 10 13 12 49
7 ASO Chlef 32 13 10 9 37 28 16 7 6 3 18 9 16 6 4 6 19 19 9 49
8 ES Setif 29 13 8 8 34 19 14 8 4 2 23 8 15 5 4 6 11 11 15 47
9 CS Constantine 31 12 10 9 40 28 15 9 4 2 26 10 16 3 6 7 14 18 12 46
10 US Biskra 32 12 10 10 33 30 16 10 4 2 18 8 16 2 6 8 15 22 3 46
11 RC Arbaâ 32 10 12 10 36 40 16 7 6 3 21 16 16 3 6 7 15 24 -4 42
12 HB Chelghoum Laïd 32 10 11 11 34 38 16 7 7 2 18 9 16 3 4 9 16 29 -4 41
13 MC Oran 31 8 15 8 25 28 15 5 8 2 16 14 16 3 7 6 9 14 -3 39
14 NC Magra 32 11 6 15 25 34 16 8 4 4 14 9 16 3 2 11 11 25 -9 39
15 Olympique Médéa 32 10 5 17 30 46 16 6 4 6 18 21 16 4 1 11 12 25 -16 35
16 NA Hussein Dey 31 5 7 19 31 54 16 3 3 10 19 33 15 2 4 9 12 21 -23 22
17 RC Relizane 32 4 7 21 27 80 16 3 4 9 16 33 16 1 3 12 11 47 -53 19
18 Tlemcen 32 3 4 25 13 65 16 3 2 11 10 29 16 0 2 14 3 36 -52 13

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 31 20 7 4 51 18 16 12 2 2 24 6 15 8 5 2 27 12 33 67
2 JS Kabylie 32 16 12 4 39 17 16 9 5 2 21 8 16 7 7 2 18 9 22 60
3 JS Saoura 31 15 9 7 51 21 16 11 4 1 37 6 15 4 5 6 14 15 30 54
4 USM Alger 31 13 12 6 38 19 15 9 6 0 25 6 16 4 6 6 13 13 19 51
5 Paradou AC 31 15 5 11 42 33 16 9 4 3 24 13 15 6 1 8 18 20 9 50
6 MC Alger 32 13 10 9 35 23 16 10 3 3 25 10 16 3 7 6 10 13 12 49
7 ASO Chlef 32 13 10 9 37 28 16 7 6 3 18 9 16 6 4 6 19 19 9 49
8 ES Setif 29 13 8 8 34 19 14 8 4 2 23 8 15 5 4 6 11 11 15 47
9 CS Constantine 31 12 10 9 40 28 15 9 4 2 26 10 16 3 6 7 14 18 12 46
10 US Biskra 32 12 10 10 33 30 16 10 4 2 18 8 16 2 6 8 15 22 3 46
11 RC Arbaâ 32 10 12 10 36 40 16 7 6 3 21 16 16 3 6 7 15 24 -4 42
12 HB Chelghoum Laïd 32 10 11 11 34 38 16 7 7 2 18 9 16 3 4 9 16 29 -4 41
13 MC Oran 31 8 15 8 25 28 15 5 8 2 16 14 16 3 7 6 9 14 -3 39
14 NC Magra 32 11 6 15 25 34 16 8 4 4 14 9 16 3 2 11 11 25 -9 39
15 Olympique Médéa 32 10 5 17 30 46 16 6 4 6 18 21 16 4 1 11 12 25 -16 35
16 NA Hussein Dey 31 5 7 19 31 54 16 3 3 10 19 33 15 2 4 9 12 21 -23 22
17 RC Relizane 32 4 7 21 27 80 16 3 4 9 16 33 16 1 3 12 11 47 -53 19
18 Tlemcen 32 3 4 25 13 65 16 3 2 11 10 29 16 0 2 14 3 36 -52 13

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