USM Alger fights Paradou AC in Ligue 1 battle

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Mon 02.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

6 points separate the two duelists in this Ligue 1 match. USM Alger hold both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • USM Alger have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Ligue 1
  • Paradou AC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

USM Alger and Paradou AC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

USM Alger are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Paradou AC is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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USM Alger form and stats

35 points is a decent return from 16 Ligue 1 games here for USM Alger. The data says 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. The USM Alger fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Alger has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

The fans are hoping that Alger will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against NC Magra (placed 12th).

Ahead of that match, Alger won a home game hosting US Biskra (2-1).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Alger, as the Ligue 1 home game vs JS Kabylie is only three days away.

Goals decide football matches and Alger are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Alger have conceded only 13 goals.

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Paradou AC form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Paradou hope to make it five in this match.

Paradou had fun at their own home last time out, beating MC Oran 5-4. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Paradou, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Preceding that game was the away victory against Olympique Medea with the score of 2-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Paradou have scored 20 goals in 17 league games away. As opposed to that, Paradou have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Paradou AC - USM Alger 2-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Alger, three draws and two wins for Paradou AC. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

AlgerA. Belkacemi
A. Belkacemi
13 goals
Paradou ACA. Benbouali
A. Benbouali
8 goals
USM AlgerH. Koudri
H. Koudri
7 goals

USM Alger missing players

Paradou AC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
USM Alger Paradou AC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 17 34
16 11 3 Won W 0 5 13
8 2 1 Drew D 0 5 11
9 3 1 Lost L 4 7 10
54 32 9 Scored S 1 20 49
33 13 5 Conceded C 9 22 44
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
76% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 79%
58% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 53%
27% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 24% 24%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
55% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 59% 62%
33% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 26%
18% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 75% 29% 21%
 
3.9 3.8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.6 3.1
4.2 3.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.6 4.7
2 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.4 10.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 4.2 9.2 9.9
4.2 5.2 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 3.8 4.1
39% 41% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 30% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Paradou AC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Paradou AC have won significantly less corners away then 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 the most matches over the total-line (19) 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 33 18 12 3 58 21 16 11 4 1 32 12 17 7 8 2 26 9 37 66
2 ES Sétif 34 18 9 7 62 30 17 11 5 1 37 9 17 7 4 6 25 21 32 62
3 JS Saoura 34 19 8 7 54 25 16 13 3 0 32 7 18 6 5 7 22 18 29 62
4 USM Alger 33 16 8 9 54 33 16 11 2 3 32 13 17 5 6 6 22 20 21 56
5 MC Oran 34 13 15 6 46 33 17 9 7 1 27 12 17 4 8 5 19 21 13 54
6 MC Alger 34 14 11 9 51 35 17 10 6 1 37 17 17 4 5 8 14 18 16 53
7 JS Kabylie 30 15 7 8 36 23 16 8 4 4 16 14 14 7 3 4 20 9 13 52
8 CS Constantine 34 13 12 9 35 23 18 9 4 5 23 13 16 4 8 4 12 10 12 51
9 Paradou AC 34 13 11 10 49 44 17 8 6 3 29 22 17 5 5 7 20 22 5 50
10 Olympique Medea 34 13 9 12 36 37 17 9 6 2 21 11 17 4 3 10 15 26 -1 48
11 RC Relizane 34 12 10 12 33 45 18 8 7 3 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 32 -12 42
12 NC Magra 34 10 10 14 30 41 17 9 5 3 21 15 17 1 5 11 9 26 -11 40
13 US Biskra 34 9 13 12 27 38 17 9 5 3 19 12 17 0 8 9 8 26 -11 40
14 Aïn M'lila 34 12 7 15 34 49 17 9 3 5 20 20 17 3 4 10 14 29 -15 40
15 Tlemcen 33 10 9 14 34 40 17 6 6 5 20 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -6 39
16 ASO Chlef 34 10 8 16 37 50 17 7 5 5 19 21 17 3 3 11 18 29 -13 38
17 NA Hussein Dey 34 8 13 13 36 38 17 6 8 3 23 14 17 2 5 10 13 24 -2 37
18 USM Bel Abbès 34 8 9 17 28 55 16 6 5 5 15 20 18 2 4 12 13 35 -27 33
19 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 34 4 9 21 23 55 17 4 4 9 14 25 17 0 5 12 9 30 -32 21
20 JSM Skikda 33 5 2 26 16 64 16 5 1 10 9 25 17 0 1 16 7 39 -48 17

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 33 18 12 3 58 21 16 11 4 1 32 12 17 7 8 2 26 9 37 66
2 ES Sétif 34 18 9 7 62 30 17 11 5 1 37 9 17 7 4 6 25 21 32 62
3 JS Saoura 34 19 8 7 54 25 16 13 3 0 32 7 18 6 5 7 22 18 29 62
4 USM Alger 33 16 8 9 54 33 16 11 2 3 32 13 17 5 6 6 22 20 21 56
5 MC Oran 34 13 15 6 46 33 17 9 7 1 27 12 17 4 8 5 19 21 13 54
6 MC Alger 34 14 11 9 51 35 17 10 6 1 37 17 17 4 5 8 14 18 16 53
7 JS Kabylie 30 15 7 8 36 23 16 8 4 4 16 14 14 7 3 4 20 9 13 52
8 CS Constantine 34 13 12 9 35 23 18 9 4 5 23 13 16 4 8 4 12 10 12 51
9 Paradou AC 34 13 11 10 49 44 17 8 6 3 29 22 17 5 5 7 20 22 5 50
10 Olympique Medea 34 13 9 12 36 37 17 9 6 2 21 11 17 4 3 10 15 26 -1 48
11 RC Relizane 34 12 10 12 33 45 18 8 7 3 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 32 -12 42
12 NC Magra 34 10 10 14 30 41 17 9 5 3 21 15 17 1 5 11 9 26 -11 40
13 US Biskra 34 9 13 12 27 38 17 9 5 3 19 12 17 0 8 9 8 26 -11 40
14 Aïn M'lila 34 12 7 15 34 49 17 9 3 5 20 20 17 3 4 10 14 29 -15 40
15 Tlemcen 33 10 9 14 34 40 17 6 6 5 20 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -6 39
16 ASO Chlef 34 10 8 16 37 50 17 7 5 5 19 21 17 3 3 11 18 29 -13 38
17 NA Hussein Dey 34 8 13 13 36 38 17 6 8 3 23 14 17 2 5 10 13 24 -2 37
18 USM Bel Abbès 34 8 9 17 28 55 16 6 5 5 15 20 18 2 4 12 13 35 -27 33
19 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 34 4 9 21 23 55 17 4 4 9 14 25 17 0 5 12 9 30 -32 21
20 JSM Skikda 33 5 2 26 16 64 16 5 1 10 9 25 17 0 1 16 7 39 -48 17

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