USM Alger and Paradou AC spectators can't wait for Ligue 1 clash

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Competition: Algeria Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

4th position in the Ligue 1 table for USM Alger so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Paradou AC visits.

Insights:
  • USM Alger have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Ligue 1
  • Paradou AC have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Ligue 1

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

The season is still full of potential for Alger as they can still win the whole Ligue 1. For Paradou AC most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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USM Alger form and stats

38 points is a decent return from 17 Ligue 1 games here for USM Alger. The data says 12 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. USM Alger has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Alger's last game was hosting JS Kabylie (placed 7th) and winning 1-0.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at NC Magra.

The USM Alger fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 17 league matches. USM Alger have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Paradou AC form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Paradou AC have produced an overall stat of 5-5-7 so far. 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 go into this game after a win, the home game against MC Oran that ended 5-4. As you can tell from the result, the match against MC Oran was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 9 goals, will the fun continue today? M. Zerrouki certainly enjoyed Paradou's last game versus MC Oran, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-4 victory. Z. Boucif came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against MC Oran last time out, making the manager S. Cherif El Ouazani feel like a tactical genius.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Olympique Medea at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Paradou are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Paradou have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

USM Alger and Paradou AC have met before this season: Paradou AC - USM Alger 2-1. 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

USM AlgerA. Belkacemi
A. Belkacemi
14 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
34 17 6 Played P 4 17 34
17 12 4 Won W 0 5 13
8 2 1 Drew D 0 5 11
9 3 1 Lost L 4 7 10
55 33 10 Scored S 1 20 49
33 13 5 Conceded C 9 22 44
94% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
74% 76% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 79%
56% 59% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 53%
26% 35% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 24% 24%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
53% 41% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 59% 62%
35% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 26%
18% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 75% 29% 21%
 
3.9 3.8 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.6 3.1
4.1 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.6 4.7
2 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.5 10.5 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.2 9.2 9.9
4.2 5.2 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 3.8 4.1
38% 40% 32% 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 the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Ligue 1
  • 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
  • USM Alger have the most scored goals in the second half (35) 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 34 19 12 3 60 22 17 12 4 1 34 13 17 7 8 2 26 9 38 69
2 ES Setif 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 34 17 8 9 55 33 17 12 2 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 22 20 22 59
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 32 15 7 10 37 26 16 8 4 4 16 14 16 7 3 6 21 12 11 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 Ain 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 Abbes 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 34 19 12 3 60 22 17 12 4 1 34 13 17 7 8 2 26 9 38 69
2 ES Setif 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 34 17 8 9 55 33 17 12 2 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 22 20 22 59
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 32 15 7 10 37 26 16 8 4 4 16 14 16 7 3 6 21 12 11 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 Ain 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 Abbes 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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