Which side will run out as winners when US Biskra go to play USM Alger? In this preview you'll get all the relevant information and numbers needed to get smart.
- USM Alger have not yet lost a game at home.
- USM Alger have scored at least twice as many goals at home as US Biskra have scored away.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting US Biskra 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 2-7-12 (win-draw-loss) from 21 matches.
USM Alger have less rest than US Biskra in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a CAF Confederations Cup game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stade Omar Hamadi. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, US Biskra have had more rest.
USM Alger form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 10 Ligue 1 games here at Stade Omar Hamadi for USM Alger. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. USM Alger has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Omar Hamadi. We remember; it was CR Belouizdad.
Alger's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 vs Young Africans (in CAF Confederations Cup).
Before that game, a strong away win at Young Africans. A CAF Confederations Cup game. USM Alger are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 11, drew 2 and lost 0.
It should be noted that a look at the 10 most recent league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Alger, as the Ligue 1 home game vs MC Oran is only three days away.
USM Alger have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Omar Hamadi with 18 goals in 10 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 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
US Biskra form and stats
There's been little loot from US Biskra's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 1. US Biskra only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Biskra seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Zeghnoun scored in US Biskra's previous match, the home game against CS Constantine that ended 3-2. That victory felt good as this team had gone three league fixtures without victory.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against ASO Chlef wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.You'll want to know how Biskra managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 12 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 7 draws and 5 home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting US Biskra as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, US Biskra have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other earlier this season: US Biskra - Alger 1-0. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): USM Alger won six games, one match ended with a draw and US Biskra got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mahious 6 goals |  M. Boussalem 4 goals | C. Siam 4 goals |
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| USM Alger | US Biskra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 25 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 24 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 57% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 54% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 3.8 | 2.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 14.4 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 5.5 | 8.4 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 22% | 21% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 47% | 45% |
| 7.4 | 7.2 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 12.7 | 9.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
- US Biskra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- US Biskra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- US Biskra 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 US Biskra have scored away.
- USM Alger have scored in all their home matches so far.
- USM Alger haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 39 |
| 4 | El Bayadh | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | USM Khenchela | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 7 | ASO Chlef | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | MC Oran | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -4 | 33 |
| 9 | USM Alger | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | JS Saoura | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | RC Arbaâ | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | JS Kabylie | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 24 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 33 | -50 | 3 |
