A quick look at the Ligue 1 table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Get our USM Alger - US Biskra preview!
- USM Alger is in the best form (4-2-0)
- US Biskra have yet to win a game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
0-7-16 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for US Biskra when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 23 matches are 12-37 (scored/conceded).
USM Alger form and stats
32 points is a decent return from 15 Ligue 1 games here for USM Alger. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Alger are returning here after visiting Aïn M'lila in a Ligue 1 game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with MC Alger the opponent.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Alger as they are travelling to their away game against NC Magra in the Ligue 1. That match is four days after this one.
The Alger manager T. Froger has got the team scoring with 30 from 15 home games in the league. USM Alger have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
US Biskra form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for US Biskra so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 0-8-8 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Biskra have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 16 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the NC Magra game.
Biskra go into this game after a win, the home game against MC Oran that ended 1-0.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus CS Constantine that ended 1-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting JS Saoura in just four days.
Goals are few and far between in Biskra's away league games. Only 7 goals from 16 travels. As for defending, Biskra rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was US Biskra - USM Alger 1-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: four - zero - two (Alger wins - draws - US Biskra wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Belkacemi 13 goals | H. Koudri 7 goals | A. Zouari 5 goals |
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| USM Alger | US Biskra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 51 | 30 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 25 |
| 30 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | 34 |
| 94% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 81% | 88% |
| 74% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 55% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 25% | 22% |
| 29% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 12% | 12% |
| 6% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 6% | 6% |
| 52% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 41% |
| 35% | 47% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 34% |
| 19% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | 38% |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 9.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 42% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 28% |
- US Biskra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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.
- US Biskra have yet to win a game away.
- 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 more than double the goals of US Biskra.
- USM Alger have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Ligue 1
- USM Alger is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Sétif | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 33 | 61 |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 31 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 60 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 58 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 53 |
| 5 | MC Oran | 32 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 53 |
| 6 | MC Alger | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 50 |
| 7 | Olympique Medea | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 46 |
| 10 | Paradou AC | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
| 11 | US Biskra | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -9 | 40 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -13 | 38 |
| 13 | NC Magra | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -11 | 37 |
| 14 | Aïn M'lila | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -15 | 37 |
| 15 | ASO Chlef | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -13 | 36 |
| 16 | NA Hussein Dey | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 17 | Tlemcen | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 33 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbes | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 35 | -31 | 27 |
| 19 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 29 | -30 | 21 |
| 20 | JSM Skikda | 31 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 36 | -42 | 17 |