MC Alger get ready to welcome Buffles for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Champions League Preliminary Round leg 1 of 2.
The hosts Alger saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ligue 1. This match was also played here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Buffles have had more rest.
1-0-0 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Buffles 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 one match are 1-0 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
MC Alger form and stats
Last season, MC Alger's CAF Champions League journey ended in the group stage.MC Alger have played 1 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for MC Alger bring valid hopes of a third.
The MC Alger supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Olympique Medea in Ligue 1 and win 3-0. 1-1 away at Paradou AC before that.
Everyone expects MC Alger to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 16 games: seven home wins, four draws and five defeats. Alger have won with at least two goals margin three times in similar situations.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the MC Alger at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Buffles form and stats
Buffles's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the preliminary round.2-6-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Buffles in their Championnat National matches away.
Buffles's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus MC Alger that finished 1-1.
Nobody expects Buffles to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 47 times before, with the overall statistics of won 21, draw 15 and lost eleven. When defeated, two matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The attacking power of Buffles when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Buffles are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Buffles - Alger 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.MC Alger missing players
Buffles missing players
| MC Alger | Buffles | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.8 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | ||
| 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 Setif | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | MC Oran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | RC Relizane | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Ain M'lila | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | JS Saoura | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | US Biskra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | JS Kabylie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | CR Belouizdad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | NC Magra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Paradou AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | CS Constantine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | NA Hussein Dey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | JSM Skikda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | USM Alger | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | USM Bel Abbes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Olympique Medea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 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 | Ayema | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Esae | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | Dragons | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Buffles | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Pantheres | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | ASPAC | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Beke Bembereke | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Tonnerre | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Energie | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | JSP | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Real Sport | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | ASVO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Dynamo Unacob | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | JAC | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | USSK | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 18 |
| 16 | UPI-ONM | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -16 | 11 |