Algeria - Ligue 1Ali La Pointe Stadium doueraData current as of October 14, 2026

MC Alger vs USM Khenchela: match statistics

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MC Alger vs USM Khenchela: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

MC Alger plays USM Khenchela in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The game is scheduled for October 15, 2026. Venue: Ali La Pointe Stadium douera.

Recent form

MC Alger has 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.33 points per game. USM Khenchela has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.25 points per game.

Scoring records

MC Alger scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 0.33. USM Khenchela scores 0.75 and allows 0.50. Games in this league average 2.09 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of MC Alger's games and 25% of USM Khenchela's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 0%, compared with league averages of 26% for BTTS and 26% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

MC Alger has the higher season xG average, 1.81 to 1.44 per game. MC Alger takes 12.7 shots per game, while USM Khenchela takes 10.0.

First-half and second-half trends

MC Alger leads at halftime in 67% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. USM Khenchela leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

MC Alger's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For USM Khenchela, it is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 1 games average 2.09 goals. Both teams score in 26% of games, and 26% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
1.33Goals scored / game0.75
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0.33Goals allowed / game0.5
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
58%Average possession41%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
7Shots on target / game4.5
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.67Shots per game10
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
7Shots on target4.5
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
10.5%Shot conversion7.5%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
58%Possession41%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
1.81xG for1.44
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0.9xG against1.39
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

Shooting quality

MC Alger: BalancedUSM Khenchela: Balanced
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
Accuracy (shots on target)55%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.17

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

MC Alger is 86% better for: last-5 form.

2.33 pts / game - MC Alger · 1.25 pts / game - USM Khenchela

MC Alger
WWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
67% W33% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 0.3xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 0.90BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 0%
USM Khenchela
DDLW
Season result split
25% W50% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 0%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

MC Alger is 77% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - MC Alger · 0.75 goals / game - USM Khenchela

MC Alger is 52% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.33 goals / game - MC Alger · 0.5 goals / game - USM Khenchela

MC Alger scoring profile: very strong

MC Alger scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 games), while USM Khenchela keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 games).

USM Khenchela scoring profile: more difficult

USM Khenchela scores in 50% of games (2 of 4 games), while MC Alger keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 games).

4Goals scored (season)3
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
1Goals conceded (season)2
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
1.67Average goals per game1.25
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
4Goals scored (last 5)3
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
1Goals conceded (last 5)2
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal50%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
33%2 goals25%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%3 goals0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%4 goals0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

How often they concede at least...

33%1 goal50%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%2 goals0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%3 goals0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%4 goals0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
33%Scored in both halves25%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
33%BTTS - last 525%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time25%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

MC Alger is 55% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.33 pts / game - MC Alger · 1.5 pts / game - USM Khenchela

MC Alger - half-time state
67% leading33% draw0% trailing
USM Khenchela - half-time state
25% leading75% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.33Points per game (1st half)1.5
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.25
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0.67Average goals (1st half)0.25
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
33%No goal before half-time75%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per game (2nd half)1.25
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
1Average goals (2nd half)1
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
67%Clean sheet after half-time50%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela
33%No goal after half-time50%
MC AlgerUSM Khenchela

MC Alger - second-half results

67% W0% D33% L
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 67% of games and wins 67%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

USM Khenchela - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

MC Alger - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.332.00
Goals scored / game0.70.7
Goals allowed / game0.00.3
Average goals per game0.71.0
1 goal67%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%67%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 67% leading - 33% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 0% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
USM Khenchela - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.25
Goals scored / game0.30.5
Goals allowed / game0.00.5
Average goals per game0.31.0
1 goal25%75%
2 goals0%25%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 25% leading - 75% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

MC Alger
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

USM Khenchela
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.46
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 0.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
70%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

MC Alger

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.91
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
49%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

USM Khenchela

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.69
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
35%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

MC AlgerLigaUSM Khenchela
Average goals per game▼ 1.672.09▼ 1.25
Both teams scored▲ 33%26%• 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 0%26%▼ 0%
Clean sheets▲ 67%43%▲ 50%
Goal before half-time▲ 67%47%▼ 25%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%79%▼ 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.09
Average goals per game
26%
Both teams scored
26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
43%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
0.68
Away goals / game
+107%
Home attack advantage
+52%
Home defensive advantage
+29%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
47%
1 goal
15%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from MC Alger's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against USM Khenchela. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

MC Alger
2 : 1
USM Khenchela
USM Khenchela
0 : 1
MC Alger

FAQ

When do MC Alger and USM Khenchela play?

MC Alger face USM Khenchela on October 15, 2026 in Ligue 1 at Ali La Pointe Stadium douera. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between MC Alger and USM Khenchela?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches MC Alger won 2, USM Khenchela won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before MC Alger vs USM Khenchela?

MC Alger score 1.33 goals per game on average and USM Khenchela 0.75. The Ligue 1 average is 2.09 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 26% of games. Both teams score in 33% of MC Alger's matches and 25% of USM Khenchela's.

What form are MC Alger and USM Khenchela in?

Over the last 5 games MC Alger have a 2-1-0 record (2.33 points per game) and USM Khenchela 1-2-1 (1.25 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for MC Alger vs USM Khenchela?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.