Algeria - Ligue 1Miloud Hadefi StadiumData current as of 16 July 2026

MC Oran vs USM Alger: match statistics

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

Key match information

MC Oran play USM Alger in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match date is 22 May 2026 at 02:00. Venue: Miloud Hadefi Stadium.

Current form

MC Oran: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. USM Alger: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

MC Oran scores 1.20 and concedes 1.03 goals per match. USM Alger scores 1.13 and concedes 0.97. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: MC Oran 50%, USM Alger 57%. Over 2.5: MC Oran 43%, USM Alger 33%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 39%.

xG, shots and style

USM Alger has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.35. MC Oran: 10.5 shots per match, USM Alger: 10.4.

Match halves

MC Oran: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.93. USM Alger: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

MC Oran: 76-90+ (11 goals). USM Alger: 16-30 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.27 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 39%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.2Goals scored / match1.13
MC OranUSM Alger
1.03Goals conceded / match0.97
MC OranUSM Alger
52%Average possession52%
MC OranUSM Alger
4.63Shots on target / match4.83
MC OranUSM Alger

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.47Shots per match10.4
MC OranUSM Alger
4.63Shots on target4.83
MC OranUSM Alger
11.5%Shot conversion10.9%
MC OranUSM Alger
52%Possession52%
MC OranUSM Alger
1.35xG for1.61
MC OranUSM Alger
1.38xG against1.16
MC OranUSM Alger

Shooting quality

MC Oran: BalancedUSM Alger: Balanced
MC OranUSM Alger
Accuracy (shots on target)44%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.23

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

MC Oran is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - MC Oran · 0.6 pts / match - USM Alger

MC Oran
LWWLD
Season result split
47% W23% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-7-9
1.63 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
USM Alger
LLDDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
27% W50% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-15-7
1.30 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-7-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow 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 Oran is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - MC Oran · 1.13 goals / match - USM Alger

USM Alger is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.03 goals / match - MC Oran · 0.97 goals / match - USM Alger

MC Oran scoring profile: strong

MC Oran scores in 70% of matches (21 of 30 matches), while USM Alger keeps a clean sheet in 30% (9 of 30 matches).

USM Alger scoring profile: strong

USM Alger scores in 73% of matches (22 of 30 matches), while MC Oran keeps a clean sheet in 30% (9 of 30 matches).

36Goals scored (season)34
MC OranUSM Alger
31Goals conceded (season)29
MC OranUSM Alger
2.23Average goals in match2.1
MC OranUSM Alger
6Goals scored (last 5)6
MC OranUSM Alger
9Goals conceded (last 5)8
MC OranUSM Alger

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal73%
MC OranUSM Alger
43%2 goals30%
MC OranUSM Alger
7%3 goals7%
MC OranUSM Alger
0%4 goals3%
MC OranUSM Alger

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal70%
MC OranUSM Alger
23%2 goals27%
MC OranUSM Alger
10%3 goals0%
MC OranUSM Alger
0%4 goals0%
MC OranUSM Alger

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time27%
MC OranUSM Alger
3%BTTS in both halves7%
MC OranUSM Alger
17%Scored in both halves20%
MC OranUSM Alger

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
MC OranUSM Alger
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MC OranUSM Alger
60%BTTS - last 580%
MC OranUSM Alger

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
MC OranUSM Alger
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
MC OranUSM Alger
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
MC OranUSM Alger

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time53%
MC OranUSM Alger
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
MC OranUSM Alger
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
MC OranUSM Alger

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

USM Alger is 56% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.9 pts / match - MC Oran · 1.4 pts / match - USM Alger

MC Oran - half-time state
13% leading50% draw37% trailing
USM Alger - half-time state
30% leading50% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.9Points per match (1st half)1.4
MC OranUSM Alger
0.27Goals scored (1st half)0.67
MC OranUSM Alger
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
MC OranUSM Alger
0.8Average goals (1st half)1.17
MC OranUSM Alger
53%Clean sheet before half-time57%
MC OranUSM Alger
73%No goal before half-time47%
MC OranUSM Alger

After half-time (2nd half)

1.63Points per match (2nd half)1.17
MC OranUSM Alger
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
MC OranUSM Alger
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
MC OranUSM Alger
1.43Average goals (2nd half)0.93
MC OranUSM Alger
60%Clean sheet after half-time60%
MC OranUSM Alger
40%No goal after half-time60%
MC OranUSM Alger

MC Oran - second-half results

43% W33% R23% P
27
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.90
PPG before half-time
Lead holding362%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

USM Alger - second-half results

17% W67% R17% P
42
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding90%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 27%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

MC Oran - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.80
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-5+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
USM Alger - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.40
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

MC Oran
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
4
4
16-30
3
10
31-45
10
4
46-60
7
4
61-75
11
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

USM Alger
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
9
3
16-30
6
6
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
6
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

MC Oran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
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.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

USM Alger

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
124%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.70
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MC OranLigaUSM Alger
Average goals in match 2.232.27 2.10
Both teams scored 50%49% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%39% 33%
Clean sheets 30%30% 30%
Goal before half-time 60%65% 70%
Goal after half-time 80%71% 53%

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

2.27
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.35
Home goals / match
0.91
Away goals / match
+48%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defence advantage
+29%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: MC Oran 0 - 1 - 0 USM Alger. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do MC Oran and USM Alger play?

MC Oran face USM Alger on 22 May 2026 in Ligue 1 at Miloud Hadefi Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

MC Oran score 1.20 goals per game on average and USM Alger 1.13. The Ligue 1 average is 2.27 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 39% of games. Both teams score in 50% of MC Oran's matches and 57% of USM Alger's.

What form are MC Oran and USM Alger in?

Over the last 5 games MC Oran have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and USM Alger 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for MC Oran vs USM Alger: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.