USM Alger vs Ben Aknoun: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

USM Alger play Ben Aknoun in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match date is 18 December 2025 at 20:00. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

USM Alger: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Ben Aknoun: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

USM Alger scores 1.13 and concedes 0.97 goals per match. Ben Aknoun scores 1.37 and concedes 1.30. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: USM Alger 57%, Ben Aknoun 63%. Over 2.5: USM Alger 33%, Ben Aknoun 50%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 39%.

xG, shots and style

USM Alger has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.15. USM Alger: 10.4 shots per match, Ben Aknoun: 6.9.

Match halves

USM Alger: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.47. Ben Aknoun: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

USM Alger: 16-30 (9 goals). Ben Aknoun: 76-90+ (11 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 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
14Shots10
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
6Shots on target4
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
1.9xG1.26
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
7Corners5
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
82Dangerous attacks48
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
-1Fouls-1
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
3Cards1
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

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.

USM AlgerBen Aknoun
1.13Goals scored / match1.37
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0.97Goals conceded / match1.3
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
52%Average possession42%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
4.83Shots on target / match3.83
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.4Shots per match6.87
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
4.83Shots on target3.83
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
10.9%Shot conversion19.9%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
52%Possession42%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
1.61xG for1.15
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
1.16xG against1.7
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

Shooting quality

USM Alger: BalancedBen Aknoun: Counter-attacking
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
Accuracy (shots on target)46%56%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.36

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.

Ben Aknoun is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - USM Alger · 1 pts / match - Ben Aknoun

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 at home (W-D-L)
5-8-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Ben Aknoun
LWLDD
Season result split
37% W33% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-9
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-5
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Ben Aknoun is 21% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - USM Alger · 1.37 goals / match - Ben Aknoun

USM Alger is 34% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.97 goals / match - USM Alger · 1.3 goals / match - Ben Aknoun

USM Alger scoring profile: very strong

USM Alger scores in 73% of matches (22 of 30 matches), while Ben Aknoun keeps a clean sheet in 23% (7 of 30 matches).

Ben Aknoun scoring profile: very strong

Ben Aknoun scores in 80% of matches (24 of 30 matches), while USM Alger keeps a clean sheet in 30% (9 of 30 matches).

34Goals scored (season)41
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
29Goals conceded (season)39
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
2.1Average goals in match2.67
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
6Goals scored (last 5)9
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal80%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
30%2 goals40%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
7%3 goals10%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
3%4 goals3%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal77%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
27%2 goals37%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0%3 goals17%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0%4 goals0%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

* 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

27%BTTS at half-time30%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
7%BTTS in both halves7%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
20%Scored in both halves30%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
80%BTTS - last 580%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

2nd half

53%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

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.

Ben Aknoun is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.4 pts / match - USM Alger · 1.47 pts / match - Ben Aknoun

USM Alger - half-time state
30% leading50% draw20% trailing
Ben Aknoun - half-time state
30% leading57% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.4Points per match (1st half)1.47
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.73
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.2
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
57%Clean sheet before half-time67%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
47%No goal before half-time43%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)1.07
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
0.93Average goals (2nd half)1.47
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
60%Clean sheet after half-time43%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun
60%No goal after half-time47%
USM AlgerBen Aknoun

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.

Ben Aknoun - second-half results

20% W47% R33% P
44
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Ben Aknoun - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

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.

Ben Aknoun
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
5
5
16-30
9
6
31-45
6
9
46-60
2
6
61-75
11
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
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%

Ben Aknoun

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
151%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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

USM AlgerLigaBen Aknoun
Average goals in match 2.102.27 2.67
Both teams scored 57%49% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%39% 50%
Clean sheets 30%30% 23%
Goal before half-time 70%65% 60%
Goal after half-time 53%71% 73%

^ 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: USM Alger 0 - 1 - 0 Ben Aknoun. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of USM Alger vs Ben Aknoun?

The Ligue 1 match finished USM Alger 2:2 Ben Aknoun. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before USM Alger vs Ben Aknoun?

USM Alger score 1.13 goals per game on average and Ben Aknoun 1.37. The Ligue 1 average is 2.27 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 39% of games. Both teams score in 57% of USM Alger's matches and 63% of Ben Aknoun's.

What form are USM Alger and Ben Aknoun in?

Over the last 5 games USM Alger have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Ben Aknoun 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for USM Alger vs Ben Aknoun?

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