Algeria - Ligue 1Data current as of 16 July 2026

USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad: match statistics

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USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

USM Alger play CR Belouizdad in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match date is 10 April 2026 at 02:00.

Current form

USM Alger: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. CR Belouizdad: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

USM Alger scores 1.13 and concedes 0.97 goals per match. CR Belouizdad scores 1.57 and concedes 0.80. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: USM Alger 57%, CR Belouizdad 53%. Over 2.5: USM Alger 33%, CR Belouizdad 43%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 39%.

xG, shots and style

CR Belouizdad has higher xG: 1.63 vs 1.61. USM Alger: 10.4 shots per match, CR Belouizdad: 11.9.

Match halves

USM Alger: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.47. CR Belouizdad: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.73.

Goals by minute

USM Alger: 16-30 (9 goals). CR Belouizdad: 16-30 (13 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 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

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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.

USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
1.13Goals scored / match1.57
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0.97Goals conceded / match0.8
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
52%Average possession57%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
4.83Shots on target / match5.67
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.4Shots per match11.93
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
4.83Shots on target5.67
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
10.9%Shot conversion13.1%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
52%Possession57%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
1.61xG for1.63
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
1.16xG against1.06
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

Shooting quality

USM Alger: BalancedCR Belouizdad: Efficient finishing
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
Accuracy (shots on target)46%48%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.28

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.

CR Belouizdad is 167% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - USM Alger · 1.6 pts / match - CR Belouizdad

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%
CR Belouizdad
LWWDD
Season result split
47% W37% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-11-5
1.77 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-8-2
Last 5 away
1-3-1
WDLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 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.

CR Belouizdad is 39% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - USM Alger · 1.57 goals / match - CR Belouizdad

CR Belouizdad is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.97 goals / match - USM Alger · 0.8 goals / match - CR Belouizdad

USM Alger scoring profile: strong

USM Alger scores in 73% of matches (22 of 30 matches), while CR Belouizdad keeps a clean sheet in 40% (12 of 30 matches).

CR Belouizdad scoring profile: very strong

CR Belouizdad scores in 77% of matches (23 of 30 matches), while USM Alger keeps a clean sheet in 30% (9 of 30 matches).

34Goals scored (season)47
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
29Goals conceded (season)24
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
2.1Average goals in match2.37
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
6Goals scored (last 5)8
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal77%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
30%2 goals40%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
7%3 goals27%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
3%4 goals3%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal60%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
27%2 goals17%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0%3 goals3%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0%4 goals0%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

* 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 AlgerCR Belouizdad
7%BTTS in both halves7%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
20%Scored in both halves30%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
80%BTTS - last 580%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

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-time63%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

2nd half

53%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

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.

CR Belouizdad is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.4 pts / match - USM Alger · 1.57 pts / match - CR Belouizdad

USM Alger - half-time state
30% leading50% draw20% trailing
CR Belouizdad - half-time state
33% leading57% draw10% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.4Points per match (1st half)1.57
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.83
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.27
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
57%Clean sheet before half-time63%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
47%No goal before half-time43%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)1.57
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.37
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
0.93Average goals (2nd half)1.1
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
60%Clean sheet after half-time63%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad
60%No goal after half-time50%
USM AlgerCR Belouizdad

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.

CR Belouizdad - second-half results

33% W57% R10% P
47
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
CR Belouizdad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match2.20.6
1 goal80%20%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

CR Belouizdad
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
13
5
16-30
8
4
31-45
3
2
46-60
7
4
61-75
12
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (13 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - 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

2.23
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 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%

CR Belouizdad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.57
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.
-18.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
173%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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 AlgerLigaCR Belouizdad
Average goals in match 2.102.27 2.37
Both teams scored 57%49% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%39% 43%
Clean sheets 30%30% 40%
Goal before half-time 70%65% 63%
Goal after half-time 53%71% 60%

^ 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 CR Belouizdad. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

CR Belouizdad
0 : 0
USM Alger

FAQ

When do USM Alger and CR Belouizdad play?

USM Alger face CR Belouizdad on 10 April 2026 in Ligue 1. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad?

USM Alger score 1.13 goals per game on average and CR Belouizdad 1.57. 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 53% of CR Belouizdad's.

What form are USM Alger and CR Belouizdad in?

Over the last 5 games USM Alger have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and CR Belouizdad 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad?

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