Algeria - Ligue 1Data current as of September 19, 2026

USM Alger vs JS Saoura: match statistics

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USM Alger vs JS Saoura: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

USM Alger plays JS Saoura in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The game is scheduled for September 24, 2026.

Recent form

USM Alger has 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. JS Saoura has 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

USM Alger scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 0.00. JS Saoura scores 0.00 and allows 4.00. Games in this league average 2.06 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 0% of USM Alger's games and 0% of JS Saoura's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 100%, compared with league averages of 22% for BTTS and 22% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

USM Alger has the higher season xG average, 1.01 to 0.70 per game. USM Alger takes 5.0 shots per game, while JS Saoura takes 4.0.

First-half and second-half trends

USM Alger leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. JS Saoura leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

USM Alger's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). For JS Saoura, it is minutes 0-15 (0 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 1 games average 2.06 goals. Both teams score in 22% of games, and 22% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

1Goals scored / game0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0Goals allowed / game4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
61%Average possession43%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
3Shots on target / game2
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5Shots per game4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
3Shots on target2
USM AlgerJS Saoura
20%Shot conversion0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
61%Possession43%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
1.01xG for0.7
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.79xG against1.85
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Shooting quality

USM Alger: Efficient finishingJS Saoura: Balanced
USM AlgerJS Saoura
Accuracy (shots on target)60%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.200.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.00

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

USM Alger
DW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W50% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 0.79BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
JS Saoura
L
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% D100% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 4.0xG: 0.70Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

USM Alger scoring profile: very strong

USM Alger scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 games), while JS Saoura keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 games).

JS Saoura scoring profile: more difficult

JS Saoura scores in 0% of games (0 of 1 games), while USM Alger keeps a clean sheet in 100% (2 of 2 games).

2Goals scored (season)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0Goals conceded (season)4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
1Average goals per game4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
2Goals scored (last 5)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0Goals conceded (last 5)4
USM AlgerJS Saoura

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%2 goals0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%3 goals0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%4 goals0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

How often they concede at least...

0%1 goal100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%2 goals100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%3 goals100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%4 goals100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

* 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%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%BTTS in both halves0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%Scored in both halves0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%BTTS - last 50%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Game 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 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / game - USM Alger · 1 pts / game - JS Saoura

USM Alger - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
JS Saoura - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per game (1st half)1
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.5Average goals (1st half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%No goal before half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per game (2nd half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0Goals conceded (2nd half)4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.5Average goals (2nd half)4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
100%Clean sheet after half-time0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%No goal after half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

USM Alger - second-half results

50% W50% D0% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

JS Saoura - second-half results

0% W0% D100% L
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+4.0

Allows 4.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

USM Alger - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.002.00
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game0.50.5
1 goal50%50%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
JS Saoura - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.00
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.04.0
Average goals per game0.04.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

JS Saoura
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
3
76-90

Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.5 : 0.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
121%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
0%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
50%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 2 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

USM Alger

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.78
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.79
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
0%
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
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

JS Saoura

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-2.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.70
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-2.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
288%
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
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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

USM AlgerLigaJS Saoura
Average goals per game 1.002.06 4.00
Both teams scored 0%22% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%22% 100%
Clean sheets 100%42% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%39% 0%
Goal after half-time 50%89% 100%

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

2.06
Average goals per game
22%
Both teams scored
22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
42%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / game
0.67
Away goals / game
+107%
Home attack advantage
+52%
Home defensive advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
39%
1 goal
11%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

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

USM Alger
1 : 2
JS Saoura
JS Saoura
1 : 0
USM Alger

FAQ

When do USM Alger and JS Saoura play?

USM Alger face JS Saoura on September 24, 2026 in Ligue 1. 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 USM Alger and JS Saoura?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches USM Alger won 0, JS Saoura won 2 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 USM Alger vs JS Saoura?

USM Alger score 1.00 goals per game on average and JS Saoura 0.00. The Ligue 1 average is 2.06 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 22% of games. Both teams score in 0% of USM Alger's matches and 0% of JS Saoura's.

What form are USM Alger and JS Saoura in?

Over the last 5 games USM Alger have a 1-1-0 record (2.00 points per game) and JS Saoura 0-0-1 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for USM Alger vs JS Saoura?

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