Algeria - Ligue 1Data current as of 06 September 2026

ES Mostaganem vs MC Alger: match statistics

ES Mostaganem crest
ES Mostaganem
0 : 5half-time 0:0
MC Alger crest
MC Alger
120%(3.50)
X30%(2.90)
250%(2.23)

MC Alger, as the table leader, demonstrates significantly higher quality than ES Mostaganem, who occupy the 15th position. The visitors boast an impressive record of 11 wins with just 2 losses this season, while the hosts have managed only 3 wins alongside 13 defeats. MC Alger is characterized by a solid defense with 63% clean sheets away and an average of only 0.5 goals conceded, contrasting with the struggles of ES Mostaganem, who fail to score in 40% of their home matches. The form of both teams in the last five matches is poor; however, MC Alger possesses a higher xG (1.26 vs 1.35 for the hosts), better possession (56% vs 51%), and greater experience in securing positive results. The difference in class and table standing points towards an away victory, although MC Alger's weaker recent form and the hosts' xG advantage at home leave room for a draw.

ES Mostaganem vs MC Alger: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

ES Mostaganem played MC Alger in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match was played on 7 March 2026. Final score: 0:5.

Current form

ES Mostaganem: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. MC Alger: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

ES Mostaganem scores 0.57 and concedes 1.14 goals per match. MC Alger scores 1.06 and concedes 0.47. League average: 2.09 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: ES Mostaganem 24%, MC Alger 29%. Over 2.5: ES Mostaganem 24%, MC Alger 24%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

MC Alger has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.10. ES Mostaganem: 7.4 shots per match, MC Alger: 10.3.

Match halves

ES Mostaganem: half-time lead 10%, second-half goals 0.38. MC Alger: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

ES Mostaganem: 46-60 (4 goals). MC Alger: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.09 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

MC Alger, as the table leader, demonstrates significantly higher quality than ES Mostaganem, who occupy the 15th position. The visitors boast an impressive record of 11 wins with just 2 losses this season, while the hosts have managed only 3 wins alongside 13 defeats. MC Alger is characterized by a solid defense with 63% clean sheets away and an average of only 0.5 goals conceded, contrasting with the struggles of ES Mostaganem, who fail to score in 40% of their home matches. The form of both teams in the last five matches is poor; however, MC Alger possesses a higher xG (1.26 vs 1.35 for the hosts), better possession (56% vs 51%), and greater experience in securing positive results. The difference in class and table standing points towards an away victory, although MC Alger's weaker recent form and the hosts' xG advantage at home leave room for a draw.

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Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 5
2nd half

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
ES MostaganemMC Alger
4Shots7
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0Shots on target6
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0.55xG1.25
ES MostaganemMC Alger
6Corners2
ES MostaganemMC Alger
40Dangerous attacks52
ES MostaganemMC Alger
13Fouls14
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0Cards0
ES MostaganemMC Alger

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.

ES MostaganemMC Alger
0.57Goals scored / match1.06
ES MostaganemMC Alger
1.14Goals conceded / match0.47
ES MostaganemMC Alger
45%Average possession54%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
3.1Shots on target / match4.29
ES MostaganemMC Alger

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.38Shots per match10.29
ES MostaganemMC Alger
3.1Shots on target4.29
ES MostaganemMC Alger
7.7%Shot conversion10.3%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
45%Possession54%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
1.1xG for1.41
ES MostaganemMC Alger
1.46xG against0.86
ES MostaganemMC Alger

Shooting quality

ES Mostaganem: BalancedMC Alger: Balanced
ES MostaganemMC Alger
Accuracy (shots on target)42%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.180.25

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 Alger is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - ES Mostaganem · 1.2 pts / match - MC Alger

ES Mostaganem
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W24% R62% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-13
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-3
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DLWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
MC Alger
DWDLD
Season result split
65% W24% R12% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-2
2.18 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 0.70BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 Alger is 86% better for: goals scored per match.

0.57 goals / match - ES Mostaganem · 1.06 goals / match - MC Alger

MC Alger is 143% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.14 goals / match - ES Mostaganem · 0.47 goals / match - MC Alger

ES Mostaganem scoring profile: more difficult

ES Mostaganem scores in 38% of matches (8 of 21 matches), while MC Alger keeps a clean sheet in 65% (11 of 17 matches).

MC Alger scoring profile: very strong

MC Alger scores in 76% of matches (13 of 17 matches), while ES Mostaganem keeps a clean sheet in 24% (5 of 21 matches).

12Goals scored (season)18
ES MostaganemMC Alger
24Goals conceded (season)8
ES MostaganemMC Alger
1.71Average goals in match1.53
ES MostaganemMC Alger
3Goals scored (last 5)3
ES MostaganemMC Alger
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
ES MostaganemMC Alger

How often they score at least...

38%1 goal76%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
19%2 goals24%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0%3 goals6%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0%4 goals0%
ES MostaganemMC Alger

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal35%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
29%2 goals12%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
10%3 goals0%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0%4 goals0%
ES MostaganemMC 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time18%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
5%BTTS in both halves6%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
10%Scored in both halves18%
ES MostaganemMC Alger

BTTS and goal count

19%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
40%BTTS - last 540%
ES MostaganemMC 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

48%Min. 1 goal before half-time35%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
ES MostaganemMC Alger

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time24%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
ES MostaganemMC 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.

MC Alger is 43% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.9 pts / match - ES Mostaganem · 1.29 pts / match - MC Alger

ES Mostaganem - half-time state
10% leading62% draw29% trailing
MC Alger - half-time state
18% leading76% draw6% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.9Points per match (1st half)1.29
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0.19Goals scored (1st half)0.35
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.24
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0.67Average goals (1st half)0.59
ES MostaganemMC Alger
62%Clean sheet before half-time76%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
81%No goal before half-time71%
ES MostaganemMC Alger

After half-time (2nd half)

0.9Points per match (2nd half)1.88
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
ES MostaganemMC Alger
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.24
ES MostaganemMC Alger
1.05Average goals (2nd half)0.94
ES MostaganemMC Alger
48%Clean sheet after half-time76%
ES MostaganemMC Alger
71%No goal after half-time35%
ES MostaganemMC Alger

ES Mostaganem - second-half results

14% W48% R38% P
19
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.90
PPG before half-time
Lead holding140%

Leads at half-time in 10% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

MC Alger - second-half results

47% W47% R6% P
22
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding361%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 65%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

ES Mostaganem - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
MC Alger - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.40.8
1 goal20%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

ES Mostaganem
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
4
16-30
0
3
31-45
4
1
46-60
1
6
61-75
3
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

MC Alger
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
1
3
16-30
2
1
31-45
4
0
46-60
3
1
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

1.62
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
78%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
27%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-38%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

ES Mostaganem

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
46%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

MC Alger

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.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
38%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.98
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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

ES MostaganemLigaMC Alger
Average goals in match 1.712.09 1.53
Both teams scored 24%47% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 24%34% 24%
Clean sheets 24%31% 65%
Goal before half-time 48%57% 35%
Goal after half-time 67%74% 71%

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

2.09
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.23
Home goals / match
0.87
Away goals / match
+41%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. MC AlgerGoalMerwane Khelif
  2. MC AlgerGoalAbdelkader Menezla

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: ES Mostaganem 0 - 0 - 1 MC Alger. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

MC Alger
1 : 0
ES Mostaganem

FAQ

What was the result of ES Mostaganem vs MC Alger?

The Ligue 1 match finished ES Mostaganem 0:5 MC Alger. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before ES Mostaganem vs MC Alger?

ES Mostaganem score 0.57 goals per game on average and MC Alger 1.06. The Ligue 1 average is 2.09 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 24% of ES Mostaganem's matches and 29% of MC Alger's.

What form are ES Mostaganem and MC Alger in?

Over the last 5 games ES Mostaganem have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and MC Alger 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for ES Mostaganem vs MC Alger?

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