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

Key match information

MC Alger played Ben Aknoun in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match was played on 23 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

MC Alger: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Ben Aknoun: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

MC Alger scores 1.20 and concedes 0.50 goals per match. Ben Aknoun scores 1.09 and concedes 0.91. League average: 2.07 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: MC Alger 30%, Ben Aknoun 64%. Over 2.5: MC Alger 30%, Ben Aknoun 36%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 33%.

xG, shots and style

MC Alger has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.17. MC Alger: 10.5 shots per match, Ben Aknoun: 7.6.

Match halves

MC Alger: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.70. Ben Aknoun: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

MC Alger: 76-90+ (4 goals). Ben Aknoun: 16-30 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.07 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 33%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
12Shots6
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
4Shots on target3
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
1.34xG0.79
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
8Corners5
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
43Dangerous attacks27
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
-1Fouls-1
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
-1Cards-1
MC 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.

1.2Goals scored / match1.09
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.5Goals conceded / match0.91
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
54%Average possession43%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
4.4Shots on target / match3.64
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.5Shots per match7.64
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
4.4Shots on target3.64
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
11.4%Shot conversion14.3%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
54%Possession43%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
1.43xG for1.17
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.95xG against1.82
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

Shooting quality

MC Alger: BalancedBen Aknoun: Counter-attacking
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
Accuracy (shots on target)42%48%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.30

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 50% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - MC Alger · 1.6 pts / match - Ben Aknoun

MC Alger
WWWWL
Season result split
80% W10% R10% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-1-1
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 0.83BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Ben Aknoun
WDLWD
Season result split
36% W45% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-2
1.55 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-1
Last 5 away
2-3-0
DWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.98Opponent xG: 1.73BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 10% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - MC Alger · 1.09 goals / match - Ben Aknoun

MC Alger is 82% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.5 goals / match - MC Alger · 0.91 goals / match - Ben Aknoun

MC Alger scoring profile: very strong

MC Alger scores in 80% of matches (8 of 10 matches), while Ben Aknoun keeps a clean sheet in 27% (3 of 11 matches).

Ben Aknoun scoring profile: mixed

Ben Aknoun scores in 82% of matches (9 of 11 matches), while MC Alger keeps a clean sheet in 60% (6 of 10 matches).

12Goals scored (season)12
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
5Goals conceded (season)10
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
1.7Average goals in match2
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
5Goals scored (last 5)5
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
2Goals conceded (last 5)4
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal82%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
30%2 goals27%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
10%3 goals0%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0%4 goals0%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

How often they concede at least...

40%1 goal73%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
10%2 goals18%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0%3 goals0%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0%4 goals0%
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* 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

20%BTTS at half-time27%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
10%BTTS in both halves0%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
30%Scored in both halves27%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
20%BTTS - last 540%
MC 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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time55%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time64%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
MC 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.

MC Alger - half-time state
30% leading60% draw10% trailing
Ben Aknoun - half-time state
27% leading64% draw9% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.45
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.55
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.3Goals conceded (1st half)0.36
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.8Average goals (1st half)0.91
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
70%Clean sheet before half-time73%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
60%No goal before half-time45%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1.18
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.2Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
0.9Average goals (2nd half)1.09
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
80%Clean sheet after half-time55%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun
30%No goal after half-time45%
MC AlgerBen Aknoun

MC Alger - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
15
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding267%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 80%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ben Aknoun - second-half results

18% W64% R18% P
16
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 36%. 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 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.60
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Ben Aknoun - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Ben Aknoun
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
3
2
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). 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

1.85
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

MC Alger

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
58%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Ben Aknoun

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.65
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.91
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 AlgerLigaBen Aknoun
Average goals in match 1.702.07 2.00
Both teams scored 30%49% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 30%33% 36%
Clean sheets 60%29% 27%
Goal before half-time 50%64% 55%
Goal after half-time 70%71% 64%

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

2.07
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.21
Home goals / match
0.86
Away goals / match
+41%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
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 AlgerGoalAyoub Ghezala
  2. MC AlgerSubstitutionOn: Abdelkader MenezlaOff: Zinedine Ferhat

FAQ

What was the result of MC Alger vs Ben Aknoun?

The Ligue 1 match finished MC Alger 1:0 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 MC Alger vs Ben Aknoun?

MC Alger score 1.20 goals per game on average and Ben Aknoun 1.09. The Ligue 1 average is 2.07 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 33% of games. Both teams score in 30% of MC Alger's matches and 64% of Ben Aknoun's.

What form are MC Alger and Ben Aknoun in?

Over the last 5 games MC Alger have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Ben Aknoun 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for MC Alger vs Ben Aknoun — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.