Algeria - Ligue 1Data current as of 23 July 2026

USM Alger vs JS Kabylie: match statistics

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

Key match information

USM Alger play JS Kabylie in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match date is 23 January 2026 at 01:00.

Current form

USM Alger: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. JS Kabylie: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

USM Alger scores 1.13 and concedes 0.97 goals per match. JS Kabylie scores 1.33 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: USM Alger 57%, JS Kabylie 63%. Over 2.5: USM Alger 33%, JS Kabylie 43%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 39%.

xG, shots and style

USM Alger has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.43. USM Alger: 10.4 shots per match, JS Kabylie: 9.7.

Match halves

USM Alger: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.47. JS Kabylie: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.77.

Goals by minute

USM Alger: 16-30 (9 goals). JS Kabylie: 76-90+ (10 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

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.

1.13Goals scored / match1.33
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0.97Goals conceded / match1.03
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
52%Average possession52%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
4.83Shots on target / match5
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.4Shots per match9.7
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
4.83Shots on target5
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
10.9%Shot conversion13.7%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
52%Possession52%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
1.61xG for1.43
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
1.16xG against1.41
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

Shooting quality

USM Alger: BalancedJS Kabylie: Efficient finishing
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
Accuracy (shots on target)46%52%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.27

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.

JS Kabylie is 167% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - USM Alger · 1.6 pts / match - JS Kabylie

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%
JS Kabylie
DLWWD
Season result split
37% W40% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-12-7
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-7-4
Last 5 away
2-3-0
WDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 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.

JS Kabylie is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - USM Alger · 1.33 goals / match - JS Kabylie

USM Alger is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.97 goals / match - USM Alger · 1.03 goals / match - JS Kabylie

USM Alger scoring profile: very strong

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

JS Kabylie scoring profile: very strong

JS Kabylie 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)40
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
29Goals conceded (season)31
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
2.1Average goals in match2.37
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
6Goals scored (last 5)9
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal77%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
30%2 goals33%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
7%3 goals13%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
3%4 goals7%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal77%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
27%2 goals27%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0%3 goals0%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0%4 goals0%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

* 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-time27%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
7%BTTS in both halves3%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
20%Scored in both halves27%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
80%BTTS - last 580%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

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-time57%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

2nd half

53%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

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.

USM Alger - half-time state
30% leading50% draw20% trailing
JS Kabylie - half-time state
27% leading63% draw10% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.4Points per match (1st half)1.43
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.57
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
1.17Average goals (1st half)0.93
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
57%Clean sheet before half-time63%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
47%No goal before half-time53%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)1.4
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.77
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
0.93Average goals (2nd half)1.43
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
60%Clean sheet after half-time50%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie
60%No goal after half-time43%
USM AlgerJS Kabylie

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.

JS Kabylie - second-half results

30% W50% R20% P
43
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 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
JS Kabylie - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% 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.

JS Kabylie
ScoredConceded
4
0
0-15
7
6
16-30
6
5
31-45
6
4
46-60
7
7
61-75
10
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). 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

2.23
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+34%
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%

JS Kabylie

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
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
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% 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

USM AlgerLigaJS Kabylie
Average goals in match 2.102.27 2.37
Both teams scored 57%49% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%39% 43%
Clean sheets 30%30% 23%
Goal before half-time 70%65% 57%
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 1 - 0 - 0 JS Kabylie. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do USM Alger and JS Kabylie play?

USM Alger face JS Kabylie on 23 January 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 JS Kabylie?

USM Alger score 1.13 goals per game on average and JS Kabylie 1.33. 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 JS Kabylie's.

What form are USM Alger and JS Kabylie in?

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

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

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