Algeria - Ligue 1Data current as of 19 September 2026

USM Alger vs JS Saoura: match statistics

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

Key match information

USM Alger play JS Saoura in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match date is 24 September 2026.

Current form

USM Alger: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match. JS Saoura: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

USM Alger scores 1.00 and concedes 0.00 goals per match. JS Saoura scores 0.00 and concedes 4.00. League average: 2.06 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: USM Alger 0%, JS Saoura 0%. Over 2.5: USM Alger 0%, JS Saoura 100%. League level: BTTS 22%, Over 2.5 22%.

xG, shots and style

USM Alger has higher xG: 1.01 vs 0.70. USM Alger: 5.0 shots per match, JS Saoura: 4.0.

Match halves

USM Alger: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50. JS Saoura: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

USM Alger: 16-30 (1 goals). JS Saoura: 0-15 (0 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.06 goals per match, BTTS 22%, Over 2.5 22%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

1Goals scored / match0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0Goals conceded / match4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
61%Average possession43%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
3Shots on target / match2
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

5Shots per match4
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

USM Alger
DW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
0% W0% D100% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - 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 matches (1 of 2 matches), while JS Saoura keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

JS Saoura scoring profile: more difficult

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

2Goals scored (season)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0Goals conceded (season)4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
1Average goals in match4
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 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.

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 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-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

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

2 pts / match - USM Alger · 1 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Defence after half-time+4.0

Concedes 4.0 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 match2.002.00
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.50.5
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.04.0
Average goals in match0.04.0
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.79
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-2.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
288%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 Saoura
Average goals in match 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 match
22%
Both teams scored
22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
42%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
0.67
Away goals / match
+107%
Home attack advantage
+52%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): USM Alger 0 - 0 - 2 JS Saoura. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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 24 September 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.