Algeria - Ligue 1Stade Omar HamadiData current as of 16 October 2026

USM Alger vs JS Saoura: match statistics

USM Alger crest
USM Alger
1 : 0half-time 1:0
JS Saoura crest
JS Saoura

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

Key match information

USM Alger played JS Saoura in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match was played on 13 October 2026. Venue: Stade Omar Hamadi. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

USM Alger: 2-1-1, 1.75 points/match. JS Saoura: 0-2-1, 0.67 points/match.

Goal statistics

USM Alger scores 1.25 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. JS Saoura scores 0.00 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.12 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: USM Alger 25%, JS Saoura 0%. Over 2.5: USM Alger 25%, JS Saoura 33%. League level: BTTS 27%, Over 2.5 27%.

xG, shots and style

USM Alger has higher xG: 0.95 vs 0.94. USM Alger: 6.0 shots per match, JS Saoura: 6.7.

Match halves

USM Alger: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.75. JS Saoura: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

USM Alger: 16-30 (2 goals). JS Saoura: 0-15 (0 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.12 goals per match, BTTS 27%, Over 2.5 27%.

Head-to-head

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

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

USM Alger have posted very solid home numbers: they won their only home match so far 2:0, with 63% possession and an average of 5 shots on target. The hosts are yet to concede at home, while their xG conceded stands at just 0.64, significantly limiting JS Saoura’s prospects. The visitors lost their away match 0:4, failed to score, managed an average of only 2 shots on target, and allowed their opponents an xG of 1.85. In their last five matches, USM Alger remain unbeaten, recording four draws and one win, whereas JS Saoura have suffered two defeats, conceding 8 goals in total. The hosts’ advantage in defensive solidity, game control and chance quality points to a home win, likely without a high-scoring margin.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

The strongest signal is the low league BTTS rate of just 22%, with an average of 2.06 goals per match. JS Saoura failed to score in the available away sample, while its average xG is only 0.70 against 4.0 goals conceded, which supports a one-sided result scenario. In their last 5 matches, USM Alger averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.0 conceded, whereas Saoura averaged 1.0 scored and 1.6 conceded. Although the latest BTTS indicators stand at 60% for the hosts and 40% for the visitors, both teams have similar xG figures from their last five matches—1.28 and 1.29 respectively—so the risk of an away goal remains real. Nevertheless, the more likely outcome is BTTS - No, meaning that at least one team will fail to score, primarily due to Saoura’s weak attacking output and the league’s overall profile.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

The league profile clearly favors low-scoring outcomes: the average is just 2.06 goals per match, while the 2.5-goal line was surpassed in only 22% of games. In their last five matches, USM Alger averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.0 conceded, while JS Saoura averaged 1.0 scored and 1.6 conceded. The xG figures for both teams are similar, at 1.28 and 1.29, but their average xG conceded stands at 1.16 each, pointing more towards a scenario around two goals than an open, high-scoring game. Over 2.5 landed in 40% of the hosts' last five appearances and 60% of the visitors' matches, but the league's low-scoring profile as a whole limits the reliability of a high total. The strongest option is Under 3.5, as the projected 2.15 goals leaves a substantial margin for error even if the match proves more clinical.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

USM Alger have been leading at half-time in 60% of their last five matches, scoring an average of 1.0 goals before the break and conceding just 0.2. JS Saoura have averaged 0.6 goals in the first half, while they failed to score before half-time in 60% of their last five appearances, reinforcing the scenario of an early home advantage. At the same time, USM Alger won only 1 of those 5 matches but drew as many as 4, making it less likely that they will preserve their lead until full-time than that the match will later level up. After the break, the hosts conceded an average of 0.8 goals and the visitors 1.2, with both teams recording a second-half draw in 40% of their matches. In addition, a goal after half-time has been scored in 89% of league matches, compared with 39% before the break, which supports the HT/FT 1/X outcome: USM Alger leading at half-time and the match ending level.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
USM AlgerJS Saoura
8Shots6
USM AlgerJS Saoura
2Shots on target0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.99xG0.7
USM AlgerJS Saoura
4Corners7
USM AlgerJS Saoura
47Dangerous attacks43
USM AlgerJS Saoura
14Fouls18
USM AlgerJS Saoura
2Cards2
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Pre-match profile— what 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.

USM AlgerJS Saoura
1.25Goals scored / match0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.75Goals conceded / match1.33
USM AlgerJS Saoura
65%Average possession47%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
3.25Shots on target / match3
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

6Shots per match6.67
USM AlgerJS Saoura
3.25Shots on target3
USM AlgerJS Saoura
20.8%Shot conversion0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
65%Possession47%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.95xG for0.94
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.79xG against1.24
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Shooting quality

USM Alger: Efficient finishingJS Saoura: Balanced
USM AlgerJS Saoura
Accuracy (shots on target)54%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.00

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

USM Alger is 161% better for: last-5 form.

1.75 pts / match - USM Alger · 0.67 pts / match - JS Saoura

USM Alger
DWWL
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 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: 1.3Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.95Opponent xG: 0.79BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%
JS Saoura
LDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W67% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
LD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 0.94Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 33%

Goals— how 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 is 77% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - USM Alger · 1.33 goals / match - JS Saoura

USM Alger scoring profile: more difficult

USM Alger scores in 50% of matches (2 of 4 matches), while JS Saoura keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 matches).

JS Saoura scoring profile: more difficult

JS Saoura scores in 0% of matches (0 of 3 matches), while USM Alger keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

5Goals scored (season)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
3Goals conceded (season)4
USM AlgerJS Saoura
2Average goals in match1.33
USM AlgerJS Saoura
5Goals scored (last 5)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
3Goals 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
25%3 goals0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%4 goals0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal33%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
25%2 goals33%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%3 goals33%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%4 goals33%
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

25%BTTS at half-time0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
25%BTTS in both halves0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%Scored in both halves0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
25%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
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time33%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

Match halves— when 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 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - USM Alger · 1 pts / match - JS Saoura

USM Alger - half-time state
25% leading75% draw0% trailing
JS Saoura - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.75Average goals (1st half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
75%Clean sheet before half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%No goal before half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

After half-time (2nd half)

1.75Points per match (2nd half)0.67
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0
USM AlgerJS Saoura
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1.33
USM AlgerJS Saoura
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.33
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%Clean sheet after half-time67%
USM AlgerJS Saoura
50%No goal after half-time100%
USM AlgerJS Saoura

USM Alger - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 50%. 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.

JS Saoura - second-half results

0% W67% D33% L
3
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.3

Concedes 1.3 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 match1.501.75
Goals scored / match0.50.8
Goals conceded / match0.30.5
Average goals in match0.81.3
1 goal50%75%
2 goals25%25%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet75%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 25% leading - 75% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 2
JS Saoura - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.67
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.3
Average goals in match0.01.3
1 goal0%33%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet100%67%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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 indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 0.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
79%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
13%
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.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
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.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

JS Saoura

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.03
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.
-0.94
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
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.
94%
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 context— is 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▼ 2.002.12▼ 1.33
Both teams scored▼ 25%27%▼ 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 25%27%▲ 33%
Clean sheets▲ 50%42%▲ 67%
Goal before half-time▲ 50%45%▼ 0%
Goal after half-time▼ 75%82%▼ 33%

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

2.12
Average goals per match
27%
Both teams scored
27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
42%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
0.70
Away goals / match
+103%
Home attack advantage
+51%
Home defence advantage
+27%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
45%
1 goal
15%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
6%
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. JS SaouraSubstitutionOn: Constant WayouOff: Oussama Daibeche
  2. USM AlgerSubstitutionOn: Mohamed Amine GherbiOff: Ilyes Chetti
  3. JS SaouraSubstitutionOn: Nour El Islam FettouhiOff: Khalid Dahamni
  4. JS SaouraYellow cardTra Anthony Urbain Tra Bi
  5. USM AlgerYellow cardMohamed Amine Gherbi
  6. USM AlgerYellow cardImadeddine Azzi
  7. USM AlgerSubstitutionOn: Che Malone JuniorOff: Glody Likonza
  8. JS SaouraYellow cardConstant Wayou

Referee and managers

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

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

What was the result of USM Alger vs JS Saoura?

The Ligue 1 match finished USM Alger 1:0 JS Saoura. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this 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 1.25 goals per game on average and JS Saoura 0.00. The Ligue 1 average is 2.12 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 27% of games. Both teams score in 25% 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 2-1-1 record (1.75 points per game) and JS Saoura 0-2-1 (0.67 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.