Algeria - Ligue 1Stade Omar HamadiData current as of 18 October 2026

USM Alger vs MC Oran: match statistics

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USM Alger vs MC Oran: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

USM Alger play MC Oran in Ligue 1 (Algeria). The match date is 22 October 2026. Venue: Stade Omar Hamadi.

Current form

USM Alger: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. MC Oran: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

USM Alger scores 1.20 and concedes 0.60 goals per match. MC Oran scores 1.00 and concedes 0.00. League average: 2.18 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: USM Alger 20%, MC Oran 0%. Over 2.5: USM Alger 20%, MC Oran 0%. League level: BTTS 31%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

MC Oran has higher xG: 1.68 vs 0.96. USM Alger: 6.4 shots per match, MC Oran: 14.2.

Match halves

USM Alger: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.60. MC Oran: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

USM Alger: 16-30 (2 goals). MC Oran: 76-90+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.18 goals per match, BTTS 31%, Over 2.5 28%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

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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.

1.2Goals scored / match1
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.6Goals conceded / match0
USM AlgerMC Oran
63%Average possession64%
USM AlgerMC Oran
3Shots on target / match5.6
USM AlgerMC Oran

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

6.4Shots per match14.2
USM AlgerMC Oran
3Shots on target5.6
USM AlgerMC Oran
18.8%Shot conversion7%
USM AlgerMC Oran
63%Possession64%
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.96xG for1.68
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.77xG against1.29
USM AlgerMC Oran

Shooting quality

USM Alger: Efficient finishingMC Oran: Dominant
USM AlgerMC Oran
Accuracy (shots on target)47%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.18

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.

MC Oran is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - USM Alger · 2.6 pts / match - MC Oran

USM Alger
DWWLW
Season result split
60% W20% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 0.77BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
MC Oran
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
80% W20% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - USM Alger · 1 goals / match - MC Oran

USM Alger scoring profile: more difficult

USM Alger scores in 60% of matches (3 of 5 matches), while MC Oran keeps a clean sheet in 100% (5 of 5 matches).

MC Oran scoring profile: mixed

MC Oran scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while USM Alger keeps a clean sheet in 60% (3 of 5 matches).

6Goals scored (season)5
USM AlgerMC Oran
3Goals conceded (season)0
USM AlgerMC Oran
1.8Average goals in match1
USM AlgerMC Oran
6Goals scored (last 5)5
USM AlgerMC Oran
3Goals conceded (last 5)0
USM AlgerMC Oran

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal80%
USM AlgerMC Oran
40%2 goals20%
USM AlgerMC Oran
20%3 goals0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
0%4 goals0%
USM AlgerMC Oran

How often they concede at least...

40%1 goal0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
20%2 goals0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
0%3 goals0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
0%4 goals0%
USM AlgerMC Oran

* 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

20%BTTS at half-time0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
20%BTTS in both halves0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
40%Scored in both halves0%
USM AlgerMC Oran

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
20%BTTS - last 50%
USM AlgerMC Oran

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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
USM AlgerMC Oran
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
USM AlgerMC Oran

2nd half

60%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
USM AlgerMC Oran
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time20%
USM AlgerMC Oran
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
USM AlgerMC Oran

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 80% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.8 pts / match - USM Alger · 1 pts / match - MC Oran

USM Alger - half-time state
40% leading60% draw0% trailing
MC Oran - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.8Points per match (1st half)1
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.2Goals conceded (1st half)0
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.8Average goals (1st half)0
USM AlgerMC Oran
80%Clean sheet before half-time100%
USM AlgerMC Oran
40%No goal before half-time100%
USM AlgerMC Oran

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)2.6
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)1
USM AlgerMC Oran
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0
USM AlgerMC Oran
1Average goals (2nd half)1
USM AlgerMC Oran
60%Clean sheet after half-time100%
USM AlgerMC Oran
60%No goal after half-time20%
USM AlgerMC Oran

USM Alger - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 60%. 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 Oran - second-half results

80% W20% D0% L
5
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

USM Alger - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+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: 3
MC Oran - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.60
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.01.0
1 goal0%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference0+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% 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
1
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.

MC Oran
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
2
0
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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

1.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.6 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
64%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
10%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+114%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
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.
+0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
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.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

MC Oran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.61
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.
-0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.29
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.
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.
+1.0
Late goals
60% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
60%

* 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 AlgerLigaMC Oran
Average goals in match▼ 1.802.18▼ 1.00
Both teams scored▼ 20%31%▼ 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 20%28%▼ 0%
Clean sheets▲ 60%40%▲ 100%
Goal before half-time▲ 60%51%▼ 0%
Goal after half-time▼ 60%79%• 80%

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

2.18
Average goals per match
31%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
40%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
0.79
Away goals / match
+75%
Home attack advantage
+43%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
51%
1 goal
18%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): USM Alger 0 - 2 - 0 MC Oran. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do USM Alger and MC Oran play?

USM Alger face MC Oran on 22 October 2026 in Ligue 1 at Stade Omar Hamadi. 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 MC Oran?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches USM Alger won 0, MC Oran won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before USM Alger vs MC Oran?

USM Alger score 1.20 goals per game on average and MC Oran 1.00. The Ligue 1 average is 2.18 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 20% of USM Alger's matches and 0% of MC Oran's.

What form are USM Alger and MC Oran in?

Over the last 5 games USM Alger have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and MC Oran 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for USM Alger vs MC Oran?

The statistical background for USM Alger vs MC Oran — 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.