USM Alger should be too strong for MC Oran
USM Alger vs MC Oran - 24/12/2021
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There is a full round of Algerian Ligue 1 games taking place on Christmas Eve. In the late kick-off, USM Alger welcome MC Oran to Stade Omar Hamadi.
USM Alger sit ninth in table – six points behind first-place CR Belouizdad – although they have a game in hand over three teams above them.
Meanwhile, MC Oran find themselves fifteenth – five points behind USM Alger and only two points clear of last-place NC Magra.
USM Alger have won three of their seven Ligue 1 games this season, registering two draws and two losses in the process.
They have netted 12 goals along the way, meaning only the top two sides boast a better defensive record than Denis Lavagne’s men.
It is also worth noting that USMA have conceded just five goals. As a result, just six teams have a better defensive record in the division.
Unfortunately, USMA head into Friday’s clash on a two-game winless streak. After drawing with HB Chelghoum Laid, they were beaten 2-1 by ASO Chlef last time out.
On the flip side, MC Oran are currently enduring a seven-game winless run – having recorded four defeats and three draws since their last victory.
They have only managed to win one of their eight league matches this term, registering three draws and four losses.
Only two teams have a poorer defensive record than Moez Bouakaz’s side. They have already conceded 12 goals this season, leaving them with a goal difference of –5.
Since the three teams below them in the table after just two points behind, MC Oran must return to winning ways sooner rather than later.
Head-to-head: Oran have only managed to win one of their previous ten meetings with USMA, recording five draws and four defeats along the way.
Across the past three meetings, USM Alger have scored a combined total of seven goals – picking up two wins and a draw in the process.
Team news: USM Alger currently have four players sidelined through injury – Hamed Belem, Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche, Hamza Koudri and Brahim Benzaza.
MC Oran have no injury concerns at the moment, although Bouakaz is set to shuffle his pack following a series of poor results.
Given that Oran head into Friday’s clash on a seven-match winless streak, they are likely to struggle against USM Alger.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that USM Alger will score over 1.5 goals and keep a clean sheet on their way to victory.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
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Score
Live
coef.
Dz1
553213
1
2 - 0
2.48
17°
1.67
1.67
3.20
5.00
no
no
no
0 - 0(0 - 0)
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