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MC Alger vs USM Alger — Ligue 1 2018

MC Alger
MC Alger
FT
1 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
USM Alger
USM Alger
5/23/2025Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 22Stade du 5 Juillet 1962

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 121+ matches

MC Alger51%
×Draw27%
USM Alger22%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

MC Alger
1.42
USM Alger
0.82

MC Alger creates 73% more chances

Season form · 121 home / 123 away

creates per match

MC Alger
1.70
USM Alger
0.87

allows per match

MC Alger
0.77
USM Alger
1.15

finishing

MC Alger+0.00on par
USM Alger+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Under
  • Under61
  • Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

MC Alger ↓

USM Alger →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–19%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–112%
1–25%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–011%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–14%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

MC Alger or draw
78%
MC Alger or USM Alger
73%
Draw or USM Alger
49%

Winning margin

MC Alger wins by 2+
25%
USM Alger wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

MC Alger 1+ goals
76%
MC Alger 2+ goals
41%
MC Alger 3+ goals
17%
USM Alger 1+ goals
56%
USM Alger 2+ goals
20%
USM Alger 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

MC Alger (draw refunded)
70%
USM Alger (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

MC Alger at home — creates 1.70, concedes 0.77 · 121 matches

USM Alger away — creates 0.87, concedes 1.15 · 123 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

MC Alger attack 1.70 + USM Alger defence 1.15 → ÷2 → 1.42

USM Alger attack 0.87 + MC Alger defence 0.77 → ÷2 → 0.82

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 51%?"

MC Alger scores more
51%
level
27%
USM Alger scores more
22%

MC Alger at 51% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 51% does not mean "MC Alger will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: MC Alger vs USM Alger

MC Alger beat USM Alger 1-0 in Ligue 1 on May 23, 2025.

The match was played at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers.