Biskra vs MC Alger Prediction: A close contest expected to end in favor of the visitors

Biskra will play host to MC Alger at their stadium on February 18 for this round of 17 matches in the Algerian Ligue 1 competition. Even though they were defeated in their most recent encounter, the host club has a very minor advantage over the visiting team, MC Alger, who was also defeated by Magra in their most recent match.

US Biskra's previous games resulted in two wins over Paradou AC and USM Alger, two losses against MC Oran and ES Sétif, and one tie against CR Belouizdad. In total, US Biskra won three of their five previous matches. US Biskra only managed to score six goals while allowing eight. During the current season of the league, US Biskra has scored an average of 0.88 goals per game. In terms of disciplinary action, the away team was given one red card and 38 yellow cards during their match at home. US Biskra has some sort of problem with not being able to hold possession of the ball, as evidenced by their season-long average of 47.57% possession.

MC Alger comes into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against ES Sétif and USM Alger. However, they have also lost two of those matches against El Bayadh and Lausanne Sport, while one of their matchups against JS Saoura ended in a draw. The club was only able to score four goals while giving up seven. When playing away from home, MC Alger had a goal scoring average of 0.81 and a goal against average of 0.81 per match. There was one red card and 29 yellow cards handed out to the team. The percentage of time that MC Alger has had possession of the ball during the entire season is a fairly respectable 55.86% on average.

Even though I am convinced that MC Alger will be able to win this match, I anticipate that it will be a very close contest. By comparing the two squads, the away club appears to be performing better in the league compared to Biskra, and as a result, we anticipate that they will return to their winning ways. Although I anticipate a high number of defensive plays during this match, I also anticipate a low number of goals scored and opportunities to score goals. Hence, betting on the under is also a solid option. Having said that, there is a good chance that the first half of this match will be so boring, which opens the door for the potential of a tie going into the break.