MC Alger vs Saoura Prediction: We anticipate a close match with few goals

At the Stade 5 Juillet 1962, the match between MC Alger and Saoura that is part of this round of 16 in the Algerian Ligue 1 will take place. In their previous encounters, MC Alger was defeated by El Bayadh and then by Lausanne. Meanwhile, a match between visiting Saoura and ES Setif ended in a scoreless draw.

MC Alger had a winning record of 2 games over ES Sétif and USM Alger but lost 3 games against MC Oran, El Bayadh, and Lausanne Sport in their previous encounters. Two goals were scored by MC Alger, while they allowed seven goals to be scored against them in those matches. During the current league season, MC Alger has scored an average of 0.8 goals per contest. In terms of disciplinary action, the away team was given one red card and 27 yellow cards during their match at home. This season, MC Alger has maintained a possession rate of 55.86% on average, which indicates that the team does a decent job keeping the ball. With 25 points after competing in 15 league matches, MC Alger is currently ranked fourth in the Algerian Ligue 1 standings.

Saoura comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against HB Chelghoum Laid, CS Constantine, and MC Oran. They have also lost one of those matches to Paradou AC and drawn one of their most recent five matches against ES Sétif. The team was successful in scoring eleven goals while only allowing three to be scored against them. Saoura averaged 1.2 goals scored and 0.73 goals conceded per game when they played their matches away from home. There were 39 yellow cards and 2 red cards handed out to the team. With an overall average of 50.10% ball possession so far this season, JS Saoura has shown exceptionally solid control of the ball. With fifteen games played and a total of 24 points, Saoura is currently in fifth place in the league, trailing MC Alger by just one point.

Both sides are aware that a victory for them in this match might move them up to third place in the league, and as a result, they will head into this match with a great deal of motivation and concentrate on their performance. Even though we anticipate the two sides will do all in their power to avoid losing, we anticipate seeing more defensive plays and fewer goals from both teams. A successful wager would be placed on the under. In addition, taking into consideration the significance of this match, there is a good likelihood that it will also end in a tie with no goals being scored. Therefore, you should wager on the correct score being 0-0.