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USM Alger vs JS Saoura prediction and preview

13 Oct 2026, 19:15 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

USM Alger WinOdds 1.57Market probability 58%Final score 1–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

USM Alger host JS Saoura in the Ligue 1 (Algeria) on 13 Oct 2026, 19:15 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is USM Alger Win — USM Alger to win. It was published at odds of 1.57, which the bookmaker market rated at about 58% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: USM Alger 1–0 JS Saoura.

Going into the match, USM Alger had won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 15 and conceding 13. JS Saoura had won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 12 scored and 8 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of USM Alger's last 10 and 2 of JS Saoura's last 10; 5 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home USM Alger averaged 1.50 goals scored and 0.63 conceded across 8 matches; away from home JS Saoura averaged 1.00 scored and 1.33 conceded across 6.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.37 goals from USM Alger and 0.50 from JS Saoura. From that it rates a home win at 58%, a draw at 30% and an away win at 13%, against 57%, 28% and 15% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 58%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between USM Alger (green) and JS Saoura (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form78% – 22%
Attack100% – 0%
Defence57% – 43%
Head-to-head40% – 60%
Goals50% – 50%
Overall strength56% – 43%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
USM AlgerLWWDD1.501.3060%50%
JS SaouraDDLLW1.200.8020%50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals77%1.22
Double Chance 1275%1.28
Over 1.5 Goals63%1.50
BTTS No62%1.50
Under 2.5 Goals62%1.50
Under 9.5 Corners61%1.50
USM Alger Win59%1.57
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals58%1.62

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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