USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad Ligue 1 prediction & result
Final score: USM Alger 2-2 CR Belouizdad.
Before kick-off the model made it 36% USM Alger, 28% draw, 36% CR Belouizdad — fair odds of 2.78, 3.57 and 2.78.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
USM Alger at 36%: of 4,828 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.4% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Line-ups
Form going into USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad
USM Alger
Ligue 1
- W1-0JS Saoura13 October 2026
- L0-1away to MB Rouisset8 October 2026
- W3-2away to Olympique Akbou19 September 2026
CR Belouizdad
Ligue 1
- W3-2away to JS El Biar12 October 2026
- W1-0Khenchela7 October 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Algeria Ligue 1 table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | USM Alger | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad
- 2 June 2026USM Alger 1–1 CR BelouizdadLigue 1
- 30 April 2026USM Alger 2–1 CR BelouizdadCoupe Nationale
- 8 November 2025CR Belouizdad 0–0 USM AlgerLigue 1
- 5 July 2025USM Alger 2–0 CR BelouizdadCoupe Nationale
- 16 March 2025CR Belouizdad 1–1 USM AlgerLigue 1
- 18 October 2024USM Alger 0–0 CR BelouizdadLigue 1
The result against the call
USM Alger and CR Belouizdad drew 2–2. The goals: M. Ben Hammouda (penalty) 8' for CR Belouizdad, M. Ben Hammouda 28' for CR Belouizdad, M. Ramdaoui (penalty) 45+10' for USM Alger, S. Radouani 57' for USM Alger. Sent off: A. Abada (USM Alger) 79'.
What this result changed
Before kick-off the season simulation gave USM Alger a 16.0% chance to finish in the top two: 20.8% after a win, 14.3% after a draw, 11.3% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 14.3%, 1.7 points lower than before the match.
For CR Belouizdad the question was the chance to win the league, 41.4% going in: 49.4% after a win, 40.8% after a draw, 34.0% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 40.8%, 0.6 points lower than before the match.
Read from our Ligue 1 season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.
Goal trends
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Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line; middle ring: the model's probability for this match. Not betting advice. How to read this.