US Biskra vs USM Alger Prediction: Biskra’s try will not be enough

Stadium-February 18 will host the Algeria Ligue 1 encounter between US Biskra and USM Alger. The two teams will head into this game hoping for a win. Which team gets things right? Below, I preview this game and offer the best betting possibilities. 

US Biskra

US Biskra played Mostaganem the previous time out in the Algeria Cup and lost. In a game that was decided in extra time, Mohammed Belkhadem struck twice for their opponent and ended US Biskra's chance of a trophy. However, US Biskra's last league game was against Paradou AC, which they lost 2-1 on the road. Heading into this game, US Biskra have won only one of their last twelve matches in regular time, ending 1-0 against SC Mecheria. This season in the Algeria Ligue 1, US Biskra have picked only 12 points from a possible 45, which saw them sit 16th. In those games, this team scored only nine goals while conceding fourteen as they sit at the bottom of the standings. 

USM Alger

USM Alger are coming off a win over Magra in the Algeria Cup and will hope to be on the right track again. In a game that ended 1-0, Ismail Belkacemi's strike in the 47th minute was enough to see this team move to the next round. However, USM Alger head into this game with an unbeaten run of four matches. In that streak, this team picked up a win over Khenchela, while playing to a draw with Paradou AC and Olympique Akbou. Heading into this game, USM Alger have not lost any of their recent road matches. The visitors have 25 points this season in 15 league matches. In those matches, they scored 14 goals and conceded 7, which saw them sit third in the standings.

Expert Betting Tips

USM Alger are in good contention of winning the league and they cannot afford to drop points. While US Biskra are fighting hard to avoid relegation, playing at home should definitely boost their morale, especially having had a poor run of league performances. Yet, this is a game that should be decided on competitiveness and quality of team play. The visitors are in a better position here, and while they might need a lot of defensive jobs to do, a low-scoring contest is expected. 

Our first option is a win for USM Alger with odds at 2.39 on 1Xbet

Our second option is X/W2 with odds at 4.50 on Bet365

Our last option is over 1.5 goals with odds at 1.66 on Betway