ASO Chlef to host MC Alger in Round 5 of the Algerian Ligue 1

ASO Chlef will host MC Alger on 13 October 2026 at 19:45 Damascus time, in a meeting between the two sides in Round 5 of the Algerian Ligue 1 for the 2026/27 season, with the match to be broadcast on Algerian Television.

ASO Chlef go into the match after a run of negative results, having lost their last match against JS Kabylie 0-1 away from home, as well as losing to MC Oran 0-1 at home, and to CS Constantine 0-3 away, while drawing 3-3 with CR Belouizdad at home.

MC Alger, on the other hand, arrive full of confidence after winning their last match against MC El Eulma 1-0, having previously beaten MC El Rouissat 2-0 and Nagliyak 5-0, while drawing 0-0 with Nagliyak in another match.

Previous meetings between the two sides point to MC Alger dominance, having won the last meeting between them 2-0 on 2026-06-05, while two earlier meetings ended in goalless draws 0-0 on 2026-01-09 and 2025-06-17, and the two sides also drew 0-0 on 2024-12-20, with the most notable previous meeting seeing MC Alger win 6-3 on 2024-03-15.

In the league table standings, MC Alger sit in fifth place with 6 points from two matches, having achieved two wins without defeat and a goal difference of 3-0, while ASO Chlef are bottom of the table in 16th place with just one point from four matches, following one draw and three defeats and a goal difference of 3-8.