Match Report
MC El Bayadh, 2nd with 65 points, sat 24 points above ASM Oran (9th, 41). The last five rounds placed ASM Oran no better than 17th for form, against 9th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, ASM Oran ran at 0.97 scored and 0.97 conceded, MC El Bayadh at 1.5 and 0.43.
Momentum sat with MC El Bayadh, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for ASM Oran against 13/15 for MC El Bayadh.
Stade Habib Bouakeul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
MC El Bayadh: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: ASM Oran 50% · MC El Bayadh 50% · Total shots: 4-13 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 6-6