Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — ASM Oran 8th with 40 points, MCB Oued Sly 15th with 22, 18 apart. MCB Oued Sly had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, MCB Oued Sly ran at 0.73 scored and 1.4 conceded, ASM Oran at 0.7 and 0.73.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for MCB Oued Sly, 4 draws and 3 for ASM Oran, at 1.89 goals per meeting.
Stade Mohamed Boumezrag in Chlef staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.