Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between JS Kabylie (6th, 59 pts) and CA Bordj Bou Arreridj (19th, 22 pts). JS Kabylie ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, CA Bordj Bou Arreridj ran at 0.76 scored and 1.76 conceded, JS Kabylie at 1.11 and 0.89.
CA Bordj Bou Arreridj had been beaten in four straight games. JS Kabylie's unbeaten run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, CA Bordj Bou Arreridj held 3 points of 15 and JS Kabylie 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj wins, 1 for JS Kabylie, 1 draw, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The venue was Stade du 20 Août 1955 in Bordj Bou Arreridj, with room for 21,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, CA Bordj Bou Arreridj led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.