Match Report
Olympique Médéa, 10th with 51 points, sat 29 points above CA Bordj Bou Arreridj (19th, 22). Recent form told a different story for Olympique Médéa: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, CA Bordj Bou Arreridj were scoring 0.76 and conceding 1.76, Olympique Médéa 1.05 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for CA Bordj Bou Arreridj — eight in succession. Olympique Médéa arrived off three straight defeats. CA Bordj Bou Arreridj had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Olympique Médéa, 6.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 2, draws 0, Olympique Médéa 5, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Stade du 20 Août 1955 (capacity 21,000). On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
CA Bordj Bou Arreridj: N. Lalaoui (7'), B. Ziani (38') · Olympique Médéa: O. Boudoumi (4'), L. Mokrani (45')
Key stats
Corners: 7-10