Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: CS Constantine 8th with 43, ES Sétif 11th with 39. ES Sétif had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: CS Constantine 1.17 scored and 1 conceded per game, ES Sétif 1.1 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.13.
CS Constantine's unbeaten run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for CS Constantine against 5/15 for ES Sétif.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 4 CS Constantine wins, 5 for ES Sétif, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. 64% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Stade Mohamed-Hamlaoui staged the fixture, a ground that holds 37,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
CS Constantine: Nassim L'Ghoul (76'), Nassim L'Ghoul (70')
Key stats
Possession: CS Constantine 55% · ES Sétif 45% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 6-2