Match Report
22 points separated the sides: MC Alger 1st on 65, CS Constantine 8th on 43. Scoring rates set the scale: CS Constantine 1.17 scored and 1 conceded per game, MC Alger 1.37 and 0.6, with the league averaging 1.13.
5 games without a win framed CS Constantine's arrival. Over the last five, CS Constantine had taken 3 of 15 points to MC Alger's 12.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — CS Constantine 2, draws 3, MC Alger 7, at 1.92 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Stade Mohamed-Hamlaoui (capacity 37,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
CS Constantine: Tosin Omoyele (61'), Alhassane Bangoura (83' og)
Key stats
Possession: CS Constantine 50% · MC Alger 50% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-2