Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: CS Constantine (7th, 57 pts) held a 19-point advantage over USM Bel Abbès (18th, 38 pts). USM Bel Abbès ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: USM Bel Abbès 0.84 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, CS Constantine 1.13 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.19.
USM Bel Abbès's unbeaten run stood at 5. CS Constantine carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for USM Bel Abbès, 1 draw and 3 for CS Constantine, at 1.86 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Stade du 24 février 1956 (capacity 45,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
CS Constantine: Ouail Bensahli (90')