Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — USM Alger 10th with 39 points, MC El Bayadh 16th with 17, 22 apart. Per game in the league, MC El Bayadh were scoring 0.57 and conceding 1.33, USM Alger 1.13 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 MC El Bayadh win, 2 for USM Alger, 2 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. In 80% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The match was played at Stade Zakaria Medjdoub (capacity 15,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: MC El Bayadh 40% · USM Alger 60% · Total shots: 6-9 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 5-2