Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: El Bayadh (2nd, 65 pts) held a 33-point advantage over USMM Hadjout (14th, 32 pts). USMM Hadjout had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 14th in the table. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, El Bayadh ran at 1.5 scored and 0.43 conceded, USMM Hadjout at 0.83 and 1.53.
El Bayadh were unbeaten in 9.
The match was played at Stade Zakaria Medjdoub in El (capacity 8,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.