Match Report
In the standings it was ES Mostaganem 15th on 19 points, Paradou AC 14th on 24 — separated by 5. Paradou AC ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: ES Mostaganem 0.6 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Paradou AC 1.17 and 1.8, with the league averaging 1.13.
ES Mostaganem arrived off four straight defeats. Defeat had followed defeat for Paradou AC — six in succession.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for ES Mostaganem, 2 draws and 5 for Paradou AC, at 2.2 goals per meeting.
Stade Commandant Ferradj, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: ES Mostaganem led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
ES Mostaganem: Z. Toumi Sief (30'), A. El Moudène (90'), Z. Motrani (45') · Paradou AC: Abdellah Bendouma (8'), Ben Ahmed Kohili (72')
Key stats
Possession: ES Mostaganem 47% · Paradou AC 53% · Total shots: 12-18 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 2-9