Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — JS Saoura 2nd with 55 points, ES Sétif 11th with 39, 16 apart. ES Sétif had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: JS Saoura 1.33 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, ES Sétif 1.1 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.13.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 1 for JS Saoura, 2 for ES Sétif and 5 drawn, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture.
Stade du 20 Août 1955, capacity 21,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
JS Saoura: Abdelkader Boutiche (76')
Key stats
Possession: JS Saoura 58% · ES Sétif 42% · Total shots: 16-6 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 4-0