Match Report
The table read 2nd (ES Sétif, 8 pts) against 1st (TP Mazembe, 12 pts), 4 points apart. ES Sétif had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, ES Sétif ran at 1.17 scored and 1.5 conceded, TP Mazembe at 1.67 and 0.67.
TP Mazembe carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, ES Sétif held 7 points of 15 and TP Mazembe 13.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.