Match Report
In the standings it was Ksar 15th on 27 points, Garde Nationale 14th on 28 — separated by 1. Garde Nationale had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Ksar were scoring 0.57 and conceding 1.07, Garde Nationale 0.8 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.06 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Ksar.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ksar, 3 by Garde Nationale, 2 drawn, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stade Olympique de Nouakchott in Nouakchott, with room for 40,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.