Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: GC Mascara (11th, 39 pts) held a 16-point advantage over USM Bel Abbès (15th, 23 pts). Recent form told a different story for GC Mascara: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: GC Mascara 1.13 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, USM Bel Abbès 0.83 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.18.
6 games without a win framed GC Mascara's arrival. Defeat had followed defeat for USM Bel Abbès — four in succession.
The venue was Stade Aoued Meflah in Mascara, with room for 5,000 spectators.




