Match Report
43 points separated the sides: MC Alger 3rd on 47, HB Chelghoum Laïd 16th on 4. On recent form MC Alger sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.7/0.67 for MC Alger and 0.37/2.53 for HB Chelghoum Laïd (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Defeat had followed defeat for HB Chelghoum Laïd — three in succession. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for MC Alger against 1/15 for HB Chelghoum Laïd.
Stade Dar El Beïda in Algiers staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.