Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — MSP Batna 10th with 36 points, HB Chelghoum Laïd 16th with 6, 30 apart. The last five rounds placed HB Chelghoum Laïd no better than 29th for form, against 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, MSP Batna were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.2, HB Chelghoum Laïd 0.43 and 2.97, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
HB Chelghoum Laïd had been beaten in 13 straight games. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for MSP Batna, 0/15 for HB Chelghoum Laïd.
7 meetings are on record — 0 won by MSP Batna, 4 by HB Chelghoum Laïd, 3 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting. 71% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Stade du 1er novembre 1954 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
MSP Batna: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: MSP Batna 68% · HB Chelghoum Laïd 32% · Total shots: 15-2 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 9-1