Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rapide Oued Zem 4th with 49 points, Ittihad Khemisset 15th with 28, 21 apart. Ittihad Khemisset had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Ittihad Khemisset were scoring 0.6 and conceding 1, Rapide Oued Zem 1.33 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Rapide Oued Zem in 9 games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Ittihad Khemisset, 11/15 for Rapide Oued Zem.
The match was played at Stade du 18 novembre in Khémisset (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, Rapide Oued Zem led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.