Match Report
20 points separated the sides: USM Bel Abbès 18th on 38, JSM Skikda 20th on 18. USM Bel Abbès ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, JSM Skikda ran at 0.45 scored and 1.92 conceded, USM Bel Abbès at 0.84 and 1.53.
JSM Skikda had lost ten in a row. JSM Skikda had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; USM Bel Abbès, 6.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for JSM Skikda, 2 draws and 3 for USM Bel Abbès, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Stade du 20 Août 1955, with room for 30,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: USM Bel Abbès led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
USM Bel Abbès: Y. Koufi (78'), D. Mouaki (57'), D. Mouaki (45')
Key stats
Possession: JSM Skikda 39% · USM Bel Abbès 61% · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 4-4




