Match Report
Korba went into the game 5th in the table on 37 points; Ksour Essef sat 9th on 32 — a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Ksour Essef no better than 24th for form, against 9th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Korba ran at 0.81 scored and 0.77 conceded, Ksour Essef at 1.54 and 1.31.
Defeat had followed defeat for Ksour Essef — five in succession. The last-five ledger: Korba 8/15, Ksour Essef 0/15.
Stade de Korba, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Korba 67% · Ksour Essef 33% · Total shots: 17-6 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-4