Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kouba 3rd with 59 points, USM Bel Abbès 15th with 23, 36 apart. On recent form USM Bel Abbès sat only 29th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall.
Defeat had followed defeat for USM Bel Abbès — three in succession. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for USM Bel Abbès against 10/15 for Kouba.
Across 7 recorded meetings, USM Bel Abbès have 2 wins to Kouba's 2, with 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stade du 24 février 1956 in Sidi Bel Abbès.


