Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between MC Alger (8th, 51 pts) and RC Relizane (17th, 20 pts). MC Alger's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.06/0.71 for MC Alger and 0.91/2.56 for RC Relizane (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
MC Alger had won four straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. RC Relizane had gone 7 games without a win. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for MC Alger against 2/15 for RC Relizane.
The match was played at Stade Omar Hamadi in Algiers (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: MC Alger led 4-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 8-2.


