Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: MC Alger (1st, 65 pts) held a 26-point advantage over USM Alger (10th, 39 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: MC Alger 1.37 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, USM Alger 1.13 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.13.
MC Alger had won four straight.
9 meetings are on record — 5 won by MC Alger, 0 by USM Alger, 4 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 11% of meetings.
Ali La Pointe Stadium douera, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. MC Alger led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
MC Alger: Z. Ferhat (14')
Key stats
Possession: MC Alger 44% · USM Alger 56% · Total shots: 6-7 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 2-6