Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between MC Alger (1st, 65 pts) and USM Khenchela (7th, 44 pts). On the form table USM Khenchela stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: MC Alger 1.37 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, USM Khenchela 1.23 and 1.23, with the league averaging 1.13.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — MC Alger 5, draws 2, USM Khenchela 0, at 2.43 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup.
Ali La Pointe Stadium douera staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,000. On the scoreboard, USM Khenchela led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
MC Alger: Abdelkader Menezla (87'), Ayoub Ghezala (90') · USM Khenchela: M. Bakir (45')
Key stats
Possession: MC Alger 63% · USM Khenchela 37% · Total shots: 21-8 · On target: 15-6 · Corners: 14-4