Match Report
MC El Bayadh, 2nd with 65 points, sat 58 points above SC Aïn Defla (16th, 7). SC Aïn Defla ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/0.43 for MC El Bayadh and 0.57/3.23 for SC Aïn Defla (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
MC El Bayadh were unbeaten in 12, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Six consecutive defeats weighed on SC Aïn Defla. MC El Bayadh had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; SC Aïn Defla, 0.
The venue was Stade Zakaria Medjdoub, with room for 15,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-0.




