Match Report
In the standings it was MC Oran 4th on 49 points, USM Alger 10th on 39 — separated by 10. MC Oran's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, MC Oran were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.03, USM Alger 1.13 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for MC Oran, 2 for USM Alger and 3 drawn, at 1.88 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings.
Miloud Hadefi Stadium, capacity 40,143, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: USM Alger led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
MC Oran: A. Mouley (76'), Bilal Benkhedim (78') · USM Alger: Moncif Boutaoui (24'), Ilyes Chetti (27')
Key stats
Possession: MC Oran 53% · USM Alger 47% · Total shots: 15-6 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-0