Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between MC Saïda (12th, 36 pts) and USM Blida (16th, 17 pts). The last five rounds placed USM Blida 10th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Against a league average of 0.96 goals per team per game, MC Saïda ran at 0.87 scored and 1 conceded, USM Blida at 0.5 and 1.47.
USM Blida's winless run stood at 7.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — MC Saïda 2, draws 5, USM Blida 3, at 1.7 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings. The fixture has tightened lately: 0.6 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 1.7 all-time.
The venue was Stade 13 Avril 1958 in Saïda, with room for 20,000 spectators.




