Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: USM El Harrach (2nd, 62 pts) held a 28-point advantage over MC Saïda (11th, 34 pts). On recent form MC Saïda sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: MC Saïda 0.87 scored and 0.97 conceded per game, USM El Harrach 1.5 and 0.6, with the league averaging 1.1.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by MC Saïda, 2 by USM El Harrach, 2 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stade 13 Avril 1958, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: USM El Harrach led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
MC Saïda: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · USM El Harrach: Billel Bensaha (31'), Youcef Bechou (45'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: MC Saïda 60% · USM El Harrach 40% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 2-5