Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — USM Blida 1st with 55 points, Merouana 16th with 27, 28 apart. On recent form USM Blida sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 0.95 goals per team per game, USM Blida ran at 1.2 scored and 0.73 conceded, Merouana at 0.67 and 1.17.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 USM Blida wins, 2 for Merouana, 2 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host.
Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida staged the fixture, a ground that holds 66,000.




