| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM Setif | 4 | D2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6/12 | 4-3 |
| MSP Batna | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 4-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM Setif | 8 | 35 | 48 | -2 | LWLLL | 16 | -8 |
| MSP Batna | 1 | 36 | 70 | 31 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-05-08
The table gap was wide: 22 points between MSP Batna (1st, 70 pts) and USM Setif (8th, 48 pts). The last five rounds placed USM Setif no better than 16th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, USM Setif were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.11, MSP Batna 1.53 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
