Match Report
9 points and 6 places separated them: USM Bel Abbès 18th with 38, NA Hussein Dey 12th with 47. USM Bel Abbès had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, USM Bel Abbès were scoring 0.84 and conceding 1.53, NA Hussein Dey 1.21 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, USM Bel Abbès had taken 3 of 15 points to NA Hussein Dey's 10.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by USM Bel Abbès, 1 by NA Hussein Dey, 3 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
Stade du 24 février 1956 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
USM Bel Abbès: H. Ounnas (75')
Key stats
Possession: USM Bel Abbès 50% · NA Hussein Dey 50%