Match Report
44 points for USM Khenchela (7th), 45 for Olympique Akbou (6th): a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Olympique Akbou no better than 14th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, USM Khenchela were scoring 1.23 and conceding 1.23, Olympique Akbou 1.13 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by USM Khenchela, 2 by Olympique Akbou, 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings.
Stade Hamam Ammar, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Olympique Akbou: Hamdi Labidi (53')
Key stats
Possession: USM Khenchela 53% · Olympique Akbou 47% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-4