Match Report
The table read 18th (USM Bel Abbès, 38 pts) against 10th (Olympique Médéa, 51 pts), 13 points apart. USM Bel Abbès's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, USM Bel Abbès were scoring 0.84 and conceding 1.53, Olympique Médéa 1.05 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 USM Bel Abbès wins, 3 for Olympique Médéa, 3 draws, at 2.22 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Stade du 24 février 1956 in Sidi Bel Abbès. On the scoreboard, USM Bel Abbès led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.