Match Report
Paradou AC, 14th on 24 points, faced a 20-point deficit to USM Khenchela (7th, 44). Recent form flatters Paradou AC's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. Per game in the league, USM Khenchela were scoring 1.23 and conceding 1.23, Paradou AC 1.17 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Paradou AC — eight in succession. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for USM Khenchela against 0/15 for Paradou AC.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — USM Khenchela 1, draws 1, Paradou AC 4, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Stade Hamam Ammar (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, USM Khenchela led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
USM Khenchela: Edlin Randy Essang-Matouti (41')
Key stats
Possession: USM Khenchela 55% · Paradou AC 45% · Total shots: 7-5 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 7-4