Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — USM El Harrach 2nd with 62 points, RC Arbaâ 12th with 32, 30 apart. RC Arbaâ's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Per game in the league, RC Arbaâ were scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.37, USM El Harrach 1.5 and 0.6, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
USM El Harrach's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, RC Arbaâ had taken 4 of 15 points to USM El Harrach's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 RC Arbaâ wins, 1 for USM El Harrach, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Stade Smaïl-Makhlouf, capacity 24,000, hosted the game. RC Arbaâ led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
RC Arbaâ: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: RC Arbaâ 57% · USM El Harrach 43% · Total shots: 7-9 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 4-6




