Match Report
US Chaouia (2nd, 60 pts) visited USM Annaba (6th, 48 pts) with 12 points between them. USM Annaba had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, USM Annaba were scoring 1.17 and conceding 0.7, US Chaouia 1.83 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
USM Annaba came in having won three on the spin.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 3 USM Annaba wins, 3 for US Chaouia, 5 draws, at 1.91 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals. The recent trend is more open — 2.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 1.91 all-time.
The venue was Stade du 19 Mai 1956, with room for 10,000 spectators. USM Annaba led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
USM Annaba: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: USM Annaba 39% · US Chaouia 61% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 4-6