Before the match

MC Alger's previous five results comprised three wins, one draw and one defeat. Their goal totals were 7 scored and 3 conceded, keeping three clean sheets. Latest: a 2-0 win at home to Khenchela on 31 October; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Enugu Rangers on 23 October.

2-0 was MC Alger's result against Khenchela on 31 October (Algeria Ligue 1), playing at home; MC Alger won, with two scored to zero conceded. The 27 October fixture (Algeria Ligue 1) paired MC Alger with US Biskra. MC Alger won 1-0 away from home, netting one goal while conceding zero. Playing at home against Enugu Rangers (CAF Champions League), MC Alger finished 3-0 on 23 October. Their score comprised three goals, against zero from the opposition. 18 October: MC Alger lost 0-2 against Enugu Rangers away from home in CAF Champions League, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against ASO Chlef in Algeria Ligue 1, MC Alger scored one and conceded one on 13 October; the away from home result was 1-1.

MC Oran were unbeaten in their last five games, with two wins and three draws, scoring two goals and conceding zero, keeping five clean sheets. A 0-0 draw at home to Olympique Akbou (30 October) was their most recent result.

The 30 October fixture (Algeria Ligue 1) paired MC Oran with Olympique Akbou. MC Oran drew 0-0 at home, netting zero goals while conceding zero. Playing away from home against JS El Biar (Algeria Ligue 1), MC Oran finished 0-0 on 23 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against zero from the opposition. 17 October: MC Oran won 1-0 against Khenchela at home in Algeria Ligue 1, scoring one goal and allowing zero. Against US Biskra in Algeria Ligue 1, MC Oran scored one and conceded zero on 13 October; the away from home result was 1-0. MC Oran's at home game on 8 October (Algeria Ligue 1) ended 0-0 against ES Setif, with zero goals for and zero against.

Previous meetings in our records: a 2-1 home win for MC Oran on 20 February and a 3-2 home win for MC Alger on 16 September 2025.

After the match

A. Ghezala opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 24th minute for MC Alger to make it 1-0. A. Ghezala added to the tally late on, in the 89th minute for MC Alger to make it 2-0. M. Khelif (69') was sent off. 8 players were booked, among them M. Belkhiter (26'), O. Embarek (31'), M. Khelif (56'), A. Ghezala (64'), M. Khelif (69') and A. Hamra (74'). MC Alger's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 60.2% for a win in this pairing. MC Alger's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive wins in the 2026/27 CAF Champions League and the 2026/27 Algeria Ligue 1. four yellow cards and one red card went to MC Alger. MC Alger: four substitutions. The card tally for MC Oran was four yellow cards. five changes were recorded for MC Oran. MC Alger conceded no goals.