Match Report
Before the match
ES Setif's previous five results comprised one win, two draws and two defeats. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 4 conceded, failing to score in three of those games. Latest: a 1-1 draw at home to JS Kabylie on 14 October; their biggest win in that spell was 5-1 at home to CS Constantine on 19 September.
On 14 October, JS Kabylie faced ES Setif in Algeria Ligue 1: ES Setif drew 1-1 at home, having scored one and conceded one. Algeria Ligue 1, 8 October brought an away meeting with MC Oran; ES Setif drew 0-0, a return of zero goals scored and zero conceded. ES Setif hosted CS Constantine on 19 September (Algeria Ligue 1) and won 5-1; their goals totalled five, compared with one conceded. CR Belouizdad hosted ES Setif (Algeria Ligue 1) on 11 September. For ES Setif, the score was 0-1: zero goals scored, one allowed. 0-1 was ES Setif's result against Ben Aknoun on 3 September (Algeria Ligue 1), playing at home; ES Setif lost, with zero scored to one conceded.
Témouchent's previous five results comprised one win, one draw and three defeats. Their goal totals were 2 scored and 6 conceded, failing to score in three of those games. Latest: a 1-1 draw at home to ASO Chlef on 18 October.
On 18 October, ASO Chlef faced Témouchent in Algeria Ligue 1: Témouchent drew 1-1 at home, having scored one and conceded one. Algeria Ligue 1, 14 October brought a home meeting with MB Rouisset; Témouchent lost 0-2, a return of zero goals scored and two conceded. Témouchent visited MC Alger on 9 October (Algeria Ligue 1) and lost 0-1; their goals totalled zero, compared with one conceded. JS Kabylie travelled to face Témouchent (Algeria Ligue 1) on 17 September. For Témouchent, the score was 1-0: one goal scored, zero allowed. 0-2 was Témouchent's result against MC Oran on 11 September (Algeria Ligue 1), playing away from home; Témouchent lost, with zero scored to two conceded.
After the match
Témouchent edged past ES Setif 2-1 on 24 October 2026. M. Zaalouk opened the scoring inside the first 15 minutes for Témouchent to make it 1-0. B. Boubaker added to the tally late on, in the 83rd minute for Témouchent, set up by M. Toumi, to make it 2-0. R. Benayad pulled one back in the 93rd minute for ES Setif to make it 1-2. M. H. Hedroug (20'), K. Baaziz (25'), A. Meddah (44'), (80'), B. Boubaker (84') and (87') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make ES Setif clearly the stronger side, by 118 rating points over Témouchent, even though it was Témouchent who won this one. 2 gols came after the 80th minute. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Témouchent only a 15% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. The card tally for ES Setif was one yellow card. ES Setif made four changes. five yellow cards went to Témouchent. Témouchent: two substitutions.