Algerian league (Week 18) : USMBA defeats NAHD 2-1
ALGERIA, Feb. 3, 2017 (AMP) — Algerian league / Match day 18: Three wins in a row for USM Bel-Abbès. After their success against USM El Harrach and CA Batna, the Scorpions continued their sensational form in the Algerian league with a 2-1 victory over NA Hussein Dey this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Sofiane Balegh ('5) and Benabderahmane Fares ('42).
USM Bel-Abbès climbed to third place with 30 points from 18 games, only one point behind ES Setif, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Algerian league table (as of February 3, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MC Alger | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 | ES Setif | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | USM Bel-Abbès | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 4 | MC Oran | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | O Médéa | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | USM Alger | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | JS Saoura | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | USM El Harrach | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | NA Hussein Dey | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | RC Relizane | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | CA Batna | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | CS Constantine | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | DRB Tadjenanet | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | CR Belouizdad | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | MO Béjaïa | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Algerian league 2016-2017
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Overview
Nasr Athlétique de Hussein Dey
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:RC Relizane 0-3 NA Hussein Dey (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:NA Hussein Dey 1-0 RC Relizane (21 Jan.)
- Next game:MC Alger - NA Hussein Dey (7 Feb.)
USM Bel-Abbès
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:USM Bel-Abbès 3-1 DRB Tadjenanet (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:USM Bel-Abbès 2-0 CA Batna (28 Jan.)
- Next game:USM Bel-Abbès - MC Oran (9 Feb.)
NA Hussein Dey
1:2
USM Bel-Abbès
1:2 (1:2)
- 3 February 2017
- 16:00
- Algiers
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MC Alger | 33 |
| 2 |  ES Setif | 31 |
| 3 | USM Bel-Abbès | 30 |
| 4 |  MC Oran | 28 |
| 5 | O Médéa | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Thursday 2 February 2017 | ||||
 | USM El Harrach | 1-0 | JS Kabylie |  |
 | JS Saoura | 1-1 | CR Belouizdad |  |
| Friday 3 February 2017 | ||||
| CA Batna | 1-2 | MC Alger | | |
 | USM Alger | 0-0 | DRB Tadjenanet |  |
| NA Hussein Dey | 1-2 | USM Bel-Abbès | |
| ES Setif | 1-0 | O Médéa | |
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
| MC Oran | 16:00 | RC Relizane |  |
 | MO Béjaïa | 16:00 | CS Constantine |  |