Algerian league (Week 27) : ESS beats JSS 1-0
ALGERIA, May. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Algerian league / Match day 27: After their 0-0 draw against USM El Harrach on May 13, the Black Eagles returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over JS Saoura this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Djahnit Akram with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
ES Setif remains in first place with 51 points from 27 games, a 7-point lead over runner-up Mouloudia Club d'Alger, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Algerian league table (as of May 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ES Setif | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 51 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 44 |
| 3 | USM Alger | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | USM Bel-Abbès | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | JS Saoura | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | MC Oran | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 39 |
| 7 | NA Hussein Dey | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | O Médéa | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | CR Belouizdad | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | RC Relizane | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | USM El Harrach | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | DRB Tadjenanet | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | CS Constantine | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | JS Kabylie | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | CA Batna | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | MO Béjaïa | 27 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Algerian league 2016-2017
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Overview
ES Setif
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:ES Setif 4-2 NA Hussein Dey (17 Mar.)
- Previous game:ES Setif 0-0 USM El Harrach (13 May.)
- Next game:MO Béjaïa - ES Setif (7 Jun.)
Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:JS Saoura 4-1 USM El Harrach (22 Oct.)
- Previous game:JS Saoura 2-1 CA Batna (13 May.)
- Next game:JS Saoura - MC Oran (7 Jun.)
ES Setif
1:0
JS Saoura
1:0 (0:0)
- 20 May 2017
- 16:00
- Sétif
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ES Setif | 51 |
| 2 |  MC Alger | 44 |
| 3 |  USM Alger | 43 |
| 4 | USM Bel-Abbès | 42 |
| 5 | JS Saoura | 39 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 20 May 2017 | ||||
| CA Batna | 0-2 | DRB Tadjenanet |  | |
| ES Setif | 1-0 | JS Saoura | |
 | MC Oran | 2-1 | MO Béjaïa |  |
| USM Bel-Abbès | 17:30 | O Médéa | ||
 | JS Kabylie | 18:00 | RC Relizane |  |
| Friday 26 May 2017 | ||||
 | USM El Harrach | 16:00 | CS Constantine |  |
| Saturday 27 May 2017 | ||||
| MC Alger | 22:30 | CR Belouizdad |  |
| Monday 29 May 2017 | ||||
 | NA Hussein Dey | 22:30 | USM Alger | |