ES Setif 0, USM Alger 2

ALGIERS, Algeria (Interstat) — USM Alger opened its domestic league campaign with a convincing 2-0 victory over rival ES Setif in a one-sided Algerian Ligue 1 match Wednesday afternoon at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962. The home side defied a pregame projection from Interstat, whose simulator had forecast a 1-1 draw, by controlling the match from the outset and securing a clean sheet. The data firm’s ELO rating system had given USM Alger a 77 percent probability to win, a forecast the team emphatically fulfilled. The decisive performance began early, with substitute Merouane Zerrouki making an immediate impact. Entering the… Read more...