CR Belouizdad top the Algerian Ligue 1 after fifth round win

Fifth round matches in the Algerian Ligue 1 football league saw CR Belouizdad win away from home against JS El Biar 3-2, in a match that saw five goals scored.

Khenchela beat CS Constantine 2-0, while MC Oran defeated US Biskra 1-0. The match between ASO Chlef and MC Alger ended in a 1-1 draw.

USM Alger achieved a 1-0 win over their guests JS Saoura, while ES Setif drew with JS Kabylie 1-1. MB Rouisset beat Témouchent 2-0, and the match between Olympique Akbou and Ben Aknoun ended with the home side winning 2-1.

With these results, CR Belouizdad top the league table with 13 points from 5 matches, having won 4 and drawn 1 without any losses, scoring 9 goals and conceding 5.

USM Alger occupy third place with 10 points from 5 matches, level with MC Oran who have the same tally from just 4 matches without any defeat or conceding any goal. MB Rouisset come in fourth place with 9 points.

At the bottom of the table, US Biskra are in sixteenth place with 2 points from 5 matches, level with ASO Chlef in fourteenth place and JS Saoura in fifteenth place, who have the same tally.