JS Kabylie thrash Khenchela 3-0 in Algerian league

JS Kabylie secured a big win over hosts Khenchela, winning 3-0 in the match between the two sides in matchday 7 of the Algerian Ligue 1 football season, held on 24 October 2026 at 17:00 Saudi time.

The match saw an early sending-off for Khenchela's Necer Marouane Benzid in the 21st minute, leaving his side to complete the match with ten men from almost the start of the first half.

JS Kabylie capitalised on their opponents' numerical disadvantage, opening the scoring at the start of the second half through Billal Messaoudi in the 49th minute, before Lahlou Akhrib added the second goal in the 55th minute.

Billal Messaoudi completed his personal brace by scoring the third goal for his side in the 65th minute, sealing the result in favour of JS Kabylie with a clean 3-0 win.

The win takes JS Kabylie's tally to 10 points in fourth place after playing 5 matches, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1, scoring 7 goals and conceding 3.

Meanwhile, Khenchela's tally remained frozen at 5 points in 12th place after 5 matches, during which they achieved one win, two draws and two losses, scoring 3 goals and conceding 3.