CR Belouizdad has reinforced its lead in the Algerian Ligue 1 by winning the Algiers derby against JSM El Biar 3-2 during the opening of the fifth round. The goals for the Chabab were scored by Ben Hammouda, Boualia, and El Melali, who found the net twice, while Aribi scored twice for El Biar. With 13 out of 15 possible points, CRB demonstrates its ambition to reclaim the championship title. In another match, USM Khenchela secured its first victory of the season by defeating CS Constantine 2-0, with goals from Fall and Ben Zid.