This promises to be an action-packed encounter for CR Belouizdad at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 when the CAF Champions League tournament arrives in town and Etoile du Sahel with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
This football stadium has artifical turf, which is not Etoile du Sahel's normal surface at their own ground. When appearing on artifical turf Etoile du Sahel have performed like this: Played 14 matches yielding 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats with the goal difference 15-16 (scored/conceded).
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Etoile du Sahel, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Etoile du Sahel could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Ligue 1 game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Zarzis. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
CR Belouizdad form and stats
Belouizdad was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the CAF Champions League.Home games in the Ligue 1 have been a walk in the park for CR Belouizdad so far, with 25 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the CAF Champions League, CR Belouizdad has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
CR Belouizdad's previous match was a CAF Champions League game also played at their own arena, ending 4-1 versus Galaxy. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Previous to that game, a Ligue 1 home match hosting Paradou AC in a game that was won 2-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how CR Belouizdad have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for CR Belouizdad, as the Ligue 1 home game vs MC Alger is only three days away.
The Belouizdad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, CR Belouizdad have only let in 3 goals at home.
Etoile du Sahel form and stats
Etoile du Sahel's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
Etoile play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Zarzis.
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Head 2 Head
These two sides encountered each other before this season: Etoile du Sahel - CR Belouizdad 0-0.Top Goalscorers
  K. Merzougui 7 goals | H. Khalfallah 3 goals | A. Bourdim 3 goals |
CR Belouizdad missing players
Etoile du Sahel missing players
| CR Belouizdad | Etoile du Sahel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 48% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||
| 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 31% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 7.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Tunis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Etoile du Sahel | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Galaxy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 36 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Paradou AC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | ES Setif | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | ASO Chlef | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | RC Arbaa | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | MC Oran | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | NC Magra | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Olympique Medea | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 17 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 28 | -24 | 16 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 22 | -29 | 10 |
