CAF Confederations Cup betting and spectator preview: Al Ahli Tripoli and CS Sfaxien meet at First Statement Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Ahli Tripoli form and stats
Last season, Al Ahli Tripoli's CAF Confederations Cup journey ended in the 1st round against Monastir.The story so far in the Premier League for Al Ahli Tripoli at their home stadium (First Statement Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Abu Salim and winning 2-0.Al Ahli Tripoli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. From these home matches, Al Ahli Tripoli have conceded only 3 goals.
CS Sfaxien form and stats
Sfaxien's mission in CAF Confederations Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against JS Kabylie.The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. CS Sfaxien are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding two meetings): Tripoli won zero games, one match ended with a tie and CS Sfaxien managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoTop Goalscorers
  A. Harzi 4 goals | M. Ali Sola 1 goals |  F. Chaouat 1 goals |
Al Ahli Tripoli missing players
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| Al Ahli Tripoli | CS Sfaxien | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 23 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 24% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 2.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 7 | ||
| 1.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 31% | ||
| 9.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pyramids FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Zanaco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Olympic Azzaweya | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 3 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Sudtirol | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Asswehly | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Alittihad Misurata | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Al-Madina | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Al-Khmes | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Abu Salim | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Almahalla | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Shat | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 2 |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Ben Guerdane | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | CA Bizertin | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Tataouine | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Hammam-Sousse | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Metlaoui | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 8 | Hammam-Lif | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
