It's game one of two in the CAF Confederations Cup as Bayelsa United host CS Sfaxien. This is a 2nd Preliminary Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
It should be mentioned that CS Sfaxien play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for CS Sfaxien on artifical turf are 8 victories, 7 draws and 1 defeat from 16 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 25-10. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for CS Sfaxien, who are travelling more than 4800 kilometers to play this game.
Bayelsa United form and stats
Action has already taken place for Bayelsa in CAF Confederations Cup as they have defeated Ashanti GB to reach the 2nd Preliminary Round. Bayelsa participated in CAF Confederations Cup the last season, where they reached the play-offs.The story so far in the Premier League for Bayelsa United at their home stadium (Samson Siasia Stadium) is 7 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bayelsa to get some points in this home game.
The Bayelsa supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ashanti GB in CAF Confederations Cup and win 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Heartbreak before that as Bayelsa lost 1-3 at Enugu Rangers's place.The Bayelsa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 19 matches. Bayelsa have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
CS Sfaxien form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against JS Kabylie.The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 3 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats. Visiting CS Sfaxien has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Sfaxien has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Club Africain (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) for a Tunisia Cup game that ended a draw (0-0).
Preceding that game was the away Tunisia Cup victory against CO Transports with the score of 2-0.The attacking power of Sfaxien when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. CS Sfaxien are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Bayelsa United missing players
CS Sfaxien missing players
| Bayelsa United | CS Sfaxien | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 23 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 22 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Enyimba | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 70 |
| 2 | Warri Wolves | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 66 |
| 3 | Nasarawa United | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 63 |
| 4 | Wikki Tourist | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 63 |
| 5 | Giwa | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 63 |
| 6 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 61 |
| 7 | Heartland | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 56 |
| 8 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 55 |
| 9 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 53 |
| 10 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 30 | -4 | 53 |
| 11 | Ifeanyi Uba | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 31 | -3 | 50 |
| 12 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 35 | -5 | 49 |
| 13 | El Kanemi Warriors | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 43 | -18 | 49 |
| 14 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 27 | -5 | 47 |
| 15 | Akwa United | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 32 | -10 | 47 |
| 16 | Rivers United | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 30 | -2 | 45 |
| 17 | Sharks | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 32 | -11 | 45 |
| 18 | Kwara United | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 28 | -14 | 42 |
| 19 | Taraba | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 33 | -17 | 37 |
| 20 | Bayelsa United | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 34 | -20 | 34 |
| 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 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 60 |
| 2 | Etoile du Sahel | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Ben Guerdane | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Slimane | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 40 |
| 6 | Rejiche | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Club Africain | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 8 | Tataouine | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 9 | Metlaoui | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Monastir | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Olympique Beja | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | CA Bizertin | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | Stade Tunisien | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Kairouan | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 29 | -46 | 3 |