It's the second chance for points this season as Platinum and Etoile du Sahel battle it out at Barbourfields Stadium.
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.
Platinum form and stats
The fans are hoping that Platinum will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the CAF Champions League game against Al Hilal Omdurman (placed 1st). In the game before, an away victory in the Premier Soccer League match versus Chapungu United with a 1-0 scoreline.
Last season, Platinum's league statistics were 15 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Premier Soccer League. Over these 32 matches they scored 32 goals and conceded 15. Playing at home last season Platinum managed 8-5-3 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 7 conceded.
Etoile du Sahel form and stats
Etoile du Sahel have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Achraf Krir. It's been 215 minutes since they last conceded in CAF Champions League.
Etoile du Sahel won their last game, 1-0 versus Al Ahly played at home. Ahead of that match was the Ligue 1 away draw versus Ben Guerdane that ended 1-1.
After this away game Etoile du Sahel return home for a Ligue 1 game against Hammam-Lif. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Let's have a look at how Etoile du Sahel performed last season in the Ligue 1: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 8 and conceded 4 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 0 with 4/2 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 
M. Hannachi
6 goals
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M. Ben Larbi
5 goals
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Y. Chikhaoui
4 goals
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Platinum missing players
Etoile du Sahel missing players
| Platinum | Etoile du Sahel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
|
Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 4.5 | 2 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 6 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 44% |
- All of Etoile du Sahel's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Etoile du Sahel have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Etoile du Sahel have created more than twice as many corners as Platinum.
- Etoile du Sahel have lost all their away matches so far.
- Etoile du Sahel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Etoile du Sahel have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Etoile du Sahel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Platinum have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Platinum have won all their matches at home so far.
- Platinum have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Platinum | Last season | Etoile du Sahel | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 75% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | ||
| 19% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | ||
| 6% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 22% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | ||
| 62% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 57% | ||
| 41% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 77 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 11 | ||
| 57% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 55% | ||
| 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 Hilal Omdurman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Etoile du Sahel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Platinum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Ahly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CAPS United | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 58 |
| 2 | Platinum | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Chicken Inn | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Kariba | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 46 |
| 5 | Highlanders | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Ngezi Platinum | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Dynamos | 32 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Black Rhinos | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 44 |
| 9 | Triangle United | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 43 |
| 10 | Manica | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Chapungu United | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 39 |
| 12 | TelOne | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Herentals | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 38 |
| 14 | Bulawayo Chiefs | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -11 | 38 |
| 15 | Harare City | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 37 |
| 16 | Yadah | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -14 | 35 |
| 17 | Hwange | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 33 |
| 18 | Mushowani Stars | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 25 | -13 | 30 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monastir | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Club Africain | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| 4 | Ben Guerdane | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | ES Tunis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Stade Tunisien | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Etoile du Sahel | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Chebba | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | CA Bizertin | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 10 | Kairouan | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 11 | Slimane | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Hammam-Lif | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 6 |
| 13 | Métlaoui | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 14 | Tataouine | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 2 |