It's only round two of the Ligue 1 for these sides. and there's points to play for here at Stade de Ben Guerdane as Ben Guerdane host CS Sfaxien. Get smart with this preview!
It's no vacation for neither Guerdane nor CS Sfaxien as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
8 - 6 - 2 with 24-10. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for CS Sfaxien when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. CS Sfaxien play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Ben Guerdane form and stats
Last season, Ben Guerdane's league stats were 10 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses, resulting in 3rd place in the Ligue 1. From these 26 matches they scored 25 goals and let in 16. Performing as the home team in the former season Ben Guerdane generated 8-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 6 conceded.
Guerdane are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 264 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by A. Brigui).
Guerdane shared the glory with Métlaoui in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
A CAF Confederations Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at RSB Berkane.The match schedule is unforgiving for Guerdane as they have a new game in only three days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. ES Tunis are visiting.
CS Sfaxien form and stats
Let's have a look at how CS Sfaxien performed last season in the Ligue 1: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 10 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 16 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 7 and lost 3 with 11/8 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the Ligue 1 ended in defeat. Last season CS Sfaxien had these away match statistics: Played 13; won 3, drew 7 and lost 3.
There might be some fixture complaints from Sfaxien as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Ligue 1 match against ES Tunis (0-1).
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Bayelsa United.A quick return to home after this game, as Sfaxien are hosting Tataouine in the Ligue 1 only three days away.
CS Sfaxien have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Guerdane victory, two draws and seven CS Sfaxien wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Ben Guerdane missing players
CS Sfaxien missing players
| Ben Guerdane | CS Sfaxien | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ben Guerdane | Last season | CS Sfaxien | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | ||
| 77% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 77% | ||
| 46% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 31% | 50% | ||
| 19% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 31% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 35% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 31% | ||
| 50% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 54% | ||
| 38% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 38% | ||
| 3.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.9 | 3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.3 | 7.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 39% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 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 | Tataouine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | ES Tunis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hammam-Sousse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Ben Guerdane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Métlaoui | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | CA Bizertin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 7 | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Hammam-Lif | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 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 | 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 | Métlaoui | 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 |