A key match in Ligue 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With CS Sfaxien in 2nd position and Club Africain placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Ligue 1. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Stade Tunisien.
For Africain most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
CS Sfaxien form and stats
CS Sfaxien are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Stade Taïeb Mhiri. 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Taïeb Mhiri.
An away draw last time out for Sfaxien, facing Stade Tunisien in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Sfaxien had a home game versus Etoile du Sahel which ended with a victory 2-1.
The manager F. Benzarti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chebba in only two days.
Sfaxien are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. Defensively Sfaxien have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Club Africain form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Club Africain, who have the most clean sheets (16) in Ligue 1, have produced an overall stat of 5-4-3 so far.
Africain had fun at their own home (Stade Taïeb Mhiri) last time out, beating Ben Guerdane 1-0. B. Compaore scored. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Slimane's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Africain are hosting Etoile du Sahel in the Ligue 1 only two days away.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Club Africain as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Club Africain - Sfaxien 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Sfaxien wins - draws - Club Africain wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Compaore 8 goals | Y. Chamakhi 5 goals |  E. Kingsley 4 goals |
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| CS Sfaxien | Club Africain | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 83% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 54% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 8% | 12% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 21% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | 67% |
| 21% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.7 | 1.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 226 | 132 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 67 | 180 |
| 99 | 50 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 31 | 89 |
| 30% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 28% |
- CS Sfaxien have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- CS Sfaxien have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- CS Sfaxien is in the best form (3-2-1)
- Club Africain has the fewest conceded goals (10)
- Club Africain has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Club Africain has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Club Africain has the most clean sheets (16)
- Club Africain has the most matches under the total-line (19)
- Club Africain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 58 |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 | Monastir | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Club Africain | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 | Etoile du Sahel | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Stade Tunisien | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Ben Guerdane | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 32 |
| 8 | Chebba | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Slimane | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Tataouine | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 11 | Métlaoui | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 12 | Hammam-Lif | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -18 | 21 |
| 13 | Kairouan | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -21 | 21 |
| 14 | CA Bizertin | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -17 | 20 |