It's advantage CS Sfaxien so far with their 4th position in the Ligue 1 table, welcoming Slimane who are placed 5th.
- CS Sfaxien have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Slimane have the most points from losing position (10) in Ligue 1
Sfaxien have less rest than Slimane in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligue 1 game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus CA Bizertin, was also a home game here at Stade Taïeb Mhiri. The away team is better rested.
It should be mentioned that Slimane play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Slimane on grass are 3 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 14 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-20. You can compare this with overall results below.
Sfaxien can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligue 1. Slimane is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
CS Sfaxien form and stats
CS Sfaxien have collected 21 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 6-3-2.
O. Camara was the last player to score a league goal for CS Sfaxien and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as CS Sfaxien haven't scored in 202 minutes. Sfaxien are confident in defense, having played 215 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligue 1 game versus Kairouan in only four days. This game is also played here at Stade Taïeb Mhiri.
The CS Sfaxien fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sfaxien are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Taïeb Mhiri in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.
Slimane form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Slimane so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Slimane had fun at their own home (Stade Taïeb Mhiri) last time out, beating Tataouine 3-1. P. Onyekachi and O. Ben Ayed (2) scored. A 1-2 defeat away at Club Africain before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Slimane are hosting Rejiche in the Ligue 1 only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Slimane have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. As for defending, Slimane rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sfaxien and Slimane have met before this season: Slimane - CS Sfaxien 1-1. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sfaxien, one draw and zero wins for Slimane. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Chaouat 7 goals |   A. Ben Mahmoud 6 goals | E. Kingsley 4 goals |
CS Sfaxien missing players
Slimane missing players
| CS Sfaxien | Slimane | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 24 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 30 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 31 |
| 74% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 48% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 83% |
| 30% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | 57% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 30% | 45% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 73% | 65% |
| 57% | 55% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 39% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 18% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.3 | 8.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 34% | 40% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | 42% |
- CS Sfaxien have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- CS Sfaxien have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- CS Sfaxien have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Slimane have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Slimane have the most points from losing position (10) in Ligue 1
- Slimane haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 24 | 59 |
| 2 | Etoile du Sahel | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Ben Guerdane | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 | Slimane | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 33 |
| 6 | Rejiche | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Monastir | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Beja | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Club Africain | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 10 | Stade Tunisien | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Métlaoui | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Tataouine | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | CA Bizertin | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Kairouan | 23 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 27 | -40 | 3 |