It's only match two of the Ligue 1 for these teams. And fresh optimism here at Stade Olympique de Sousse as Etoile du Sahel welcome Ben Guerdane. Get smart with this preview!
It should be mentioned that Ben Guerdane 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 Ben Guerdane on grass are 5 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats from 22 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 11-25. You can compare this with overall results below.
Etoile have less rest than Ben Guerdane in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a CAF Champions League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stade Olympique de Sousse. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Ben Guerdane have had more rest.
Etoile du Sahel form and stats
The previous season, Etoile du Sahel's league results were 9 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, providing 1st place in the Ligue 1. In these 14 matches they scored {19 goals} and conceded 3. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Etoile du Sahel produced 6-1-0 (win-draw-lost) with {15 goals} and 1 conceded.
Etoile du Sahel's previous match was a CAF Champions League game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 versus CS Constantine. The home side hope to to build on that result.
Heartbreak before that as Etoile du Sahel lost 1-2 at Olympique Beja's place.Ben Guerdane form and stats
Let's have a look at how Ben Guerdane performed last season in the Ligue 1: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 18 and conceded {16 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 5 with 4/11 goals scored/conceded.
Home advantage was not enough for Ben Guerdane in their previous game as they lost hosting Club Africain, 0-1.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Club Africain's place.Head 2 Head
Etoile have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing Ben Guerdane.Etoile du Sahel missing players
Ben Guerdane missing players
| Etoile du Sahel | Ben Guerdane | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 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% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etoile du Sahel | Last season | Ben Guerdane | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Scored | S | 9 | 32 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 86% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 61% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | ||
| 36% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 25% | ||
| 11% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 14% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 25% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 46% | ||
| 25% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 21% | ||
| 3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 8 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 58% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 32% | ||
| 4.3 | 3.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 8.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Africain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Olympique Beja | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Stade Tunisien | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | EGS Gafsa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Etoile du Sahel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 6 | Slimane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Ben Guerdane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 | Etoile du Sahel | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | ES Tunis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Club Africain | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Monastir | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Ben Guerdane | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | CS Sfaxien | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Olympique Beja | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 8 | Tataouine | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 | -36 | 4 |
