It's finally time for the Ligue 1 season debut for these contenders, whom at last are competing for points again. Will Métlaoui or Ben Guerdane get that highly important first three points?
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a CAF Confederations Cup game only four days ago. That game, against RSB Berkane, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Ben Guerdane.
Métlaoui form and stats
The season before, Métlaoui's league statistics were 8 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses, ending with 9th place in the Ligue 1. Over these 26 matches they scored 17 goals and conceded 21. Playing at their own stadium in the last season Métlaoui managed 6-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 10 conceded.
Ben Guerdane form and stats
Let's have a look at how Ben Guerdane performed last season in the Ligue 1: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 11 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 25 and conceded 16 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 8 and lost 3 with 10/10 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Métlaoui won four, Ben Guerdane were winners in three and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.Métlaoui missing players
Ben Guerdane missing players
| Métlaoui | Ben Guerdane | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Métlaoui | Last season | Ben Guerdane | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 16 | ||
| 81% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 77% | ||
| 46% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 46% | ||
| 19% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 19% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 27% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 35% | ||
| 42% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 38% | ||
| 3.5 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7.8 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 23% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 39% | ||
| 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 | Hammam-Sousse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | CA Bizertin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Ben Guerdane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CS Sfaxien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | ES Tunis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Métlaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hammam-Lif | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 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 |