Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Slimane in 8th and Ben Guerdane in 7th place.
It's no vacation for neither Slimane nor Ben Guerdane 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.
Slimane form and stats
Slimane have played 9 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Slimane after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting ES Tunis (1-2).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Slimane as they are travelling to their away game against CS Sfaxien in the Ligue 1. That match is four days after this one.
Slimane have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de Soliman with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Slimane have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ben Guerdane form and stats
Playing away, Ben Guerdane have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. With three draws in a row for Guerdane the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Ben Guerdane are looking to quickly end their 183 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 1. 220 minutes! That's how long the Ben Guerdane goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Guerdane's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus ES Tunis that finished 0-0. A 0-0 draw at CA Bizertin's stadium before that.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ben Guerdane manager R. Jarmoud as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Hammam-Lif.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Ben Guerdane have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Ben Guerdane - Slimane 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  W. Melo dos Santos 5 goals |  T. Anaane 4 goals | R. Arfaoui 3 goals |
Slimane missing players
Ben Guerdane missing players
| Slimane | Ben Guerdane | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 61% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 6% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 6% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 44% |
| 28% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 39% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 3 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | 69 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 50 | 116 |
| 53 | 40 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 20 | 45 |
| 36% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 38% |
- Ben Guerdane has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Ben Guerdane have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Slimane has the most dropped points from leading position (9)
- Slimane have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ben Guerdane have scored away.
- Slimane have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Slimane haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Monastir | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | CS Sfaxien | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Etoile du Sahel | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Club Africain | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 6 | Stade Tunisien | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Ben Guerdane | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Slimane | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Chebba | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Kairouan | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 15 |
| 11 | Tataouine | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Hammam-Lif | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 13 | Metlaoui | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 13 |
| 14 | CA Bizertin | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -17 | 12 |