Open game expected at Stade Hedi Ennaifer: Stade Tunisien vs Monastir preview

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Competition: Tunisia Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Hedi Ennaifer

A key match in Ligue 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Stade Tunisien in 4th position and Monastir placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Stade Tunisien form and stats

Stade Tunisien are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Stade Hedi Ennaifer. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Stade Tunisien, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

In their previous game, the manager J. Kadri led his Stade Tunisien to a defeat in the Ligue 1 match away at Chebba. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Hedi Ennaifer. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Club Africain.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stade Tunisien have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won zero, drawn two and lost one.

The Stade Tunisien fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively Stade Tunisien have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Monastir form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. It's a growing despair in Monastir as they have recorded three consecutive losses. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Monastir have lost on their last two travels.

Monastir failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 1 home match vs Etoile du Sahel (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting CS Sfaxien's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Monastir playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Monastir wins, two draws and two defeats.

Monastir are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Monastir are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Monastir - Stade Tunisien 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Stade Tunisien wins - draws - Monastir wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Monastir
A. Okpotu
9 goals
MonastirM. Amri
M. Amri
3 goals
Stade TunisienH. Chikhaoui
H. Chikhaoui
2 goals

Stade Tunisien missing players

Monastir missing players

Stade Tunisien Monastir
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 8 1 Played P 2 8 15
8 5 0 Won W 0 3 8
3 3 1 Drew D 0 3 4
4 0 0 Lost L 2 2 3
17 10 0 Scored S 0 9 20
12 2 0 Conceded C 2 6 9
87% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 87%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
27% 12% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 33%
13% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 13%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
27% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 33%
47% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 53%
40% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 27%
 
3.9 4.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.9 4
4.3 3.9 9 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7 6.5
2.5 2.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
90 45 6 Total Shots T S 14 52 113
40 23 3 Shots on Target S O 6 21 45
42% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 43% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Monastir have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Monastir have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Monastir have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Stade Tunisien have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Stade Tunisien have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 15 13 2 0 31 7 8 7 1 0 21 5 7 6 1 0 10 2 24 41
2 CS Sfaxien 15 10 1 4 19 12 8 6 0 2 9 4 7 4 1 2 10 8 7 31
3 Monastir 15 8 4 3 20 9 7 5 1 1 11 3 8 3 3 2 9 6 11 28
4 Stade Tunisien 15 8 3 4 17 12 8 5 3 0 10 2 7 3 0 4 7 10 5 27
5 Club Africain 15 9 3 3 19 5 7 5 1 1 10 1 8 4 2 2 9 4 14 24
6 Etoile du Sahel 15 6 5 4 17 12 8 3 4 1 10 4 7 3 1 3 7 8 5 23
7 Ben Guerdane 15 6 4 5 17 19 8 3 3 2 11 9 7 3 1 3 6 10 -2 22
8 Chebba 15 5 3 7 16 19 7 3 1 3 9 7 8 2 2 4 7 12 -3 18
9 Slimane 15 5 2 8 16 17 8 4 1 3 12 8 7 1 1 5 4 9 -1 17
10 Hammam-Lif 15 3 4 8 12 23 7 2 2 3 7 8 8 1 2 5 5 15 -11 13
11 Tataouine 15 3 3 9 8 17 7 2 0 5 3 8 8 1 3 4 5 9 -9 12
12 Kairouan 15 4 0 11 12 28 7 2 0 5 8 10 8 2 0 6 4 18 -16 12
13 CA Bizertin 15 3 2 10 13 28 8 2 2 4 9 13 7 1 0 6 4 15 -15 11
14 Metlaoui 15 2 4 9 8 17 7 2 1 4 5 8 8 0 3 5 3 9 -9 10