Perhaps a welcome break from league football as CS Sfaxien & CA Bizertin face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Tunisia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a CAF Confederations Cup match only two days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at JS Kabylie.
CS Sfaxien form and stats
Sfaxien was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Tunisia Cup.CS Sfaxien have collected 24 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 7-3-3.
Sfaxien shared the glory with JS Kabylie in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
A 3-3 draw away in the Ligue 1 before that, with Rejiche the opponent.The Sfaxien fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. CS Sfaxien have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
CA Bizertin form and stats
Last season their Tunisia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for CA Bizertin so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but CA Bizertin are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
180 minutes! That's how long the CA Bizertin goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Bizertin, whose manager S. Gafsi could celebrate last time after the Ligue 1 win against Ben Guerdane.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against ES Tunis in the Ligue 1.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Bizertin have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - five - one (Sfaxien wins - draws - CA Bizertin wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Chaouat 7 goals |  E. Kingsley 5 goals |  M. Sabo 5 goals |
CS Sfaxien missing players
CA Bizertin missing players
| CS Sfaxien | CA Bizertin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 69% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.4 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 24% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 41% | ||
| 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 | Metlaoui | 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 |