National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ES Tunis or Ben Guerdane that keep their silverware dream alive.
This ground has grass, which is not Ben Guerdane's normal surface at their own football pitch. When playing on grass Ben Guerdane have performed like this: Played 21 matches with the outcome 6 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats with the goal difference 14-16 (scored/conceded).
ES Tunis have less rest than Ben Guerdane in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a CAF Champions League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at CR Belouizdad, so at least ES Tunis are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
ES Tunis form and stats
Last season, Tunis's Tunisia Cup journey ended in the round of 16.Home games in the Ligue 1 have been a walk in the park for ES Tunis so far, with 19 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
ES Tunis are returning here after guesting CR Belouizdad in a CAF Champions League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
A home win before that one, as anticipated. The team were big favourites against Jerba and won 2-1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for ES Tunis, as the CAF Champions League home game vs Zamalek is only three days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Tunis's attacking play is working. ES Tunis have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Ben Guerdane form and stats
Guerdane was sent out of Tunisia Cup in the semi-finals last season.The supporters enjoyed Ben Guerdane's previous game versus Monastir, a Tunisia Cup win (1-0) played at home.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Slimane.Head 2 Head
Tunis have avoided defeat in the last 8 games (5-3-0) against Ben Guerdane.Top Goalscorers
  R. Kamergi 11 goals |   M. Ben Romdhane 7 goals |  A. Badri 6 goals |
ES Tunis missing players
Ben Guerdane missing players
| ES Tunis | Ben Guerdane | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.6 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 29% | ||
| 6 | 3.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 8.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Etoile du Sahel | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Tataouine | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 5 | Stade Tunisien | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | CA Bizertin | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 7 | Hammam-Sousse | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 8 | Chebba | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
