National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Monastir or ES Tunis that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Monastir and ES Tunis.
Monastir form and stats
Last season, Monastir's Tunisia Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Monastir have played 13 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Tunisia Cup, Monastir has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Monastir has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Monastir have conceded only 8 goals.
ES Tunis form and stats
Tunis's mission in Tunisia Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 5 draws and only 0 losses in the Ligue 1. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Tunisia Cup stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for ES Tunis as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kalaa Sport at their stadium, the result 2-1.
ES Tunis have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. The Tunis defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 13 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - one - nine (Monastir wins - draws - ES Tunis wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Okpotu 14 goals | M. Amri 8 goals |  H. Elhouni 5 goals |
Monastir missing players
ES Tunis missing players
| Monastir | ES Tunis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 226 | 154 | Total Shots | T S | 84 | 199 | ||
| 91 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 69 | ||
| 34% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 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 | ES Tunis | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | Monastir | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Etoile du Sahel | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 43 |
| 5 | Club Africain | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 40 |
| 6 | Stade Tunisien | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Ben Guerdane | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
| 8 | Chebba | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Slimane | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Tataouine | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 11 | Metlaoui | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | CA Bizertin | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -17 | 23 |
| 13 | Hammam-Lif | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 14 | Kairouan | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 | -22 | 22 |