The league table is allowed to rest as CS Sfaxien and MC Alger battle for CAF Champions League honors in this first 1st Round leg of two fixtures.
CS Sfaxien and MC Alger should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
CS Sfaxien's stadium, Stade Taïeb Mhiri, has a grass surface. MC Alger have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for MC Alger when playing on grass; 8 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses from 16 matches. They have scored 24 goals in these games and conceded 22.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for MC Alger, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
CS Sfaxien form and stats
Perfect Ligue 1 season at home so far for CS Sfaxien 3 wins from 3 appearances. 2W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for CS Sfaxien. In general it's been a long time since CS Sfaxien tasted defeat here at Stade Taïeb Mhiri, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Nothing to worry about in defence for CS Sfaxien, as their goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen has completely shut out the opponents for 301 minutes in the Ligue 1.
The Sfaxien supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Stade Tunisien in Ligue 1 and win 3-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting MC Alger (0-2).
Sfaxien decided the match against Stade Tunisien in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
Goals are plentiful at Stade Taïeb Mhiri in the league this season as Sfaxien has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. As for guarding their own goal, Sfaxien have only let in 1 goal at home.
MC Alger form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.The seven points MC Alger have gathered from their first three away trips in the Ligue 1 is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away. Alger have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
MC Alger have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ahmed Boutagga. It's been 342 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 1.
Alger had fun at their own home (Stade Taïeb Mhiri) last time out, beating CS Constantine 1-0. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus CS Sfaxien in the CAF Champions League.
A heroic performance from Alger in their game against CS Constantine last time out. Things got complicated when C. Harrag was sent off in the 31st minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 1-0 victory!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far MC Alger have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result MC Alger - Sfaxien 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (Sfaxien wins - draws - MC Alger wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Chaouat 6 goals |   S. Frioui 4 goals | M. Ali Sola 1 goals |
CS Sfaxien missing players
MC Alger missing players
| CS Sfaxien | MC Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.2 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Etoile du Sahel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Stade Tunisien | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Rejiche | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Ben Guerdane | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Métlaoui | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Slimane | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Olympique Béja | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Club Africain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | CA Bizertin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Tataouine | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Monastir | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 14 | Kairouan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| 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 Sétif | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Aïn M'lila | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | MC Alger | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | ASO Chlef | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | MC Oran | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Paradou AC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Olympique Medea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | CS Constantine | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | RC Relizane | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | USM Alger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Tlemcen | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | NC Magra | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | JSM Skikda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | NA Hussein Dey | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | USM Bel Abbes | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 2 |