The league table is allowed to rest as ES Tunis and Al Ahli Benghazi battle for CAF Champions League honors in this first 1st Round leg of two fixtures.
ES Tunis and Al Ahli Benghazi 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.
It's quite the trip for Al Ahli Benghazi when visiting Tunis as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
ES Tunis form and stats
Last season, Tunis's CAF Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Zamalek.ES Tunis have collected seven points from their first three Ligue 1 games here at Stade Olympique de Radès, a promising start. In general it's been a long time since Tunis tasted defeat here at Stade Olympique de Radès, as they have taken at least one point from their last 21 home games in the league. Tunis has a nice streak going on as they have played 17 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Zamalek defeat 312 days ago.
The Tunis goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifia is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 381 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.
Tunis's last game was hosting Etoile du Sahel and winning 2-0. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Ben Guerdane.
ES Tunis have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Olympique de Radès with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Tunis are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Olympique de Radès in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Al Ahli Benghazi form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the 1st round, when Mamelodi Sundowns drew the shortest straw.2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Al Ahli Benghazi playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Things are running smoothly for Al Ahli Benghazi who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Mamelodi Sundowns. Momentum is building for Benghazi in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Benghazi's last game was the home draw against ES Tunis (0-0). Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Ismaily's place.
Al Ahli Benghazi have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Al Ahli Benghazi - ES Tunis 0-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Tunis, one draw and one win for Al Ahli Benghazi. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Elhouni 3 goals | H. Nagguez 1 goals |  M. Ben Romdhane 1 goals |
ES Tunis missing players
Al Ahli Benghazi missing players
| ES Tunis | Al Ahli Benghazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 23 | 26 | ||
| 80% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 8% | ||
| 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 | Metlaoui | 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 | Al Ahli Benghazi | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Al-Nasr | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Al-Akhdar | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Ta'awon | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Shabaab Al Jabal | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Sadaqa | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Ngom Egdabya | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 9 | Al-Tahaddi | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Darnes | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 11 | Khaleej Sart | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 12 | Al-Anwar | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 2 |