The league table is allowed to rest as Etoile du Sahel and Al Mokawloon battle for CAF Confederations Cup honors in this first 1st Round leg of two fixtures.
Etoile du Sahel and Al Mokawloon 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.
Al Mokawloon have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Etoile du Sahel form and stats
Etoile participated in CAF Confederations Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals and lost against Zamalek.As mentioned below, Etoile du Sahel are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Ligue 1 games. The Etoile fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet and will expect new points from this game. Etoile du Sahel has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Etoile du Sahel faced defeat in their previous match, away at ES Tunis (0-2). Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Monastir.
Early season league goal statistics from Etoile du Sahel's 2 home games: 5 goals, 1 conceded.
Al Mokawloon form and stats
It's not happening yet for Al Mokawloon on their Premier League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Confederations Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Al Mokawloon have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Masr game.
Impressive finishing from Seifeddine Jaziri and Luis Hinestroza secured the home win 2-0 against National Bank of Egypt in their previous game. Prior to that match, the Al Mokawloon manager E. El Nahhas faced defeat when travelling to El Entag El Harby and losing 0-1.
Mokawloon has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Ismaily in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Al Mokawloon have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Mokawloon - Etoile 0-0.Top Goalscorers
  S. Coulibaly 2 goals | D. González Mendoza 1 goals | W. Kechrida 1 goals |
Etoile du Sahel missing players
Al Mokawloon missing players
| Etoile du Sahel | Al Mokawloon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 38 | ||
| 27 | 5 | Conceded | C | 17 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 42% | ||
| 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 | El Gounah | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Masry | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Ismaily | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Aswan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 8 | National Bank of Egypt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Smouha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 11 | Wadi Degla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Pyramids FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | ENPPI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Misr Lel Makasa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Al Ittihad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | El Entag El Harby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Al Mokawloon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | El Geish | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |