Tunisia Ligue Professionnelle 1
US Monastir vs Etoile Sahel
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
07.06.2023, 18:30
In the first division of the Tunisian professional league, the match between Monastir and Etoile Sahel will take place at Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet. The two teams have gone five games without suffering a loss, extending their winless streak to that many games. Will they be able to keep their perfect record at this location?
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Monastir – confident of being strong at home again
In their previous league matches, Monastir defeated Olympique Béja, Tataouine, and Esperance Tunis, lost to Ben Guerdane, and drew with CS Sfaxien. In those matches, the home side scored ten goals while conceding two. During the current season of the league, Monastir has scored an average of 1.21 goals per game. The home team has a record of 16 yellow cards and 0 red cards as a result of disciplinary actions. This season, Monastir has maintained a possession rate of 52.00% on average, which indicates that they are good at maintaining the ball in their possession.
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Etoile Sahel – top spot at risk with a loss here
Etoile Sahel comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against Club Africain, Ben Guerdane, and Tataouine, and tied with Olympique Béja and CS Sfaxien. The visiting club scored seven goals while allowing one goal to be scored against them in those matches. Etoile Sahel scored 1.64 goals on average per game when they were away from home and allowed 0.79 goals on average when they were on the road. The visiting squad was issued 22 yellow cards and one red card for disciplinary reasons. The overall percentage of time that Etoile Sahel has had control of the ball throughout this season is 58.67%, which is a very respectable figure.
Monastir and Etoile Sahel have met 29 times in previous seasons, with Monastir winning 7 games and Etoile du Sahel winning 12 games. Ten of the games ended in draws in total. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Monastir scored 29 goals, while Etoile du Sahel managed to score 36 goals.
I am looking forward to a clash that is going to be highly difficult, with both teams putting in a lot of effort to make sure they don’t lose. Due to the fact that both of these teams are evenly matched in terms of their defensive and offensive capabilities, the most favorable outcome here would appear to be a draw.