CS Sfaxien vs Monastir Prediction: A low goal scoring contest in favor of the home team

CS Sfaxien and Monastir will compete at Stade Taeb Mhiri in the Tunisia Professionnelle Ligue 1's Championship Group matchup. Both clubs recently earned an important victory, and they'll try to keep it going this time.

In their previous games, Sfaxien defeated Esperance Tunis, and Tataouine lost to Ben Guerdane, and two games against Club Africain and Olympique Béja ended in draws. Sfaxien were able to score five goals while giving up three in those matchups. In the current league season, Sfaxien averaged 0.64 goals per game. In recent matches, the home team were issued 27 yellow cards and one red card as a result of the disciplinary process. With an average possession percentage of 53.25% this season, Sfaxien appears to be adept at maintaining possession.

In their previous five games, Monastir has beaten Olympique Béja once, lost to Etoile du Sahel, Club Africain, and Ben Guerdane three times, and drawn once with Esperance Tunis. In that time, the visiting team scored five goals while giving up six. Monastir averaged 1.21 goals and 0.36 goals against when playing away. Monastir has excellent ball possession, averaging 52.00% of the time so far this year.

With 27 meetings throughout the previous seasons, Sfaxien and Monastir have a rather strong head-to-head record, with Sfaxien winning 8 games while Monastir taking home 7 victories. Twelve of the games were draws. In head-to-head matches, Sfaxien scored 32 goals while Monastir managed to score 30.

In this matchup, we are placing a stake on a few goals. Due to how defensive each team is against the other, we can definitely anticipate a difficult game given how crucial this clash is. Considering that the home team is predicted to win by a slim margin, a 1-0 victory is acceptable for them.