Match Report
Etoile du Sahel went into the game 7th in the table on 41 points; Olympique Béja sat 13th on 32 — a 9-point gap. Olympique Béja had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Etoile du Sahel were scoring 0.93 and conceding 1, Olympique Béja 0.6 and 1.3, against a competition average of 0.86 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Etoile du Sahel wins, 1 for Olympique Béja, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Stade Olympique de Sousse, with room for 30,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Etoile du Sahel: Mohamed Hedi Bouslama (45') · Olympique Béja: I. Chelghoumi (23'), H. Hadouchi (83')
Key stats
Possession: Etoile du Sahel 66% · Olympique Béja 34% · Total shots: 8-4 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 5-0