Match Report
Before the match
US Ben Guerdane: two wins, two draws and one defeat over five games; seven goals scored, six conceded. CS Hammam-Lif were their latest opponents, at home on 20 September: a 1-0 win.
Playing at home against CS Hammam-Lif (Tunisia Ligue Pro 1), US Ben Guerdane finished 1-0 on 20 September. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 16 September: US Ben Guerdane drew 1-1 against CS Sfaxien at home in Tunisia Ligue Pro 1, scoring one goal and allowing one. Against US Monastirienne in Tunisia Ligue Pro 1, US Ben Guerdane scored three and conceded three on 12 September; the away from home result was 3-3. US Ben Guerdane's away from home game on 30 August (Tunisia Ligue Pro 1) ended 2-1 against Olympique Béja, with two goals for and one against. On 14 May, ES Tunis faced US Ben Guerdane in Tunisia Ligue Pro 1: US Ben Guerdane lost 0-1 at home, having scored zero and conceded one.
Club Africain's previous five results comprised four wins and one draw. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 2 conceded, keeping four clean sheets, with no defeats. Latest: a 1-0 win at home to ES Zarzis on 20 September.
Against ES Zarzis in Tunisia Ligue Pro 1, Club Africain scored one and conceded zero on 20 September; the at home result was 1-0. Club Africain's away from home game on 12 September (CAF Champions League) ended 2-2 against Djoliba, with two goals for and two against. On 5 September, Djoliba faced Club Africain in CAF Champions League: Club Africain won 1-0 at home, having scored one and conceded zero. Tunisia Ligue Pro 1, 29 August brought a home meeting with ES Hammam-Sousse; Club Africain won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Club Africain visited ES Metlaoui on 23 August (Tunisia Ligue Pro 1) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded.
Earlier results between these sides included a 1-0 away win for Club Africain on 8 March and a 2-0 home win for Club Africain on 28 September 2025.
After the match
US Ben Guerdane edged past Club Africain 2-1 on 10 October 2026. D. Oboh opened the scoring in the 18th minute for US Ben Guerdane to make it 1-0. O. Elsharimi levelled it in the 24th minute for Club Africain to make it 1-1. US Ben Guerdane regained the lead through US Ben Guerdane in the 96th minute to make it 2-1. (38'), (41'), (58'), (82'), (91') and (97') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Club Africain clearly the stronger side, by 241 rating points over US Ben Guerdane, even though it was US Ben Guerdane who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives US Ben Guerdane only a 15.7% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. US Ben Guerdane are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form. US Ben Guerdane: five yellow cards. one yellow card went to Club Africain.