CS Sfaxien host ES Tunis in matchday 6 of the Tunisian Ligue 1

CS Sfaxien will host ES Tunis on 17 October 2026 at 18:30 Damascus time, in a match forming part of matchday 6 of the Tunisian Ligue 1 football season 2026/27.

CS Sfaxien go into the match on the back of mixed results in their last five rounds, having lost 0-1 away to Taqadom Sakiet Eddaier, before beating CA Bizertin 2-0 and drawing 1-1 with Union Ben Guerdane, in addition to beating Jerba Djerba 2-1 and drawing 1-1 with Stade Tunisien.

ES Tunis, by contrast, arrive in better form, following their most recent win over Olympique du Kef 3-1, and before that wins over CS Hammam-Lif 1-0 and Stade Soltanien 2-1, with a single defeat to US Monastir 1-3, and a win over Etoile Sportive du Sahel 3-2.

In previous meetings between the two sides, the last match ended in a goalless 0-0 draw on 30 April 2026 at ES Tunis's ground, while ES Tunis won 2-1 at CS Sfaxien's ground on 2 November 2025. ES Tunis also won the match on 3 May 2025 by 1-0, while they won 1-0 on 29 December 2024 on CS Sfaxien's ground, and the two sides drew 0-0 on 20 June 2024.

In the league standings, ES Tunis top the table with 12 points from 5 matches, having achieved 4 wins and 1 loss, with a goal difference of 10 scored against 7 conceded. CS Sfaxien, meanwhile, sit in sixth place with 8 points from 5 matches, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, scoring 6 goals and conceding 4.