Equatorial Guinea vs Tunisia Prediction: Expect goals in this matchup

When Tunisia takes on Equatorial Guinea at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo on Saturday, they will be hoping to keep their perfect record in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Carthage Eagles are one of the six nations that have already secured their spot in Ivory Coast, while the hosts still need one point from their final two games to ensure a spot at the continental championship for the second year in a row.

Equatorial Guinea is on the verge of making a fourth appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations, despite the fact that it struggled to qualify for the tournament in the first place. The country has won its last three matches in a row. The team captained by Juan Micha got their bid for a spot in the finals in Ivory Coast off to a bad start in June of last year when they were defeated by Tunisia 4-0. However, Equatorial Guinea got back on track four days later by defeating Libya 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from Santiago Bocari Eneme and Federico Bikoro. This was followed by a 2-0 victory over 10-man Botswana on March 24, four days before edging off the Zebras 3-2 in the second of their group double-header at the Obert Itani Chilume Stadium. Equatorial Guinea are now in second place in Group J with nine points after playing four matches. They are only one point behind Tunisia, who are in first place, and six points ahead of Libya, who are in third place. The Nzalang Nacional will face their next opponent, a team that has won four of their last five matches against them, scoring 10 goals and keeping three clean sheets. The exception to this streak was a loss by a score of 1-0 that occurred in November of 2021.

Last June, Tunisia began the qualifying tournament with a resounding 4-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea. Four days later, at the Obert Itani Chilume Stadium, they played Botswana and played to a goalless draw. Five months later, the Jalel Kadri-led team made another unsuccessful World Cup run. This time, they were eliminated in the group stage after collecting four points from their three matches and coming in third place in Group D. The month of March saw Tunisia's return to the AFCON qualifiers. In the group double-header, they defeated Libya twice in a row to become the sixth team to qualify for the tournament in Ivory Coast. The African team that won the title in 2004 will now compete in the Africa Cup of Nations for the sixteenth time in a row. This streak dates all the way back to 1922, when the team last missed out on a spot in the continental championship.

Equatorial Guinea possible starting lineup:

Owono, Ndong, E Nsue, Anvene, Akapo, Ganet, Obiang, Salvador, Miranda, W Nsue, Bikoro

Tunisia possible starting lineup:

Dahmen, Haddadi, Talbi, Meriah, Drager, Laidouni, Slimane, Mejbri, Romdhane, Jouini, Jebali

Tunisia has had a successful qualifying campaign and will now be competing for pride rather than qualification because they have already secured their spot. Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, can seal their qualification for the Ivory Coast competition with a draw this coming weekend, and we anticipate that they will play well enough to earn a share of the spoils.