Al Shorta vs EspéranceTunis Prediction: A hard-fought clash expected

The next round of the Arab Club Champions Cup takes place on Sunday at the King Fahd Stadium, and it is a matchup between two quite different teams. The first match was won by Al Shorta, while EspéranceTunis came out on the losing end.

Al Shorta - looking to build on their first win

With a 1-0 win over CS Sfaxien in their opening encounter, Al Shorta is off to a strong start in this competition. The first half of the game was quite dull, but things picked up in the second half when CS Sfaxien's Ajjal was shown a second yellow card for committing a hand ball inside the penalty area in the 62nd minute. The penalty kick, which Abdul-Zahra converted, proved to be the game's lone scoring opportunity. Following the victory, Al Shorta are now tied for first place with Al Ittihad, each team having collected three points so far.

EspéranceTunis - hoping to get a win here

Two times champions Espérance Tunis suffered a 2-1 loss to Al Ittihad in their first match of this competition. Oussema Bouguerra scored the game's first goal to put EspéranceTunis ahead in the 26th minute. Shortly after that, current best player in the world Karim Benzema assisted Hamadallah in scoring a goal for Al Ittihad to bring them level. Within the first ten minutes of play in the second half, Benzema scored the game-winning goal for his team. As a result of the loss, Espérance Tunis must now avoid suffering another loss in order to have any chance of advancing to the knockout stage.

Expert Betting Tips

Even if Espérance Tunis are looking for a win in this game more than anything else, I don't see how they can pull off an easy victory right now. As a result of this, there is a good chance that the game will have few goals scored, and the first half might even conclude in a tie. However, the Tunisian team might emerge victorious in the end.