Al-Merreikh vs Esperance Tunis Prediction: Visiting Esperance Tunis to pick a win

This round-five match of the CAF Champions League will take place at the Al Hilal Stadium in Omdurman and feature a matchup between Al-Merreikh and Esperance Tunis. After suffering a defeat at the hands of CR Belouizdad in their most recent match, Al-Merreikh will be looking to rebound in this one. In the meantime, Esperance Tunis was defeated by Zamalek while playing away from their home stadium in the round-four encounter.

Al-Merreikh - a must win match for the home team

CR Belouizdad defeated Al-Merreikh in their most recent contest for the CAF Champions League. Throughout that game, Al-Merreikh controlled 55% of the possession and attempted 6 shots, with only 2 of those shots being on target. On the other hand, their competitor, CR Belouizdad, had 45% of the possession and 17 shots on target; however, they only converted one of their shots that were on target. Al-Merreikh have only won two of their past five matches, drawing one and losing two. Al-Merreikh are now seated at the bottom of the Group D standings of the CAF Champions League table.

Esperance Tunis - a draw is enough for the visitors

Esperance Tunis will enter this encounter with the intention of improving upon their performance against Zamalek, which was less than satisfactory. Within the first nine minutes of that encounter, Esperance Tunis gave up a goal when Seif Farouk Gaafar converted Zizo's pass into a scoring opportunity. The away team was responsible for the second goal, which was scored from the penalty spot in the 29th minute. Riad Benayad scored the goal that brought Esperance Tunis closer after he converted his opportunity in the 57th minute. Despite this, Esperance Tunis still trailed by a significant margin. Nonetheless, Seifeddine Jaziri scored a goal for Zamalek in the 90+1st minute, which proved to be the game-winner.

Expert Betting Tips

Although a tie in this match would be sufficient for Esperance Tunis, the two teams still consider this match to be very crucial. Even if a victory for Al-Merreikh means that they still have a chance of advancing to the knockout stage, the best possible outcome for the visitors is a draw, because this will advance them to the subsequent round. As a result, we are anticipating a more defensive style of play from both of these clubs during this match. As a result, either a win or a draw for the away team, given that they are currently doing significantly better than Al-Merreikh.