Espérance ST vs CS Sfaxien Prediction: We anticipate an early lead from the hosts

After successfully knocking out Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League, Esperance ST will divert their attention to the Tunisian League as they face off against winless CS Sfaxien at the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts will be confident of maintaining their 100% start to the season against a Sfaxien side who are yet to register a win in seven games. 

Last four games: WWWD

The Gold and Blood's three consecutive victories in this round ended with a (1-1) share of the spoils against US Monastir. Esperance ST, who thought they had all the points in the bag after their lead before the break, conceded with almost the last kick of the game to settle for a stalemate. The goal conceded was their first in this round and just the only goal allowed in 630 minutes of play in all competitions. 

Al Taraji are now unbeaten in their last seventeen games in all competitions as they strive to secure both their local league and the continental title. Esperance ST were the only unbeaten team in the division this season, with ten wins and four draws. 

Last four games: DDLD

The Arabian Juventus are one of the three teams yet to register a win in this round, heading here with three stalemates and a defeat. For this reason, Nabil Kouki has been fired, and Mohamed Al Koki hired to lead his young side to glory. Considering they still have six games to play, he’ll be saddled with the duties of ensuring his side return to the continental tournament. CS Sfaxien have conceded one goal in all their games in this round and are yet to find the back of the net. As if that was not enough, CS Sfaxien was knocked out of the Tunisian FA Cup by AS Marsa on their ground. 

CS Sfaxien rely so much on their home support to secure points in this competition. The Arabian Juventus have not won on the road this round, and there are no signs that they’ll win here. 

Over their previous twenty meetings, Esperance ST have won nine while CS Sfaxien have won five and six games ending in a tie. Esperance ST have been in massive form lately and are now unbeaten in seventeen games. Al Taraji are sky high in confidence after knocking out Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League semifinals and will now battle for the title against Al Ahly later this month. At the same time, the visitors are one of the three teams yet to win a game in this round, as they sit at the bottom of the log. They have also not found the back of the net in five consecutive matches but head here with a new tactician, Mohamed Al Koki, a former US Monastir coach. 

Each of their last four meetings have produced a goal at most, and considering the defensive quality of the hosts, we think this encounter won’t produce a BTTS. Esperance ST always starts their game with high intensity, and for this reason, we think they’ll secure a halftime victory here for 2.22.

We also expect to see more than a goal here for 1.60. 

A correct score of (2-0) might surface here for 5.70.

Good luck!