Espérance Tunis vs CS Sfaxien Prediction: An interesting game expected from these two national rivals

On Wednesday, the King Fahd Sport City Stadium will play host to one of the third games in group A, which will feature a clash between Espérance Tunis and CS Sfaxien. CS Sfaxien have already been eliminated from the competition, while Espérance Tunis are still in the running for second place in the table.

Group leaders Al Ittihad defeated Espérance Tunis 2-1 in their first match, while in their second game, Espérance Tunis and Al Shorta played to a scoreless draw. They come into this clash knowing that a victory is absolutely necessary if they want to have any hope of advancing to the knockout stage. However, in the event that Al Shorta is victorious over Al Ittihad, Espérance Tunis's victory will be inconsequential because it will not qualify them for the following round even if they win.

CS Sfaxien had already been eliminated from this tournament because they were unable to earn any points in any of their two group matches. Both Al Shorta and Al Ittihad defeated them in the group stage 1-0. The outcome of this match will not have any bearing on this team's chances of qualifying for the next round, but it could affect Espérance Tunis's or Al Shorta's chances of doing so, thus they will play this match for the pride.

The fact that Espérance Tunis must win this match in order to have any hope of advancing to the subsequent round is the primary reason I believe they will do so by a narrow margin.