Esperance ST vs Etoile du Sahel Prediction: The guests always feel intimidated playing against Taraji

On Saturday, Esperance ST will face off against arch-rival Etoile du Sahel at the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi Stadium. Both teams meet again after finding themselves in the same group in 2022. The hosts have dominated this fixture in recent years, and we can’t think of anything that could stop them here. 

The Blood and Gold side are the most successful team in the Tunisia Professional League, with thirty-one (31) league titles. They have won the Tunisia Cup fifteen times while securing the Tunisia Super Cup six times. They have triumphed in the CAF Champions League four times and are the second most successful side in the competition's history.

Esperance ST had a rough start to the season but have bounced back just in time for their CAF campaign. They sit at the top of the Tunisian Group A league with nineteen points from a possible twenty-one. 

The Red and White are among the best teams in the Tunisian League. Etoile du Sahel won the CAF Championship once in 2007 but have failed to make their mark since then. Etoile du Sahel knocked out Moroccan champions to secure their ticket to the group phase. However, they have struggled to win games in the league, with three wins and two draws in their last five matches.

The Red and White are a group of young and experienced players who’ll definitely show class here.

Esperance ST have won eleven while Etoile du Sahel have managed two wins and seven games ending in a tie over their previous twenty meetings. Etoile du Sahel have always played with fear when they meet Esperance ST, and we don’t think that will stop tomorrow. Moreover, the Red and White recently won a game in the league after sharing the spoils against two average sides. 

Esperance ST head here after being knocked out in the quarterfinals of the AFL by Wydad Casablanca and will be desperate to bounce back. This game is a tight one, but with the quality Esperance poses, we expect them to dominate this fixture. 

Brazilians duo Rodrigo Rodrigues and Yan Sasse are expected to start for the hosts, with Nigerian Onuche in contention for the game. For Etoile du Sahel, Youssef Abdelli, Hamza Jelassi, and Jaziri will all feature for the guests. 

It’s an evenly contested game, but we believe the host will win this time for 1.71.

We expect both sides to settle for a halftime draw for 2.03.

This game will produce less than two goals for 1.60.

Good luck!