Sportif Sfaxien vs Espérance ST Prediction: The visitors to strike first here

On Wednesday, Sportif Sfaxien will lock horns with Esperance ST at the Stade Taieb Mhiri Stadium. The home side will hope to replicate their strong performance against the champions weeks ago.

Last three games: DDLWD

Maurizio Jacobacci's men secured their first win over CA Bizertin and ensured a point against US Tetouine on the road. These results have helped them progress to the 5th spot and are now three points adrift of the third place.

CS Sfaxien have recorded a win this season in what seems to be one of their worst starts to the season. They have employed a new Italian coach simply after their ban was lifted and will look forward to signing more players in the coming weeks.

CS Sfaxien have not lost at home despite their recent woes, and they have won once and drawn twice in their previous three matches.

Last five games: WDDLW

After three games without a breakthrough, Nabil Maaloul returned to winning ways as his men defeated arch-rival Etoile du Sahel at home.

The Blood and Gold side have not had it easy in the last four games, with two draws, a win and a defeat. Both stalemates came against ES Hammam Sousse and CS Sfaxien, respectively, while bowing to their first defeat against Stade Tunisien. More recently, they scored twice to secure all the points against the league leaders.

Esperance ST have picked up fourteen points from a possible twenty-one this season, scoring ten while conceding four. Nabil Maaloul's side used to be an attacking team but have failed to maintain their strength this season after selling out most of their star men.

Esperance ST have won once, lost a game and drawn once in the last three games on the road.

Esperance ST has been the better side over the previous twenty games with nine victories, while CS Sfaxien have won five times and six games ending in a draw. This is a game that could end in a win for both sides, and however, we expect the visitors to be more aggressive here following their recent victory. Bet on the away side to score first for 1.95.

We expect both sides to settle for a halftime draw here for 1.80.

Bet on the second half highest scoring half, for 2.48.

Good luck!