Stade Tunisien vs EGS Gafsa Prediction: The home side should tread gently against their winless opponent

After bowing to their first defeat of the season, Stade Tunisien will be poised to return to winning ways when they lock horns with newly promoted EGS Gafsa at the Stade Hedi Enneifer on Saturday.

After failing to make the championship round last season, Hammadi Daou's men have kicked off the season with remarkable back-to-back wins over Soliman and Olympique Beja. However, they surrendered to their first defeat in the league against US Ben Guerdane. Despite being the better side and creating more chances, the home side were more effective in front of goals as they scored twice, while Stade Tunisien managed to respond once.

Bilel Mejri, who was signed from Olympique Beja last year, have registered three goals this season but failed to impress in their loss against US Ben Guerdane.

Stade Tunisien used to be a top team in the division, but their form has nosedived over the years; we are confident they’ll perform better this season.

The newly promoted side began their campaign with a solid performance against Club Africain, sharing the spoils against a strong opponent. However, they conceded three times against title holder Etoile du Sahel as EGS Gafsa fell to their first defeat of the season.

EGS Gafsa had a fantastic season in Division Two, losing just two times in twenty-two games. EGS Gafsa scored thirty-two times and conceded twelve goals.

EGS Gafsa have signed two quality players to boost their attack but are yet to find the back of the net this season.

Over their previous twelve meetings, Stade Tunisien have won five while EGS Gafsa have recorded four victories and three games ending in a deadlock. After Stade Tunisien's first two displays against Beja and Soliman, nobody would have expected them to lose to US Ben Guerdane. That makes this encounter more interesting as Stade Tunisien have failed to win against EGS Gafsa in the league over their last three meetings; however, we expect Stade Tunisien to win for 1.50.

Both sides might settle for a halftime draw here for 2.04.

Stade Tunisien are still our favorite pick, and we expect them to win and score more than once here for 1.92.

Good luck!