US Monastir vs Esperance ST Prediction: This tough matchup will end in favor of the visitors

On Sunday, US Monastir will square off against Esperance ST at the Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet. The hosts have lost once since the beginning of the campaign, while the visitors march here with three consecutive wins. 

Mohamed Kouki's men began their journey with a share of the spoils at home against Etoile du Sahel, conceded a defeat to Club Africain, and recorded a (0-1) victory over Sportif Sfaxien on the road. US Monastir have found the back of the net once in this competition, conceding once as well over their previous three matches. 

The Monasteries wrapped up their ground game in the second spot after failing to win their last two games. US Monastir won eight, lost twice, and drew two games in their entire run in the group. The defeats came against Esperance ST in both legs. 

US Monastir have sold their highest goalscorer, Boubacar Traore which has hindered their capacity to get goals in this competition. The hosts hope to make the top two in the championship group after failing to finish in the top four last season. 

The Gold and Blood march here with a convincing (1-0) victory over Club Africain on their ground. Al Taraji has gone three games in this round without conceding and winning all three games. They are now unbeaten in their last fourteen games in all competitions as they strive to secure both their local league and the continental title. A first-half goal from Rodrigo Rodrigues was enough to earn them their third three points in this round. 

Esperance ST were the only unbeaten team in the division this season, with ten wins and three draws. 

Over their previous twenty meetings, Esperance ST have won fourteen while US Monastir have recorded four wins and two games ending in a tie. The hosts have been intimidated by Esperance ST for a long time, and we don’t think that will stop anytime soon. US Monastir hardly score since parting ways with two key attackers during the transfer window, unlike the visitors, who have mastered their craft perfectly in both competitions and are yet to concede a goal in their last seven matches. The visitors are a tough nut to crack for any team, and we believe the hosts do not have enough arsenal to breach their defense. We are trusting the visitors to win either half here 1.76.

This game will not produce goals as usual and we think a BTTS No will surface here 1.67.

It’ll be difficult for the hosts to win here, and we expect a halftime stalemate for 1.86.

Good luck!