ES METLAOUI VS CS SFAXIEN: Deadlock when both teams meet

ES Metlaoui will be going against Sfaxien in match week eight in front of their home fans on Thursday. The home team have been struggling with form in recent time and might go hard against the away team to secure their first away three points in four tries.

ES Metlaoui

Last five matches: LLDLL

With just six points from eight matches, they have been down bad and will need the intervention of some attacking football coupled with an extreme defensive performance to change their results.

They stooped to a 1-0 loss at the Ben Gardane stadium in match week 9, Ayoub Tlili's goal was the only goal that separated both teams as they went down away from home again.

Their home form are not bad at all, a win and two draws from three matches. They scored three and conceded two in that process.

CS Sfaxien

Last five matches: WDWLW

Things have not been going well for them in the continent and they have lost two games in the CAF Confederation Cup. Although the Tunisia League is still at their reach with thirteen points from seven matches played, four points with a game in hand behind the league leader Esperance ST .

More recently, they won away at CS Hammam-Lif in matchweek seven , A. Harzi and Mohammed Salih gave them the lead before N. Chachia scored a consolidated goal to make it a 1-2 win for the away team.

Two wins and a draw coupled with a loss in four matches for CS Sfaxien. Heading into this game, CS Sfaxien has picked up ten points from the last five games, both home and away. That's two points per game on average. CS Sfaxien has scored 6 times in the last five fixtures.

Expert Betting Tips

In the previous eighteen meetings, Métlaoui have won just a match while CS Sfaxien won twelve and five matches between them have ended in a draw.

The home team might look very weak on the paper but they are sure good at home and the last team that have beaten them at home was CS Sfaxien, nonetheless, the away team pose a bigger threat in this encounter so we are going to play safe with the first-half draw for 1.83.

This match will be starved with goals, bet on 1st half under 0.5 for 2.02.

Bet on halftime/fulltime results (Draw/CS Sfaxien) for 3.95.

Good luck!