Metlaoui vs Sidi Bouzid Prediction: Home team will not disappoint

In the Stadium Municipal de Métlaoui, the match between Metlaoui and Sidi Bouzid, which is part of the Relegation Group for the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, will take place. While Metlaoui have failed to win any of their past three matches, the visiting Sidi Bouzid side played Stade Tunisien to a draw just a week ago.

Metlaoui - home team are the better side

In their previous matches, Métlaoui had a winning record of two games against Olympique Béja and EO Sidi Bouzid, losing to CA Bizertin, and drawing with Hammam-Sousse and Slimane. During those contests, Métlaoui was responsible for both scoring five goals and allowing six goals. During the current season of the league, Métlaoui has scored an average of one goal per game. In terms of disciplinary action, the away team received 0 red cards and 18 yellow cards during their match at home. The fact that Métlaoui's average possession of the ball during this season is 46.09% demonstrates that he is somehow unable to keep hold of the ball.

Sidi Bouzid - winless against the host

Sidi Bouzid comes into this match having won one of their most recent five matches against Hammam-Sousse, lost three to Slimane, Métlaoui, and CA Bizertin, and played to a draw against Stade Tunisien. During those matches, the team's total goals for and against were seven and nine, respectively. When playing away from home, EO Sidi Bouzid managed to score 0.64 goals per game on average but allowed 1.36 goals per contest. The team was given 18 yellow cards but no red cards during the match for disciplinary cautions. The overall percentage of time that EO Sidi Bouzid has spent with the ball in their possession throughout this season is an average of 46.17%.

Head-Head Statistics

Only four times have Métlaoui and EO Sidi Bouzid competed against one another. Métlaoui came out on top each time, while EO Sidi Bouzid was victorious in none of the contests. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Métlaoui scored 12 goals, while EO Sidi Bouzid only managed to score 4 goals.

Expert Betting Tips

We are confident that history will be repeated in this situation and that Metlaoui will emerge victorious. It has been a recent trend for the away team, Sidi Bouzid, to give up a lot of goals, and it is not anticipated that this encounter will be any different.