Sagrada Esperanca vs Esperance ST Prediction: This highly competitive CAF Champions League fixture won’t deny us goals

On Friday, Sagrada Esperanca will lock horns against the second most successful team in the history of the tournament, Espérance ST, at the Estádio 11 de Novembro Stadium. The guests who are not new to the host stadium will approach this game with the same set of players who played against Petro Luanda in the previous campaign. 

Antonio Lebo Lebo's men began their CAF Champions League journey with a poor defensive display against Pyramids FC. Sagrada Esperanca, who conceded five times against the Egyptian-based side, didn’t apply pressure on their opponent and were ineffective in front of goal despite creating four big chances. 

After their ordeal at the hands of Pyramids FC, Sagrada Esperanca conceded three times against Sao Salvador in the Angola League. They have tested some of their key players for this particular fixture and they’ll be keen to make their home turf a refuge in this competition. 

They have failed to win any home match in the last few CAF Champions League games and stand no chance against four-time African champions.

Al Taraji are back on their feet after their poor start to the season. Esperance ST march here with a (4-0) victory over Djoliba on their ground. It was a total domination from the four-time CAF Champions League winners, who scored four goals in a game for the first time in eight matches. Simply after that, Esperance ST triumphed over JS Omrane at home in the league. ;

The hosts have won in the CAF Champions League four times and are the second most successful in the competition's history. Esperance ST have improved massively, and we can see them finishing at the top of the log. 

The guests were formidable on their ground against Djibola, but we can’t really rely on such a performance, as almost all the teams in this competition will definitely secure the maximum points in front of their home supporters. However, we are more concerned about Sagrada Esperance, who lost by five goals away from home. They failed to show discipline at the back, which gives me the impression that this game won’t deny us goals. Sagrada Esperanca also lost by three goals in their recent league game, even though it was away from home.

I’m backing this game to produce a BTTS and a total of over 2.5 goals since Esperance ST have managed just a clean sheet in their last six away matches.

I also feel the guests might likely get a goal before the break for 1.95.

This game will end in a win or draw, and BTTS for the guests for 2.90.

Good luck!