Etoile du Sahel vs US Ben Guerdane Prediction: The defending champions won’t lose back-to-back

Defending champions Etoile du Sahel will strive for their first three points of the competition when they host US Ben Guerdane at the Stade Olympique de Sousse Stadium on Tuesday. Can the visitors pull a surprise performance here?

The home team began their League campaign with a shocking (2-1) defeat against Olympique Beja. Even though it was apparent that they rested players for their encounter in the CAF Champions League later after the game, Etoile du Sahel were wasteful and deserved to lose. The Red and White are one of the most successful teams in the Tunisian League. After finishing below the top four in the season before without continental games, Etoile du Sahel returned to the CAF Champions League following their successful season in the Tunisian League.

Etoile du Sahel won the Tunisian League with a six-point gap at the top. They scored nineteen times while conceding just three goals in the championship round.

The Red and White have been active in the transfer market, and we are confident they’ll retain the league this season.

The visitors lost to Club Africain in their first home game as Bassem Srarfi scored the only goal that denied them a point. US Ben Guerdane, who struggled in the championship round last season, have failed to improve their squad with quality signings and suffered their first defeat of the season.

US Ben Guerdane picked up twenty-one points from a possible thirty-nine, scoring eight while conceding sixteen goals. 

US Ben Guerdane always starts well; we expect a more consistent performance from them this season.

Over their previous eighteen meetings, US Ben Guerdane have won three, while Etoile du Sahel have recorded twelve victories and three games ending in a draw. Only once did Etoile du Sahel fail to win against Ben Guerdane in all four meetings last season. Etoile du Sahel began their league campaign with a (1-2) loss on the road, denying themselves a fair share of the spoils after missing a spot-kick. They head here with a clean bill in their CAF Champions League campaign, scoring three times without a response from CS Constantine of Algeria. On the other hand, US Ben Guerdane bowed to a (1-0) home defeat after failing to impress against Club Africain.

Etoile du Sahel are well motivated for this encounter and have the best squad in the division; bet on a home win and over 1.5 goals for 1.98.

We expect the home team to get a halftime victory for 2.05.

The visitors are expected to sit back and defend, which will hinder their chances of getting a goal; bet on a correct score of (3-0) for 10.0.

Good luck!