ES Tunis vs Asswehly Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: two very different samples

ES Tunis have won 12 of their last 20 across Ligue 1, the Cup and the CAF Champions League, with 4 draws and 4 losses. Their most recent results have been solid - an away win at CS Hammam-Lif, a home win over AS Marsa, a loss away at Jeunesse Sportive Omrane, and a home win against ES Sahel. Further back, their continental ties against Al Ahly and Mamelodi Sundowns both followed the same pattern: win the home leg, lose the away one.

ES Tunis: 20 completed matches; Asswehly: 20 completed matches.

ES Tunis

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

15

Difference

+14

Asswehly

20 matches

Win

70% 14 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

6

Difference

+27

Asswehly's record over the same length of sample is much stronger on paper - 14 wins, 5 draws and just a single loss in 20 matches, with 33 goals scored against only 6 conceded. Their two most recent games were both CAF Champions League wins over KVZ, home and away, which followed a long run of dominant domestic results.

Asswehly's numbers look eye-catching, but most of that sample comes from routine domestic fixtures and a comfortable tie against KVZ, whereas ES Tunis have already been tested by proper continental opposition.

Comparative Team Statistics: ES Tunis vs Asswehly

Where ES Tunis sit

The one table snapshot we have shows ES Tunis in second place, with 9 points from 6 games - 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and 6 goals scored against 4 conceded. There's no wider table here and no equivalent placing for Asswehly, so it's only a partial picture rather than full context for the group or competition.

ES Tunis's key contributors

Aboubacar Diakite is their top scorer with 3 goals in 9 appearances, with J. Diarra on 2 in 8 and M. Tougai also on 2 but from just 5 matches. A. Ben Hmida has provided 2 assists in 10 games. On discipline, H. Jelassi and Houssem Teka have picked up 3 and 2 yellow cards respectively in 10 appearances each - nothing that points to a suspension, but worth keeping an eye on given how quickly cards can add up.

ES Tunis:

Best scorers:

Aboubacar Diakite - 3

J. Diarra - 2

M. Tougai - 2

Best assist providers:

A. Ben Hmida - 2

Penalty cards:

H. Jelassi x 3

Houssem Teka x 2

There's no equivalent player data available for Asswehly here, so this section can only speak to the home side's personnel.

Different roads into this tie

The contrast in recent opposition is the main thing that stands out. Asswehly's continental football lately has come against KVZ, who they beat comfortably both home and away. ES Tunis, by comparison, have been in and out with Al Ahly and Mamelodi Sundowns, winning at home but losing on the road in both ties - a sign they can compete with strong African sides but haven't found an away performance to match their home form.

With kickoff still a month out from the data we're working with, both squads have time to build on or lose that momentum before this game actually happens.

Asswehly's unbeaten-in-most-games record hasn't yet been tested against sides of Al Ahly's or Mamelodi Sundowns' calibre, so it's hard to say how it would hold up here.