It's time to decide the outcome of the CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round meeting between ES Tunis and Plateau United. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
This football pitch has grass, which is not Plateau United's normal surface at their own football pitch. When playing on grass Plateau United have performed like this: Played 20 matches taking 1 win, 4 draws and 15 defeats with the goal data 10-26 (scored/conceded).
Plateau United have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
ES Tunis form and stats
Tunis was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the CAF Champions League. ES Setif was too strong.The regulars are hoping that ES Tunis will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the CAF Champions League fixture against Plateau United.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Ben Guerdane.ES Tunis are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 11 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 8, drew 2 and lost 1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for ES Tunis, as the Ligue 1 home game vs CS Sfaxien is only four days away.
Plateau United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Stade Mandji in order to reach 2nd preliminary round of CAF Champions League. They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the preliminary round, when Simba drew the shortest straw.There's been little loot from Plateau United's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 19 away games in the Npfl. Plateau United only have 3 wins to counter their 13 defeats and 3 draws. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
The fans enjoyed Plateau's previous match versus ES Tunis, a CAF Champions League win (2-1) played at home.
A home victory as expected against Stade Mandji before that, in the CAF Champions League.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Plateau United have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent reported meeting involving both these participants is the Plateau United - ES Tunis 2-1 played not long ago this season.
ES Tunis missing players
Plateau United missing players
| ES Tunis | Plateau United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 19 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 48% | ||
| 5.5 | 3.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 0.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rivers United | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 67 |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 62 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 38 | -2 | 58 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 56 |
| 6 | Nasarawa United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 38 | -6 | 53 |
| 7 | Enyimba | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 52 |
| 8 | Gombe United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 52 |
| 9 | Akwa United | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -1 | 52 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 29 | -1 | 52 |
| 11 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 50 |
| 13 | Niger Tornadoes | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 29 | -6 | 49 |
| 14 | Akwa Starlets | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 49 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 37 | -7 | 49 |
| 15 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 33 | -12 | 49 |
| 16 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 33 | -4 | 48 |
| 17 | Katsina United | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 31 | -8 | 48 |
| 18 | Heartland | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 38 | -16 | 47 |
| 19 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 20 | MFM | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 34 | -25 | 36 |