Atletico Petroleos De Luanda vs Esperance Sportive De Tunis Prediction & Betting Tips - CAF Champions League

Prediction published on 17/12/2023, 11:00  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 18/12/2023 at 16:42 in CAF Champions League Predictions

Petro de Luanda are out to secure their spot in the CAF Champions League quarterfinals when they play host to Esperance. The hosts go into this game top of Group C, while Esperance are second. In a group that’s still open, Petro de Luanda leads with seven points, three ahead of Esperance. A win here will place them in a good place as far as advancing is concerned. After two opening wins in this group, Petro de Luanda drew with Esperance in their most crucial game. One strength Petro de Luanda take into this game is a solid defence. They haven't let in any goal in their last five matches. In the last 10 games, Petro de Luanda have managed eight clean sheets, winning five games. They come into this one straight from a 0-0 draw with Recreativo do Libolo, a second successive such result. Three of their last five matches have finished goalless and eight of 10 with under 2.5 goals. Petro de Luanda are unbeaten in six Champions League games, winning five.

A win for Esperance here will keep them in the top two, and that is their target. It hasn’t been all smooth for the Tunisian side in the Champions League. They have a win, a draw and a loss in their opening three matches. However, they come into this game with a three-game unbeaten run, having won two of those matches. In their most recent outing, Esperance beat Tataouine 3-0 for a good prep for this game. That was their fourth clean sheet in five matches and also the third straight. They’ve only failed to score once in five matches, while they’ve conceded three in five games. Esperance’s last away match in the Champions League ended in a 3-1 defeat at Al Hilal. However, they have three wins in four away matches.