Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis prediction 19.05.2023
Al Ahly SC
1 : 0
ES Tunis
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- Competition: CAF Champions League, Playoff Semi-Finals, 2nd leg
- Date: Friday, 19th May 2023
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: Al Salam Stadium (Cairo)
After a dominant 3:0 win for Al Ahly in Tunisia, we are headed to Cairo for the second leg of the CAF Champions League Playoff Semi-Finals.
Al Ahly have been very successful in recent years in the CAF Champions League, with two titles and one second place in the previous three seasons. Surprisingly, they weren't as good in the domestic league and failed to win the title in two consecutive years. This season, they are doing great in every competition. In the domestic league, they are first with three points advantage over Future SC, but with five games less played. Another league title is looking really close.
Esperance Tunis is the club with the most trophies in Tunisia. They were very dominant in recent years, with six league titles in the previous six seasons. Still, this season, the title is slowly slipping away. They are in 5th place with seven points deficit to 1st-placed Etoile Sahel.
Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis pick: Al Ahly to win
Al Ahly are on a ten-game unbeaten run. During that period, they were absolutely incredible defensively, with only one conceded goal - against Pyramids.
At home, Al Ahly won six games in a row in all competitions with a 16:1 goal difference!
Esperance Tunis lost three games in a row against CS Sfaxien, Club Africain, and Al Ahly with zero scored goals. That is by far the worst stretch of games for Esperance Tunis this season.
In the first leg, Al Ahly won by 3:0. Additionally, Al Ahly won five of the last six h2h games.
Al Ahly SC vs ES Tunis Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Al Ahly SC
1 : 0
ES Tunis
CAF Champions League
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ES Tunis
0 : 3
Al Ahly SC
CAF Champions League
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Al Ahly SC
3 : 0
ES Tunis
CAF Champions League
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ES Tunis
0 : 1
Al Ahly SC
CAF Champions League
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ES Tunis
3 : 0
Al Ahly SC
CAF Champions League
Al Ahly team news
Before the second leg, coach Marcel Koller spoke to the media. He warned his team to take Esperance Tunis seriously because the job isn't yet done, despite having a 3:0 lead. He also said Esperance Tunis are a good team that created several good chances in the first match and could have scored.
There is speculation about Bruno Savio missing training sessions and possible problems between him and the coach. He missed the second part of the season and will miss the next game too.
A few players who missed the first will also miss the second leg game: Bruno Savio, Shady Hussein, Ayman Ashraf, Rafaat Khalil, Karim Fouad, Rami Rabia, Akram Tawfiq, and Mohamed Dhaoui.
Last matches of Al Ahly SC
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Al Masry
0 : 0
Al Ahly SC
Premier League
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Al Ahly SC
2 : 1
Wydad Casablanca
CAF Champions League
-
Al Ahly SC
1 : 0
Ceramica Cleopatra
Premier League
-
El Geish
0 : 2
Al Ahly SC
Premier League
-
Al Ahly SC
2 : 0
ENPPI
Premier League
Al Ahly SC lineup
Goalkeeper
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16
Aly Lotfy Mostafa
Defenders
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21
Ali Maâloul
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6
Yasser Ahmed Ibrahim El Hanafi
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30
Mohamed Hany Eldemerdash
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24
Mohamed Abdel Monem
Midfielders
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15
Aliou Dieng
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8
Hamdi Fathi
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13
Marwan Attia
Forwards
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14
Hussein El Shahat
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7
Mahmoud Abdul Monem Abdelhamid Soliman
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23
Percy Tau
Esperance Tunis team news
After a 3:0 to Al Ahly, coach Nabil Maaloul announced his resignation. On his Twitter account, he wrote:" I understand the sadness and disappointment of Esperantists after this difficult defeat, and I apologize to all the public for having disappointed them last night. I have decided to retire and present my resignation to the club president."
Esperance Tunis will miss a few players due to injuries, including their starting goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifia, defender Hani Amamou, midfielders Ghaylen Chaaleli and Hamdou Elhouni, and forward Riad Benayad.
Last matches of ES Tunis
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ES Tunis
2 : 0
Olympique Béja
Ligue 1
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Monastir
3 : 2
ES Tunis
Ligue 1
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ES Tunis
2 : 0
Ben Guerdane
Ligue 1
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ES Tunis
0 : 1
Olympique Béja
Tunisia Cup
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ES Tunis
3 : 0
Tataouine
Ligue 1
ES Tunis lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Mohamed Sedki Debchi
Defenders
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24
Yassine Meriah
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20
Amine Ben Hmida
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4
Mohamed Amine Tougai
Midfielders
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2
Mohamed Ben Ali
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15
Fousseny Coulibaly
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3
Rached Arfaoui
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5
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
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23
Ghaith Wahabi
Forwards
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8
Anice Badri
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27
Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda
6 Reasons why Al Ahly should win against Esperance Tunis
- Al Ahly won 3:0 in the first leg
- Al Ahly kept a clean sheet in the previous six matches
- Al Ahly won six home games in a row
- Esperance Tunis lost three in a row
- Esperance Tunis haven't scored during the last three games
- Esperance Tunis will travel to Cairo without the head coach since Nabil Maaloul resigned after the loss to Al Ahly in the first match
Main prediction Al Ahly SC - ES Tunis
Al Ahly SC to win
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