MAURITANIA v TUNISIA
Africa Cup of Nations
Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Kickoff: 2100hrs
Pick: Tunisia AH-1
Bookmaker: Unibet
Odds: 1.62 (odds taken at 08:45 GMT, 02 July 2019)
The final round of matches in Group E will also be played on Tuesday night as the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations are wrapped up tonight. Next, a clash between Mauritania and Tunisia as the betting tips continue at the New Suez Stadium.
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Mauritania Prediction – Can Mauritania make a comeback?
Mauritania sit bottom of Group E and possess just a single point ahead of their final group match with heavily fancied Tunisia.
The bottom team’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign got off to a horrific start as they suffered a heavy 4-1 loss to group leaders, Mali.
A recovery of sorts followed with the points shared between themselves and Angola in a 0-0 stalemate but they face their biggest test yet on Tuesday night.
Recent results have been pretty ordinary where Mauritania have been concerned as they’ve recorded just 2 wins out of their last 6 matches overall.
Victories against Botswana and Madagascar, both at home, have been the highlights within this sequence but three recent defeats show vulnerability.
Losses to Burkina Faso, Benin and Mauritania show that Mauritania aren’t the most consistent performers out there.
History appears to be against Mauritania ahead of this clash though as Tunisia have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two sides.
Tunisia Prediction – Can Tunisia progress to last eight?
Tunisia are tied on 2 points apiece with Angola prior to Tuesday night’s final round of matches in Group E with Tunisia favourites for this match.
1-1 draws with both Angola and Mali look like Tunisia have done all the hard work with just this final match against Mauritania remaining.
It’s all in Tunisia’s hands here if they’re to progress through to the quarter-finals, as they’ve held the ascendency over this evening’s opponents in previous encounters.
In addition, Tunisia have lost just 1 of their last 7 matches overall which was a 1-0 loss to Algeria back in March in a friendly.
Recent wins against Iraq, Croatia and Burundi should also give them a timely boost ahead of this clash and the confidence to secure an important result here.
Tunisia have scored in 6 of their last 7 matches overall in all competitions and this could be the key difference between themselves and Mauritania.
Their opponents have found goals hard to come by so far during the group stages to date, scoring just 1 in their first two matches.
Key-Facts – Mauritania v Tunisia
- Mauritania have recorded just 2 wins out of their last 6 matches overall
- Tunisia have lost just 1 of their last 7 matches overall
- Tunisia have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two sides
Betting Tips Verdict
Mauritania have found goals hard to come by and Tunisia could take them to task here.
