Match Preview: Tunisia 1-1 Mali Prediction and Betting Tips | Africa Cup of Nations (Group E)

Tunisia – Mali betting tips for today, June 28, 2019

Kick-off: 15:30 Tunisia – Mali
Football: Africa Cup of Nations – Group E
Tip: Over 1.5 Goals
Odds: 1.57
Bookmaker: 1xbet
Match Result: 1:1 WON!!!

Match Preview

The only one of the top seeds not to win their opening match in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, Tunisia (FIFA rank #25) have a lot to prove. The 1-1 draw with Angola compounded Tunisia’s recent woes in AFCON finals, at which their ten-game form (after 90 minutes) currently reads: W3, D5, L2.
Regardless, their recent record has been impressive, with Tunisia boasting a four-match unbeaten streak (W3, L1) coming into this fixture, and additionally scoring in seven of their last nine AFCON finals games. Four of their five AFCON qualification wins also yielded a clean sheet.
Group E leaders Mali thrashed Mauritania 4-1 in their opener, with the result representing their first win in four matches (W1, D1, L2). It was undoubtedly the perfect start for Mali, who have been a stubborn side to beat lately, losing just two of their last 13 matches (W4, D7, L2).
Furthermore, Mali have avoided defeat in seven of their last eight AFCON finals games (W2, D5, L1). Four of those have been 1-1 draws, with Mali scoring five of their last eight AFCON finals goals after the break.
Players to watchNaïm Sliti has been Tunisia’s last goalscorer in four of the last five matches where he has scored. Meanwhile, Mali have won all three matches in which Moussa Marega has scored.
Stat attack: Tunisia have lost only one of their last eight matchday #2 group fixtures at an AFCON finals (W6, D1, L1).
By contrast, Mali are winless in six editions of group matchday #2 at AFCON finals since 2004 (D2, L4).
Tunisia haven’t conceded a first-half goal in any of their last six matches.
Mali, by contrast, have scored in the first-half in four of their last five matches.
None of the last eight H2H matches have ended level, with only two matches seeing both teams score.