Gambia – Tunisia: Predictions and betting tips

On January 20, the final round of the group stage will take place at the African Cup of Nations. In the city of Limbe, at the local stadium, the national teams of the Gambia and Tunisia will sort things out.
The Gambia is one of the biggest surprises in the Africa Cup of Nations group stage. By the third round of group F, the team comes in a conditional leader, scoring four points. The Gambians started the tournament with a minimal victory over Mauritania (1:0), and then the team managed to get hold of one point in the game with Mali (1:1).

Tunisia had problems in the group stage. In the first game of the quartet, the national team lost to its direct competitor in the face of Mali (0:1). Still, then the Mauritania national team was heavily outplayed, which managed to score four unanswered goals. Such results allow Tunisia to take the third intermediate place in the group and are also in the TOP-4 ranking of teams that take third places in their quartets.

The history of confrontations between rivals has only one game. In 2010, the Gambia was more decisive in a friendly match (2:1). At the same time, bookmakers consider Tunisia the obvious favorite of the upcoming match: P1 – 2.05, draw – 2.75, P2 – 4.5.

The Gambia will be satisfied with a draw in this meeting, so the nominal hosts will likely resort to pragmatic football, emphasizing defense. From Tunisia, there was a response for the starting defeat, but today the team will face a more disciplined opponent than Mauritania.

What to bet on in this match? I think this is a classic grassroots duel for CAN-2022. The Gambians are very likely to dig in at their gates, with which Tunisia, I believe, will not be able to cope before the break. My choice – 1st half: P1 (1) for 1.36.