Los Angeles FC vs Esperance Tunis prediction: WORLD: FIFA Club World Cup betting tips on match 2025-06-20 22:00.
[p]The stakes are high as Espérance Tunis face Los Angeles FC at the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC). With both teams having lost their opening group game 2-0, the loser of this match will almost certainly be eliminated from the competition, whereas the winner will still have a shot at reaching the last 16.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Espérance’s fourth foray into the CWC continued a somewhat familiar pattern, with defeat to Flamengo earlier this week meaning that they have lost five of their seven encounters in the competition (W2), with the two victories coming in the match for fifth place. History is on the side of Maher Kanzari’s men though, as they jetted off to the US having sealed the Tunisian title following an 11-game unbeaten run (W9, D2) in all competitions, keeping nine clean sheets in the process, while they have not lost back-to-back fixtures since May 2024![/p]
[p]That is potentially worrying news for their opponents, who only secured their CWC debut in May by overcoming Club América in a play-off. It was hardly a surprise therefore to see LAFC beaten by Chelsea in their group opener, but the Black and Gold, founded as recently as 2014, do have pedigree on the international stage, having twice finished as runners-up in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Steve Cherundolo’s side also have some good form behind them, with the loss on Monday their first in 11 matches (W5, D5)![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Espérance will be hoping to improve on their mixed record against CONCACAF teams at previous CWCs (W1, L1), whereas LAFC are taking on African opposition for the first time.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Espérance have won the last nine matches in which they have opened the scoring.[/p]
[p]In their last 14 games, the Red and Yellows have only conceded two first-half goals.[/p]
[p]LAFC have scored 2+ goals in ten of their last 11 fixtures.[/p]
[p]The Americans have also conceded first in five successive outings.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Espérance will be hoping that Yan Sasse is on target as he has never lost a club game in which he has scored (W26, D6)! He will be looking to get the better of legendary goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who has conceded 2+ goals in each of his four continental and international appearances for LAFC played outside Los Angeles. [/p]
[p]Roger Aholou remains a long-term absentee for Espérance. LAFC are without Cengiz Ünder, Lorenzo Dellavalle and Artem Smolyakov – the latter because of international duty – but Odin Thiago Holm, who had missed two months with a leg injury, was on the bench against Chelsea.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Both teams to score looks a good selection in this match, given that Espérance have netted in 29 of their last 33 fixtures, while LAFC have done so in 21 of their 24 games in 2025.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]
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