Tunisia vs Uganda prediction: AFRICA: Africa Cup of Nations betting tips on match 2025-12-22 20:00.
[p]Tunisia are out to bury the demons of their disappointing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign when they meet a Uganda side hoping to upset long odds in their Group A opener. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]One-time AFCON champions Tunisia will be hoping to get their campaign off to a much better start than their 2023 effort which saw them eliminated in the group stage (D2, L1). Hopes are high that the Carthage Eagles can do just that after losing just once across their previous nine internationals ahead of the tournament (W5, D3, L1), which includes the back end of their incredible World Cup qualifying campaign which saw them progress without conceding a single goal (W9, D1). Hopes should be high of keeping their momentum going here and getting off to a positive start, as not since 1994 have they failed to qualify from the group stage in consecutive AFCON tournaments. [/p]
[p]Despite their impressive form heading into the tournament (W4, L2), Uganda’s preparation has been notably stunted by a player boycott over finances in the run up to the tournament. Paul Put’s side will do well to focus on footballing matters as they prepare for what will be only their third appearance at the tournament in this century after most recently reaching the round of 16 in Egypt 2019. Back then, Uganda also were priced as outsiders in their opening game but overcame the odds as they defeated DR Congo 2-0, but that serves as their only AFCON victory since they finished as runners-up in the 1978 edition. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Tunisia can boast a perfect record of five victories from five prior H2H encounters against Uganda, with those wins coming by a 16-1 aggregate scoreline, but this will be only their second meeting in the 21st century and the first since 2017. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Five of Tunisia’s last seven internationals saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Tunisia didn’t lead at half-time in any of their six AFCON qualification matches (HT: D5, L1). [/p]
[p]Four of Uganda’s six AFCON qualifiers stood level at half-time (HT: W1, D4, L1). [/p]
[p]Uganda have found the net in eight of their last ten internationals. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Augsburg and Tunisia midfielder Elias Saad enters the competition in fine international form, contributing to four goals across his last six caps (G3, A1), with all three goals coming in competitive action. Perhaps even more impressively, Ugandan Premier League star Allan Okello has had a hand in nine goals across his last ten internationals (G5, A4).[/p]
[p]Both sides seemingly have a full squad to choose from ahead of the opening round. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]We’re backing underdogs Uganda to show up against the odds and contribute to a game which may see both teams to score. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]