Tunisia have maintained a clean record across their past two qualification encounters against Botswana, earning a 3-0 home win and a 0-0 away draw without conceding a goal. Botswana have struggled for attacking consistency, failing to score in two of their last three recorded matches while suffering 3-0 losses to Zimbabwe and Congo DR. Backing the visitors to earn at least a point reflects their superior head-to-head record and Botswana's modest offensive output.
- Round
- Group Stage - 2
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Recent form
Last 3 matches · 1W-1D-1L · -2 goal difference
Last 5 matches · 0W-1D-4L · -15 goal difference
Our verdict
BetGenius backs Tunisia or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.
Match preview
Botswana host Tunisia in Group Stage matchday 2 of AFCON Qualification, looking to build upon their recent competitive outings. The home side secured a 1-0 victory over Malawi in their last completed fixture on record, though previous home encounters against Zimbabwe and Congo DR both ended in 3-0 defeats.
Tunisia enter this fixture following a challenging sequence of matches against high-level international opposition, including defeats to the Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, and Austria. Shifting focus back to continental qualifiers offers the visitors a platform to reset their defensive structure and pursue vital qualifying points.
In previous head-to-head qualification meetings between these nations, Tunisia claimed a 3-0 home victory in September 2023 after being held to a 0-0 draw in Botswana in June 2022. Across both encounters, Botswana have yet to score against Tunisia.
Key factors
- Tunisia did not concede a single goal across their two previous qualification matches against Botswana, recording a 3-0 win and a 0-0 draw.
- Botswana were held scoreless in two of their last three recorded fixtures, suffering 3-0 defeats to Zimbabwe and Congo DR.
- The last meeting between these two teams in Botswana finished in a 0-0 draw in June 2022.
- Both historical head-to-head fixtures between the sides have seen at least one team fail to score.
Statistical comparison
Key players this season
Botswana
- G. Mohutsiwa2A
Tunisia
- H. Mastouri4G
- M. Talbi2A
League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.
Head-to-head
- 0
- Botswana
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Tunisia
Tunisia have won 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 2023-09-07Tunisia3-0Botswana
- 2022-06-05Botswana0-0Tunisia
Our record in AFCON Qualification
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