Nigeria vs Tunisia Prediction: Super Eagles to continue march to the final

The Africa Cup of Nations has reached the knockout stages and we will have previews and tips for every game moving forward. We have asked our man OddsTerrier to cover the tie between Nigeria and Tunisia and to pick out two bets for you to have a gander at. 

This is it, no more second chances. Lose and you are gone. We have officially entered the 2nd round of AFCON 2021 and we like the look of this tie. Nigeria are odds on favourites and are generally priced around 5/6. The draw is 47/20 and Tunisia are the outsiders at 4/1.

Potential starting XI for Nigeria: Okoye, Aina, Omeruo, Ekong, Zaidu, Ndidi, Aribo, Iheanacho, Simon, Chukwueze and Awoniyi.

Potential starting XI for Tunisia: Ben Said, Mathlouthi, Ifa, Talbi, Maaloul, Slimane, Skhiri, Chalali, Khazri, Jaziri, Khaoui.

First up and we're making a pick for the Match Result market. Nigeria have been superb so far in Cameroon and are the only team with a perfect record. There's a reason for that - they lead the entire field in shots per game(16). They put down a serious marker, when they not only beat a well fancied Egypt side in the first game, but shut them out, allowing only four shots and have gone from strength to strength since. 

I see them having no problem dispatching a Tunisia team that fell into this round. Losing two out of three group games and only winning against minnows Mauritania. Tunisia have had a big Covid infection and there are no indications yet as to whether their star players, including Wahbi Khazri will return here. 

All things considered the 17/20 on offer for the Super Eagles here looks huge.

Next up we've got a bet-builder including a couple of player props. Please check these players are starting before placing and check around for the best odds as there were limited bookies offering odds at the time of posting. 

Firstly, we've gone for Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi to score anytime. The 24-year-old one time Liverpool youth is currently playing for Bundesliga club Union Berlin having secured a £6.5m permanent move after a successful loan spell. Awoniyi has scored 14 goals for Union since joining and scored his first goal for the national team against Sudan. He has had 9 shots in just two appearances so far and isn't afraid to pull the trigger.

I've combined that pick with a Tunisian player to be carded. The Eagles of Carthage have had issues with discipline at this tournament, picking up seven yellows and one red card. Chief offender is 29-year-old defender Hamza Mathlouthi who plays for Zamalek in Egypt. He has two yellows and leads the team in total fouls with 2.7 per game. 

The two bets combined work out at 15/1 on a bet365 bet-builder.

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