Burkina Faso v Tunisia Betting Tips [29 January 2022]

Burkina Faso face Tunisia in the quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations. This will only be the seventh meeting between the two sides. Burkina Faso finished second in Group A with the presence of teams like Cameroon, Cape Verde and Ethiopia. They were second only behind Cameroon with four points from three matches. Burkina Faso squared off against Gabon in the round of 16 clash and managed to overcome the West African side with a penalty shoot out win after a 1-1 draw after regulation time. Bertrand Traore scored the only goal of the regulation time for Burkina Faso. They have not scored more than a goal in any of their African Cup of Nations games so far and have had under 2.5 goals in eight out of their last eleven fixtures.

Tunisia sneaked into the knockout rounds of the African Cup of Nations by virtue of being one of the best third-placed teams in the group stages. They were third in Group F behind Mali and Gambia and finished ahead of Mauritania. Tunisia beat Nigerian with a 1-0 scoreline courtesy of a goal from Youssef Msakni. They also have had under 2.5 goals in eight out of their last nine fixtures and have not scored more than one goal in any of their African Cup of Nations games so far. The last two meetings between the two sides also have had under 2.5 goals.

The two teams have been highly defensive in nature in the African Cup of Nations so far and rely on hitting the opposition on the counter to walk away with narrow wins. The two teams have played out several low scoring games and the same is expected in this crucial knockout tie. We are going for under 2.5 goals in this fixture.