TUNISIA v SAUDI ARABIA - MATCH PREVIEW I
Andy Morgan

Tunisia versus Saudi Arabia is seen by many as the match that will decide who will get the wooden spoon of Group H. However that is not to say this game won't be exciting. Both teams like to attack and with Tunisia's poor defence, the Saudi's may have a field day.

With a strikeforce that has scored seventy-seven goals between them and a midfield that has netted fifty-seven times cumulatively, the Saudis certainly have goals in their side. Sami Al-Jabr, their top scorer has been persuaded to come out of his three-year long retirement by coach Gabriel Calderon as his wealth of experience, and of course his goals, will be vital. 158 caps and forty-five goals is an impressive tally for the former Wolverhampton Wanderers frontman.

The best bet however rests with attacking midfielder Mohammed Al-Shalhoub. With sixteen goals in forty-six appearances, expect him to break his World Cup duck some time during the tournament.

The Tunisians are also attack minded, perhaps too much so. Their defence is shaky although with Ajax's Hatem Trabelsi at the heart of it, there is every chance they can keep the Saudi's prolific strikers at bay.

In attack Zied Jaziri and Silva Dos Santos, who scored six goals in qualifying, are both dangerous but the best bets are Kais Ghodhbane and Sofiene Melliti if you want to go for the scorers market.

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Match Result
Tunisia 5/6
Draw 11/5
Saudi Arabia 10/3

Correct Score
Tunisia 1-0 9/2
Tunisia 2-0 7/1
Tunisia 2-1 7/1
Draw 0-0 7/1
Draw 1-1 5/1
Draw 2-2 16/1
Saudi Arabia 1-0 9/1
Saudi Arabia 2-0 25/1
Saudi Arabia 2-1 14/1

Winning Margin
Tunisia to win by 1 goal 23/10
Tunisia to win by 2 goals 9/2
0-0 draw 7/1
Score draw 10/3
Saudi Arabia to win by 1 goal 5/1
Saudi Arabia to win by 2 goals 18/1

Time of 1st team goal
Tunisia 1st Half 10/11
Tunisia 2nd Half 19/10
No Tunisia goals 3/1
Saudi Arabia 1st Half 15/8
Saudi Arabia 2nd Half 12/5
No Saudi Arabia goals 11/10

Number of Goals
0 or 1 7/4
Exactly 2 or 3 Evens
4 or more 3/1

Team to Score First
Tunisia 4/7
Saudi Arabia 9/5
No Goals 7/1

First Scorer
Brazil
F Dos SAntos 9/2
Z Jaziri 11/2
K Ghodhbane 10/1
H Trabelsi 33/1
Saudi Arabia
S Al-Jaber 15/2
Y Al-Qhatani 15/2
M Al-Anbar 9/1
M Al-Shalhoub 14/1


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