ES Tunis vs Mamelodi Sundowns Predictions - Brazilians to leave Rades with a first-leg draw

These sides have met on just two previous occasions in 2017.

ES Tunis won 2-1 at Sundowns in the first leg before a 0-0 draw in Tunisia.

ES Tunis sits top of the Championship playoff round in Tunisia’s Ligue 1. 

A 1-0 home win over Al Hilal Omdurman secured second place in Group C in the CAF Champions League. Three successive Ligue 1 wins to zero followed. 

Esperance progressed on penalties in the quarter-finals after drawing 0-0 home and away respectively vs ASEC Mimosas. Last Sunday, a last-minute goal conceded saw a 1-1 draw away at Monastir in the league match.

Esperance Sportive de Tunis head coach Miguel Cardoso has no major injuries or suspensions to deal with.

It could be an unchanged XI from the 0-0 draw away at ASEC Mimosas.

Memmich; Ben Ali, Meriah, Tougai, Ben Hmida; Yan Sasse, Tka, Aholou, Chaalali, Bouguerra; Rodrigo Rodrigues.

Sundowns are 21 matches without defeat. However, they’ve netted just five goals in their last six fixtures with five draws in their last eight fixtures.

A 0-0 draw at Young Africans in the CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg a 1-0 home win over Richards Bay. Sundowns beat Young Africans on penalty kicks after the second leg finished 0-0 after a VAR controversy.

Sundowns won 1-0 at Cape Town Spurs and beat University of Pretoria on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Nedbank Cup. In midweek, a 2-0 lead was surrendered in a 2-2 draw at Moroka Swallows.

Defender Mosa Lebusa is out. Injured. Divine Lunga may be left out after his error in midweek. 

Midfielder Bongani Zungu will play no part. Key man Teboho Mokoena should shake off a knock to start this key match.

Williams; Mudau, Kekana, Mvala, Modiba; Allende, Mokoena, Maema; Zwane; Ribeiro, Shalulile.