Tunisia host Mali in Hammadi Agrebi friendly

Recent form points opposite ways

Tunisia have avoided defeat in their last two outings, drawing 1-1 with Uganda and 2-2 with Botswana, but those results followed three consecutive losses. That run saw them concede thirteen goals across defeats to Sweden, Japan and the Netherlands. Mali, by contrast, have turned their form around: after going winless in three matches earlier this year, they beat Cape Verde 3-1 and Liberia 1-0 in their most recent outings.

Five meetings, four stalemates

The head-to-head record is tight. The last five meetings between the sides have produced six goals in total, with four ending level. Tunisia won one of those encounters 1-0, while Mali took the other decided fixture by the same margin. The most recent meeting, in January this year, finished 1-1, continuing a pattern that has seen three of the last four end in draws.

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