Tunisia U20 vs Libya U20: Hosts look to make early impact in October meeting

Tunisia U20 host Libya U20 on 3 October at 13:00 GMT, with both teams looking for their first goals of the season in a match that could be decided by discipline, patience and a single moment of quality.

Neither Tunisia U20 nor Libya U20 has scored so far this season. That gives the fixture added importance, as the first goal could provide a significant psychological boost in what is expected to be a closely contested youth international match.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Tunisia U20) — 0 assists, (Libya U20) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Tunisia U20) — 0, (Libya U20) — 0
• Tackles: (Tunisia U20) — 0, (Libya U20) — 0.
• Most encounters won: (Tunisia U20) — 0, (Libya U20) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. (0)
2. (0)
3. (0)
4. (0)
5. (0)

Team statistics:

Tunisia will have home advantage and will aim to turn that into a stronger attacking performance. Their recent results are listed as DDL, a sequence that shows they have avoided defeat in two of their latest recorded matches but have also struggled to convert those performances into wins. The hosts will need greater efficiency in the final third if they are to claim control of the game.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Tunisia U20 — DDL
• Libya U20 — LL

Libya arrive with recent form listed as LL. They will be seeking a response after two successive defeats and will hope to improve their defensive organisation before trying to play through Tunisia’s midfield. With neither side having opened its scoring account, Libya’s ability to remain compact could be central to their chances of taking something from the match.

According to home statistics this season, Tunisia U20 scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	25.00%
16-30		50.00%
31-45		25.00%
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Libya U20 has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	20.00%
16-30		40.00%
31-45		20.00%
46-60		20.00%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Tunisia U20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Libya U20		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Tunisia U20		Libya U20
65.0%	Winning the game	65.0%
67%	Attack potential	67%
63%	Potential in defense	63%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Libya U20 winning – 0, draw – 50%, loss – 50%. Thus Tunisia U20, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Tunisia U20, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Libya U20 is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Tunisia U20 and Libya U20 will take place on October 03 at 13:00 (GMT) at the stadium Suez Canal Stadium.