I have built and flown both the EZ Sport and the Tiger 2. Both are excellent planes and either is a good choice, but I would give the edge to the mid wing EZ, simply because it is very durable and does all the maneuvers a relatively new pilot would be learning.
I have had 2 EZ's, the first, I simply flew until it needed replacing and the second, well, it's in plane heaven now, pilot error of course.

The Tiger is a great flier, but a little on the "dainty" side compared to EZ IMHO. At present, I have my Tiger on the bench under going new covering.

DaveB