Argentina Vs. Brazil match preview
Argentina is set to play Brazil in the most exciting contest in the Copa America finals of this year on Sunday at Estadio do Maracana.
La Albiceleste secured a spot in the finals after a penalty shoot-outs win against Colombia after the match ended 1-1 in regular time. The match went into extra time which didn’t yield anything forcing it to a penalty shoot-out that ended 3-2 after Emiliano Martinez saved three shots, from Davison Sanchez, Yerry Mina, and Edwin Cardona respectively.
Esquadrao de Ouro were superb since the start of the tournament recording a single draw and the rest wins. Brazil qualified with a narrow 1-0 win to semis despite playing ten-man after Gabriel Jesus was sent off with a foul. They then went ahead and grabbed a 1-0 victory against Peru which earned them a ticket to the finals.
Match Facts
- Argentina have won five and drawn three times in all the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- La Albiceleste have registered six clean-sheets in their last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Brazil has registered six clean sheets in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Esquadrao de Ouro have won seven times and drawn once in the last eight matches in all competitions.
- Lionel Scaloni’s men have at least registered more than two goals, three in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Tite’s side has registered a win in the lone-away match in this season.
Argentina Vs. Brazil Head to Head
In the last two encounters, these teams have met in the Copa America semi-finals the match ended 2-0 in favor of Brazil in 2019 and in the International Friendly Games in the same season where Argentina seemed to get revenge in a 1-0 victory.
Brazil Team News
Brazil will be playing without Gabriel Jesus who was shown a red card for foul play in the quarter-finals against Peru. Lucas Paqueta will deputize him for having been a superb scoring winner in both knockout showdowns.
Argentina Team News
Have no real injury concern at the moment.
Argentina Vs. Brazil Prediction
Brazil have sailed through to finals with 11 goals, there have been two matches that they recorded huge goal margins; between Venezuela and Peru, 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. Argentina had a similar case in the tournament. Both teams had great runs and it will be a bit difficult to tell the winner here.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a draw and Betway is backing the results with 3.14 odds while 1XBet is giving 3.18 Odds.
Goals – Under 2.5
Both teams have been producing less than three goals occasionally in various competitions and we expect under 2.5 Markets as predicted by our pundit.
Betway are backing the market with 1.51 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.54.
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