Copa America
In the early hours of Wednesday, Argentina and Canada face off at the MetLife Stadium for a place in the final of the 2024 Copa America.
ArgentinaThe reigning world champions worked hard to make the final. They needed a penalty shootout to beat Ecuador in the quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in normal and extra time.
The result may have been underwhelming for Lionel Scaloni’s team, but it means that the Copa America holders are now unbeaten in their last nine international games, having recorded eight wins and one draw.
The Ecuador game continued La Albiceleste's recent low-scoring trend, as five of their previous six matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
As Copa America holders, it’s unsurprising that Argentina are now unbeaten in their previous 12 games in the competition. They have also kept clean sheets in five of their last seven matches in the Copa.
CanadaLes Rouges are surprise semi-finalists in their debut campaign at the Copa America. They finished second place in Group A behind Wednesday’s opponents.
In the last eight of the competition, Jesse Marsch’s team drew with Venezuela but, like their opponents, made it through to the semi-finals courtesy of a penalty shootout victory.
One of the common themes in Canada’s games so far at the Copa America has been low-scoring games. All four of their matches in the competition have produced under 2.5 goals, and in fact, six of the last seven in all competitions matches have seen under 2.5 goals.
Unfortunately for Canada, history is against them when it comes to meetings with Argentina. The pair have met just twice in the past, with La Albiceleste winning both games while scoring two goals in each outing and preventing their opponents from finding the net.
What am I backing?Argentina are big favourites to record a victory in this clash. However, both team’s recent games have been low-scoring, so the bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals.
