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Copa America Copa America
ARG
Argentina
Finished1 : 1
5 Jul 2024
Ecuador
ECU

Argentina - Ecuador match stats

2
2
4
5
8
9
2
2
8
8
0
1
13
14
2
5
2
1
51%
49%
2
2
1
1
374
354
310
288
83%
81%

Tip with analysis

David NugentPRO Tipster
-10 Points
1.49Argentina to win10

In the early hours of Friday, Copa America holders Argentina face Ecuador in the first quarter-final of the 2024 edition of the competition.

Argentina

Lionel Scaloni’s team cruised through the group stages, winning all three of their games against Canada, Chile and Peru without conceding a goal. In fact, La Albiceleste has now conceded just one goal in their last five international outings.

While their defence has been rock solid lately, Inter striker Lautaro Martinez has found his shooting boots at the other end of the pitch, scoring four times in the group stage.

Argentina’s results at the Copa will not come as a significant surprise. They have won 16 of their 17 international games since beating France on penalty kicks in the World Cup 2022 final to become world champions.

As holders of the Copa America, their recent record in the competition is also stellar. They have won eight of their last nine games in 90 minutes and one in extra time.

Ecuador

Felix Sanchez’s team enjoyed mixed fortunes in the group stages. They kicked off their campaign with a 2-1 defeat against eventual group winners Venezuela before beating Jamaica 3-1 and a goalless draw against Mexico last time out.

The draw against El Tri was enough to see Ecuador book their place in the knockout stages courtesy of a superior goal difference to their third-place opponents.

The game against Mexico ended Ecuador's recent run of high-scoring encounters, as their previous four international games had all produced over 2.5 goals.

Despite qualifying for the last eight of the competition, Ecuador has won just one of their previous 12 games at the Copa America. Their recent games in the competition have at least produced goals, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven Copa outings.

What am I backing?

The holders have looked solid throughout the Copa, and I can’t back anything other than an Argentina victory in this encounter.

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    ILIYAN SMILKOV
    -4 Points
    1.65Under 2.5 Goals10
    1.49Argentina to win10
      Blagoy Popivanov
      +18 Points
      2.75Both Teams Score10
        Galin Gerov
        +30 Points
        1.10Double Chance: 1x300

          Head to Head Stats

          Argentina 13 goals
          VS
          Ecuador 3 goals
          Last 6 matches
          67%
          33%
          0%
          4 wins
          2 draws
          0 wins
          • 05-07-24PENArgentina1 : 1Ecuador
          • 10-06-24Argentina1 : 0Ecuador
          • 08-09-23Argentina1 : 0Ecuador
          • 30-03-22Ecuador1 : 1Argentina
          • 04-07-21Argentina3 : 0Ecuador
          • 13-10-19Ecuador1 : 6Argentina

          Lineups

          ArgentinaL. Scaloni
          EcuadorFélix Sánchez
          4-4-2
          Emiliano Martínez
          E. Martínez 23
          Nahuel Molina
          N. Molina 26
          Cristian Romero
          C. Romero 13
          Lisandro Martínez
          L. Martínez 25
          Nicolás Tagliafico
          N. Tagliafico 3
          Rodrigo de Paul
          R. de 7
          Alexis Mac Allister
          A. Mac 20
          Enzo Fernández
          E. Fernández 24
          Nicolás González
          N. González 15
          Lionel Messi
          L. Messi 10
          Lautaro Martínez
          L. Martínez 22
          4-2-3-1
          Enner Valencia
          E. Valencia 13
          Kendry Páez
          K. Páez 10
          Moisés Caicedo
          M. Caicedo 23
          Jeremy Sarmiento
          J. Sarmiento 16
          Carlos Gruezo
          C. Gruezo 8
          Alan Franco
          A. Franco 21
          Ángelo Preciado
          Á. Preciado 17
          Félix Torres
          F. Torres 2
          Willian Pacho
          W. Pacho 6
          Piero Hincapié
          P. Hincapié 3
          Alexander Domínguez
          A. Domínguez 22