📏 Form Guide
Brazil WDDWLD
Brazil will play in this game following a 0-0 WC Qualifiers - South America drawn game versus Ecuador.
In that match, Brazil had 48% possession and 3 shots on goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Ecuador got 7 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Over their past six games, Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil have netted a combined total of 9 times - an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.
Paraguay WWDWDW 📈
Paraguay head into the meeting following on from a 2-0 WC Qualifiers - South America win in the defeat of Uruguay in their previous match.
In that match, Paraguay had 29% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Paraguay, the goals were scored by Matías Galarza Fonda (13') and Julio César Enciso (81'). Uruguay had 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, Paraguay have helped themselves to a tally of 11 goals. Paraguay have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. In that time, they’ve had 6 goals go against them. We will find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
👥 Head to head
A review of their most recent head to head meetings going back to 29/03/2017 shows that Brazil have won 4 of these games & Paraguay 1, with the number of draws standing at 1.
A combined sum of 15 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 13 of them for A Seleção and 2 coming from Los Guaraníes. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The last league encounter featuring these sides was WC Qualifiers - South America match day 8 on 11/09/2024 when it finished Paraguay 1-0 Brazil.
In that match, Paraguay managed 29% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Diego Gómez (20').
For their opponents, Brazil had 9 shots at goal with 3 on target.
🗞️ Team News: Brazil
It’s our opinion that A Seleção look set to kick off with a 4-4-2 formation for the game, beginning the first half with Alisson Becker, Vanderson, Marquinhos, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Alex Sandro, Casemiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Raphinha, Gabriel Martinelli, Matheus Cunha and Vinicius Junior.
ℹ️ Team News: Paraguay
There’s a good chance that Los Guaraníes seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation using Roberto Fernandez, Juan Caceres, Gustavo Gomez, Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Diego Gomez, Andres Cubas, Miguel Almiron, Mathias Villasanti, Julio Enciso and Antonio Sanabria.
✨ Prediction
It’s pretty clear that Paraguay will do well to be scoring even one goal against a Brazil side who have the capability to win well here.
We’re tipping a convincing 3-0 margin for Brazil at the end of the 90 minutes.