Argentina and Paraguay played an interesting game tonightwith some controversy for the host team. Lionel Messihad the chance to unlock the game for his sidebut the VAR reverted a great goal to put the definite scoreon the board.
Paraguay played a smart game, waiting for their opportunities to attack and they didn’t miss. Miguel Almiron had a terrific night and his team is returninghome with a great result. Argentina keeps leading the table while Paraguay got 5 points with this result.
Match Preview
Argentina will be looking to extend their winning run today when they host Paraguay at La Bombonera stadium in a match for the third round of the South American FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers. Find here everything there is to know about this exciting soccer game, such as the match preview, information, storylines, predictions, odds, and even how to watch or live stream it in the US.
Argentina, led by Barcelona’s star Lionel Messi, clinched two victories in their opening games to reach the top of the South American qualifiers standings. They come from a 2-1 away win over Bolivia and a 1-0 home victory over Ecuador.
Paraguay haven’t won bothgames, but remain unbeaten. They took a necessary 1-0 away victory in their visit to Venezuela and drew 2-2 at home to Peru in a very entertaining opening round match.
Argentina vs Paraguay: Match Information
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Time: 4:00 PM (PT), 7:00 PM (ET)
Location: La Bombonera Stadium, Buenos Aires
Argentina vs Paraguay: Times by State in the US
ET: 7:00 PM
CT: 6:00 PM
MT: 5:00 PM
PT: 4:00 PM
Argentina vs Paraguay: Storylines and Head-to-Head
Argentina and Paraguay have played 94 matches between each other. The Albiceleste have won 48 of those games, while the Paraguayan national team have taken 15. The rest of the matches (31) have finished in draws.
The last meeting between these two sides was for the Copa America 2019, and it finished in a 1-1 draw, with Messi scoring for Argentina and Richard Sánchez for Paraguay.
Argentina vs Paraguay: Top Scorers
Two players scored 10 goals in Argentina vs Paraguay games, and both of them were Argentines:René Pontoni (between 1945 and 1947) and Luis Artime (between 1961 and 1967). Paraguayan Manuel Fleitas Solich (1924 to 1925) scored 4 times against Argentina.
Argentina vs Paraguay: South American World Cup qualifiers Standings
Argentina clinched victories in their opening two rounds and share the lead of the South American FIFA World Cup qualifiers standings with Brazil, both with six points. Paraguay are unbeaten in 4th place with 4 points.
How to watch or live stream Argentina vs Paraguay in the US
The South American FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying game between Argentina and Paraguay to be played on Thursday at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires will be broadcasted in the US byFanatiz USA and FITE.
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Argentina vs Paraguay: Predictions and Odds
Although Argentina have not shown their best form in their first two South American World Cup qualifiers games, oddsmakers put the home side as the favorites to take a win, and by a large margin. According to DraftKings, the Albiceleste have odds of -278, while Paraguay have odds of +750. A tie would result in a +410 payout.
DraftKings | |
Argentina | -278 |
Draw | +410 |
Paraguay | +750 |
* Odds via DraftKings