Argentina vs Ecuador – Preview, Tips and Odds

South America: World Championship - Qualification

Argentina

Full Time

1:0

Ecuador

Highlights and Stats

Estadio Mâs Monumental will welcome the teams of Argentina and Ecuador on Friday for a meeting of the 1st round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifications in South America.

Argentina vs Ecuador Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/03/29	Last 18 Games
Argentina	draw	? Daway Whome Whome Waway Waway Lhome Whome Daway Daway Whome Dhome Laway Dhome Laway Whome Whome Whome Dhome
Ecuador	draw	? Dhome Laway Laway Lhome Lhome Waway Laway Dhome Dhome Laway Daway Whome Daway Whome Laway Laway Laway Daway

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of their latest encounter was a 1:1 draw. The two teams faced each other on 30th of March 2022. Not counting the previous match, Argentina was boasting a string of four sequential victories and has avoided defeat in five matches. Across the most recent 10 H2H clashes, being the hosting side has not proven to be an advantage as the end results were 4 home wins and 3 away wins. As many as three of the previous five meetings saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and three finished with over 2.5 goals. Over that stretch of time Ecuador did not succeed in keeping any clean sheets and Argentina limited its rival to no goals in two of the games. The most recent five encounters between the teams ended with an average of 3.40 goals per 90 minutes of football.

Argentina vs Ecuador Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 18 games

ArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  1.89

  0.89

• Fouls

  13.80

  20.20

• Corners

  5.60

  6.00

• Offsides

  0.60

  2.00

• Cards

  2.60

  2.80

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2022/03/29 WC Qualifying South America

ArgentinaHEcuador

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  8

  21

• Corners

  2

  6

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  3

  5

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2021/07/04 Copa America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  16

  14

• Corners

  6

  10

• Offsides

  1

  4

• Cards

  2

  5

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2020/10/09 WC Qualifying South America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  14

  19

• Corners

  6

  1

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2019/10/13 Friendly

ArgentinaHEcuador

• Goals

  6

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2017/10/10 WC Qualifying South America

ArgentinaHEcuador

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  17

  23

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2015/10/09 WC Qualifying South America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  14

  24

• Corners

  7

  6

• Offsides

  2

  4

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  69%

  31%

2015/04/01 Friendly

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2013/11/16 Friendly

ArgentinaHEcuador

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2013/06/11 WC Qualifying South America

ArgentinaHEcuador

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2012/06/02 WC Qualifying South America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2011/04/20 Friendly

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2009/06/10 WC Qualifying South America

ArgentinaHEcuador

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2008/06/15 WC Qualifying South America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2005/06/03 WC Qualifying South America

ArgentinaHEcuador

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2004/07/06 Copa America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  6

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2004/03/29 WC Qualifying South America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

1999/06/30 Copa America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

1997/06/10 Copa America

HArgentinaEcuador

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

ShowHideDetailed Stats

Argentina Form

Argentina registered a 0:2 win when visiting Indonesia for a friendly match that went down on June 19. They are on a streak of four straight victories and have gone unbeaten in ten games. In the last 10 encounters of Argentina, playing at home proved to be very beneficial. The hosting side enjoyed a win 6 times and managed to stay undefeated in 8 matches. Only 2 of the team’s most recent 10 meetings finished in draws. Two of the preceding five Argentina clashes resulted in over 2.5 goals, with both sides scoring in one of those. Throughout the period, the squad was capable of limiting its opponent to no goals in four games, while managing to find the back of the net at least once on every occasion. As statistics indicate, their preceding 5 outings finished with 3.40 netted goals on average.

• Goals
  2.80
• Fouls
  13.44
• Corners
  6.11
• Offsides
  1.22
• Cards
  2.33
• Posession
  58%

Ecuador Form

In the previous match, Ecuador met Costa Rica and it finished in a 3:1 win at home. The squad is currently on a streak of three successive victories. Performing at home was of little help throughout the last ten Ecuador meetings as the hosts won 3 times and the guests won 3 times. All but one of the team’s five last encounters had over 2.5 goals and four witnessed goals at both ends of the field. Ecuador kept one clean sheet and scored one or more goals in all of those encounters. The total goals scored across the team’s last five clashes amounts to 15.

• Goals
  1.20
• Fouls
  14.71
• Corners
  4.71
• Offsides
  2.43
• Cards
  1.14
• Posession
  61%

Formations and Lineups

Argentina

Formation:4-3-3

• G23Emiliano Martínez
• D21Nahuel Molina
• D13Cristian Romero
• D19Nicolás Otamendi
• D3Nicolás Tagliafico
• M7Rodrigo de Paul
• M8Enzo Fernández
• M20Alexis Mac Allister
• F10Lionel Messi
• F22Lautaro Martínez
• F15Nicolás González

23 Emiliano Martínez 21 Nahuel Molina 13 Cristian Romero 19 Nicolás Otamendi 3 Nicolás Tagliafico 7 Rodrigo de Paul 8 Enzo Fernández 20 Alexis Mac Allister 10 Lionel Messi 22 Lautaro Martínez 15 Nicolás González

Ecuador

Formation:5-3-2

• G1Hernán Galíndez
• D3Andrés Hurtado
• D2Félix Torres
• D4Robert Arboleda
• D6Willian Pacho
• D7Pervis Estupiñán
• M5José Cifuentes
• M8Carlos Gruezo
• M23Moisés Caicedo
• F10Gonzalo Plata
• F13Enner Valencia

1 Hernán Galíndez 3 Andrés Hurtado 2 Félix Torres 4 Robert Arboleda 6 Willian Pacho 7 Pervis Estupiñán 5 José Cifuentes 8 Carlos Gruezo 23 Moisés Caicedo 10 Gonzalo Plata 13 Enner Valencia

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Argentina	Last Ecuador	Probability	Value Odds Over
Argentina WIN	6/10	7/10	-	52.65%	1.90
DRAW	3/10	3/10	3/10	24.49%	4.08
Ecuador WIN	1/10	-	5/10	22.86%	4.38
Over 2.5 Goals	5/10	5/10	4/10	47.00%	2.13
BTTS	5/10	3/10	5/10	44.00%	2.27
Over 4.5 Cards	3/5	3/9	2/7	42.57%	2.35
Over 10.5 Corners	3/5	3/9	1/7	38.29%	2.61
Argentina over 1.5 Goals	5/10	9/10	-	68.00%	1.47
Ecuador over 1.5 Goals	1/10	-	3/10	19.00%	5.26

Match Details

ArgentinavsEcuador

• 89`
  (in) E. Palacios(out) L. Messi

  
• 82`
  L. ParedesFoul

  
• 81`
  

  (in) A. Mena(out) F. Torres
• 81`
  

  (in) A. Preciado(out) J. Hurtado
• 78`
  L. Messi

  

  1 - 0
• 77`
  (in) J. Alvarez(out) L. Martinez

  
• 77`
  (in) L. Paredes(out) A. Mac Allister

  
• 67`
  

  (in) J. Ortiz(out) J. Cifuentes
• 67`
  

  (in) K. Rodriguez(out) G. Plata
• 62`
  (in) A. Di Maria(out) N. Gonzalez

  
• 61`
  

  J. CifuentesTripping

Players Ratings

ArgentinavsEcuador

• 

  7Rodrigo de Paul

  8 / 10

• 

  13Cristian Romero

  7.9 / 10

• 

  10Lionel Messi

  7.9 / 10

• 

  3Nicolás Tagliafico

  7.6 / 10

• 

  8Enzo Fernández

  7.6 / 10

• 

  20Alexis Mac Allister

  7.5 / 10

• 

  21Nahuel Molina

  7.3 / 10

• 

  23Emiliano Martínez

  7.2 / 10

• 

  19Nicolás Otamendi

  7.2 / 10

• 

  11Ángel Di María

  7 / 10

• 

  15Nicolás González

  6.9 / 10

• 

  22Lautaro Martínez

  6.6 / 10

• 

  5Leandro Paredes

  6.3 / 10

• 

  9Julián Álvarez

  6.3 / 10

• 

  6Willian Pacho

  7.5 / 10

• 

  4Robert Arboleda

  7.3 / 10

• 

  2Félix Torres

  6.9 / 10

• 

  7Pervis Estupiñán

  6.9 / 10

• 

  5José Cifuentes

  6.9 / 10

• 

  8Carlos Gruezo

  6.9 / 10

• 

  10Gonzalo Plata

  6.9 / 10

• 

  1Hernán Galíndez

  6.7 / 10

• 

  13Enner Valencia

  6.7 / 10

• 

  15Ángel Mena

  6.7 / 10

• 

  3Andrés Hurtado

  6.6 / 10

• 

  23Moisés Caicedo

  6.3 / 10

• 

  11Kevin Rodriguez

  6.3 / 10

• 

  17Ángelo Preciado

  6.3 / 10

• 

  19Joao Ortíz

  6.2 / 10