South America: World Championship - Qualification
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Brazil and Argentina will come up against one another in a battle that will go down at Maracana. Both sides are set to meet on Wednesday for an encounter of the 6th round in the 2026 World Cup Qualifications in South America. The host of the game is 5th in the standings, having earned a total of 7 points so far. In the meantime, Argentina occupies 1st spot in the table with 12 points, which means there is a 5 point gap separating the two rivals.
Brazil vs Argentina Head to Head
| Team | Last Game 2021/11/16 | Last 20 Games |
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draw
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Worth Mentioning
The last match between the sides concluded in a 0:0 draw. The two opponents faced each other on 16th of November 2021. Before the last encounter, Argentina was on a run of two back-to-back victories, and has not been defeated in three games. During the previous 10 meetings, the home side did not enjoy a significant advantage as the 3 wins at home and 4 wins away clearly indicated. None of the last five clashes between the teams produced over 2.5 goals, nor witnessed goals at both ends of the pitch. In the meantime Brazil managed to keep two clean sheets, while Argentina has not conceded in four of the matches. The opponents exchanged 4 goals in their last five H2H clashes.
Brazil vs Argentina Last Games Averages
*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games
BrazilArgentina
Goals
Fouls
Corners
Offsides
Cards
Posession
Brazil Form
- ?
- Laway
- Laway
- Dhome
- Waway
- Whome
- Lhome
- Whome
- Laway
- Daway
- Whome
On November 17th Brazil ended in a 1:2 defeat to Colombia away from home in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. Currently, the team is on a streak of two consecutive defeats, with no victory achieved in three games. The hosts in Brazil’s 10 most recent encounters notched up a victory 6 times and lost in just 2 of these, underlying the importance of the home crowd. Selecao finished in draws in only 2 of the preceding 10 meetings. Across their previous five games, two produced over 2.5 goals and three saw both sides netting goals. Brazil succeeded in keeping one clean sheet during these matches, and proved unsuccessful in scoring in only one. Based on statistics, the team’s most recent 5 matches ended with an average of 2.80 goals.
- Goals1.90
- Fouls13.00
- Corners5.00
- Offsides2.00
- Cards2.22
- Posession61%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/11/17 | Colombia | Brazil | 2 | 1 | L |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/18 | Uruguay | Brazil | 2 | 0 | L |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/13 | Brazil | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | D |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/13 | Peru | Brazil | 0 | 1 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/09 | Brazil | Bolivia | 5 | 1 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/06/20 | Brazil | Senegal | 2 | 4 | L |
| Friendly | 2023/06/17 | Brazil | Guinea | 4 | 1 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/03/25 | Morocco | Brazil | 2 | 1 | L |
| World Cup | 2022/12/09 | Croatia | Brazil | 0 | 0 | D |
| World Cup | 2022/12/05 | Brazil | Korea Republic | 4 | 1 | W |
Argentina Form
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- Lhome
- Waway
- Whome
- Waway
- Whome
- Waway
- Whome
- Whome
- Daway
- Waway
Argentina previously faced Uruguay on Friday and the final score was a 0:2 loss at home. Bar its most recent encounter, the team has had a streak of eight sequential victories and had not sustained a single loss in nine outings. Playing on homeground had no considerable impact in Argentina’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 5 wins while the guests triumphed on 4 occasions. Just one of those last 10 clashes was a draw. One of Argentina’s five previous matches finished with more than 2.5 goals while none saw both sides finding the net. Argentina managed to prevent its opponent from scoring on four occasions and failed to net goals in only one of those. Goalkeepers had it relatively easy throughout the team’s recent five games, as they had to pull the ball out of the nets just 9 times.
- Goals2.20
- Fouls11.63
- Corners7.25
- Offsides2.00
- Cards1.88
- Posession64%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
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| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/11/17 | Argentina | Uruguay | 0 | 2 | L |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/18 | Peru | Argentina | 0 | 2 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/12 | Argentina | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/12 | Bolivia | Argentina | 0 | 3 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/08 | Argentina | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/06/19 | Indonesia | Argentina | 0 | 2 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/06/15 | Argentina | Australia | 2 | 0 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/03/28 | Argentina | Curacao | 7 | 0 | W |
| World Cup | 2022/12/09 | Netherlands | Argentina | 2 | 2 | D |
| World Cup | 2022/11/30 | Poland | Argentina | 0 | 2 | W |
Formations and Lineups
Brazil
Formation:4-2-3-1
- G1Alisson
- D2Emerson Royal
- D3Marquinhos
- D4Gabriel Magalhães
- D15Carlos Augusto
- M5André
- M8Bruno Guimarães
- M11Raphinha
- M10Rodrygo
- M7Gabriel Martinelli
- F9Gabriel Jesus
1
Alisson
2
Emerson Royal
3
Marquinhos
4
Gabriel Magalhães
15
Carlos Augusto
5
André
8
Bruno Guimarães
11
Raphinha
10
Rodrygo
7
Gabriel Martinelli
9
Gabriel Jesus
Argentina
Formation:4-4-2
- G23Emiliano Martínez
- D2Nahuel Molina
- D13Cristian Romero
- D19Nicolás Otamendi
- D8Marcos Acuña
- M16Giovani Lo Celso
- M17Enzo Fernández
- M7Rodrigo de Paul
- M20Alexis Mac Allister
- F10Lionel Messi
- F9Julián Álvarez
23
Emiliano Martínez
2
Nahuel Molina
13
Cristian Romero
19
Nicolás Otamendi
8
Marcos Acuña
16
Giovani Lo Celso
17
Enzo Fernández
7
Rodrigo de Paul
20
Alexis Mac Allister
10
Lionel Messi
9
Julián Álvarez
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 Brazil | Last Argentina | Probability | Value Odds Over | |
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| Brazil WIN | 4/10 | 4/10 | - | 34.78% | 2.88 |
| DRAW | 2/10 | 2/10 | 1/10 | 14.78% | 6.76 |
| Argentina WIN | 4/10 | - | 8/10 | 50.43% | 1.98 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 3/10 | 6/10 | 3/10 | 39.00% | 2.56 |
| BTTS | 3/10 | 7/10 | 1/10 | 36.00% | 2.78 |
| Over 4.5 Cards | 5/5 | 4/9 | 3/8 | 64.58% | 1.55 |
| Over 10.5 Corners | 1/5 | 1/9 | 2/8 | 18.83% | 5.31 |
| Brazil over 1.5 Goals | 3/10 | 4/10 | - | 34.50% | 2.90 |
| Argentina over 1.5 Goals | 1/10 | - | 7/10 | 37.00% | 2.70 |
Match Details
BrazilvsArgentina
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82`JoelintonRoughing
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78`(in) Douglas Luiz(out) B. Guimaraes
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78`(in) Raphael Veiga(out) G. Martinelli
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78`(in) L. Martinez(out) J. Alvarez
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78`(in) A. Di Maria(out) L. Messi
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72`(in) Joelinton(out) Gabriel
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72`(in) Endrick(out) Raphinha
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70`(in) L. Paredes(out) E. Fernandez
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70`(in) N. Gonzalez(out) G. Lo Celso
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66`(in) N. Tagliafico(out) M. Acuna
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63`0 - 1N. OtamendiG. Lo Celso
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46`(in) Nino(out) Marquinhos
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33`Carlos AugustoRoughing
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14`RaphinhaFoul
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5`Gabriel JesusRoughing