Bolivia – Argentina : Preview & Prediction
Bolivia has already been eliminated from the Copa América 2021 after suffering three consecutive defeats and has been out of the group stage in eight of its last nine editions of this competition. In addition, he already has 11 consecutive defeats in the Copa América and that is the worst streak of ‘La Verde’ in the history of this contest. Ending that bad streak seems impossible in the face of this clash, as the team led by César Farías won for the last time on foreign soil 24 games ago in Myanmar.
The Bolivian team will only play for their sporting pride and will seek to end their participation with a victory, but history suggests that the result will be the opposite. They could not win their last group stage match in the last eight editions of the Copa América (E3, P5) and their last victory of this type was in 1997, when they were runners-up, although they were the host country.
Consecutive 1-0 wins have extended Argentina’s unbeaten streak to 16 caps (G9, E7) and confirmed a place in the top two of Group A, although finishing first is a must to avoid rival Brazil on the stage. semifinals. A victory in this match will guarantee first place and Argentina only needs to look at their record against Bolivia from 2015 onwards (G5, P1) and the Copa América record against Bolivia since 1979 (G4, E2) to believe that they will achieve the goal in this. shock.
While awaiting more important tests, Argentina has much to improve in the last third of the court. The ‘Albiceleste’ registered just eight shots in their last match against Paraguay, the second-lowest total since Lionel Scaloni took over as coach. Lack of scoring in the second half also remains a concern, as Lionel Messi and his company have scored 11 of their last 12 goals before half-time – the only exception being against Bolivia.
Players to watch: Messi is on his way to becoming Argentina’s most capped player (148) and, if he scores, it will be only the second time in five Copa América appearances that he has scored at least two goals during the group stage. Meanwhile, Bolivia’s all-time top scorer, Marcelo Moreno Martins, has scored two of his last three goals in games against Bolivia.
Highlight: Argentina led and Bolivia lost 1-0 at halftime in each of their three games in this edition of the Copa América so far.
Bolivia – Argentina : Betting Tips
Argentina – Win Odds: 1.25
Both teams to score / NO – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
