It’s almost time for Copa America action happening on Wednesday when Costa Rica play against Paraguay.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Costa Rica v Paraguay match are shown here including the latest game odds.
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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 3-0 Copa America loss in their previous game against Colombia.
In that game, Costa Rica had 36% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target. Colombia had 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Luis Díaz (31'), Davinson Sánchez (59') and Jhon Córdoba (62') scored for Colombia.
An interesting theme in recent Costa Rica games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.
From their previous 6 clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've been a losing one. Such a trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, however.
Paraguay
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Brazil in Copa America action, Paraguay and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Paraguay managed 45% possession and 15 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Paraguay was Omar Alderete (48'). Brazil got 17 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Vinicius Júnior (35', 45'), Savinho (43') and Lucas Paquetá (65') scored for Brazil.
It is worth noting that Paraguay have made hard work of scoring goals over their previous six clashes, contributing the disappointing return of only 2. In those fixtures, Los Guaraníes have also seen the collective goal tally of their opponents equal 6.
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Head to head
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Copa America match day 1 on 04/06/2016 when it finished Costa Rica 0-0 Paraguay.
On that day, Costa Rica had 50% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
Paraguay got 8 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
The referee was Patricio Loustau.
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Team News: Costa Rica
We are thinking that Los Ticos will possibly line up in a 3-4-2-1 system for this one, beginning the first half with Patrick Sequeira, Jeyland Mitchell, Juan Pablo Vargas, Francisco Calvo, Haxzel Quiros, Ariel Lassiter, Orlando Galo, Jefferson Brenes, Alvaro Zamora, Joel Campbell and Anthony Contreras.
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Team News: Paraguay
We’re of the thinking that Los Guaraníes appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Rodrigo Morinigo, Gustavo Velazquez, Fabian Balbuena, Omar Alderete, Matias Espinoza, Hernesto Caballero, Mathias Villasanti, Damian Bobadilla, Julio Enciso, Miguel Almiron and Angel Romero.
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Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that Costa Rica will have a tough ask to register a score against this Paraguay lineup who should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
Therefore, we predict a hard-fought 0-1 victory for Paraguay at the end of the 90.
There should be little in it.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90 min. result market, victory for Costa Rica can be had for 4, going for a draw is 3.2 & putting your money on a victory for Paraguay gets you 2. These are the most competitive returns that can be secured right now.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
13:00 01/07/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Costa Rica
Formed: 1921
Stadium: The Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (35,175)
Captain: Francisco Calvo
Chairman: Osael Maroto
Manager: Gustavo Alfaro
Competitions: WC Qualifiers - N & C America (Group B)