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Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction (FIFA World Cup) – World Cup favourites Argentina clash with Asian powerhouses Saudi Arabia on opening week. These two sides have met four times before, with La Albiceleste undefeated in each of those encounters. Curiously, their last meeting–a friendly in 2012–ended in a scoreless draw. So, could Al-Akhdar pull off a surprise against Lionel Messi and company, or will it be more of the same? Let’s read on for our prediction.
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Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction – Head to Head
Argentina
Statistic
Saudi Arabia
2
Won
0
2
Drawn
2
7
Goals Scored
3
Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction – Recent Matches
Date
Event
Home
Score
Away
14-Nov-12
International Friendly
KSA
0-0
ARG
20-Oct-1992
FIFA Confederations Cup
KSA
1-3
ARG
16-Jul-98
Bicentennial Gold Cup
ARG
2-0
KSA
Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction – Form (All Competitions)
Argentina
W
W
W
W
W
Saudi Arabia
L
D
W
D
D
Argentina have swept their last five outings, which consists of four friendlies and the Finalissima against Italy. Coincidentally, La Albiceleste are also two games away from beating the Azzurri’s unbeaten record. Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, have done modestly in their last outing, picking up a win, three draws and a loss across international friendlies. Let’s now discuss each side in detail.
Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction – Preview
Argentina
Argentina are gunning for their third-ever World Cup, and the first in the Lionel Messi era after losing to Germany in the 2014 final. They ended the CONMEBOL qualifiers undefeated, picking up 11 wins and 6 draws, and finishing second to arch rivals Brazil. Their winning streak continued on in the Finalissima against Italy (3-0), and friendlies against Estonia (5-0), Honduras (3-0) and Jamaica (3-0). The Lionel Scaloni-led selection also aced their preparatory game against the UAE, with Angel Di Maria scoring a brace and Messi, Julian Alvarez and Joaquin Correa all contributing to the scoreline. If anything, this is just a preview of what we could expect from one of the strongest sides in the competition. Can they maintain the same dominance against Al-Akhdar on opening day?
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will be participating for the sixth time in the World Cup finals, and have qualified for a second consecutive time after 2018. They did this by topping the AFC qualifiers Group B in the third round with seven wins, two draws and one loss. For the competition, their French manager Hervé Renard will be overseeing top players such as Salem Al Dawsari, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdulelah Al-Amri and Firas Al-Buraikan. However, their being limited to Arab club football may put them at a disadvantage to their more experienced opponents in their group. And with an first assignment as tough as Argentina, will one of Asia’s hopefuls in the Cup pull off a miracle?
Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction – Final Thoughts
Admittedly, this will be one of the more lopsided matches, with Argentina being too deep for even the Asian giants of Saudi Arabia. It’ll even be a tall order for Al-Akhdar to score with Emiliano Martinez in the net and Cristian Romero and Nicolas Otamendi at the back. And so with that, expect the reigning Copa America champs to begin their World Cup campaign on a high note. Let’s take a look at our prediction.
Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction
We will be betting on the Asian Handicap and Over/Under in Euro football odds for this match:
Argentina (-2.00)
Odds (2.00)
Over: 2.75 Goals
Odds: 1.85
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Disclaimer: The odds change from time to time without prior notice and is only available at the time of writing
For this FIFA World Cup Group Stage Argentina v Saudi Arabia Prediction to win, Argentina need to win by at least three goals. If they win by just two goals, the bet will be refunded. For the Over/Under bet to win, the total goal count should be above 2.75 goals.
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