Paraguay vs Qatar
Copa America 2019 – Group B
Date: Sunday, 16 June 2019
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro).
Paraguay
Paraguay have struggled to score first choice goalkeepers for the past 12 months and can choose anyone from Alfredo Aguilar, Junior Fernández and Antony Silva against Qatar.
Júnior Alonso and Santiago Arzamendia competed to get a place at left back after sharing positions for the past year. Meanwhile, Fabián Balbuena West Ham and former AC Milan defender Gustavo Gomez must be a Paraguay partnership in the central defense. Iván Piris or Bruno Valdez will start as right-back.
The creator of Newcastle Miguel Almiron was watching in the attack for Paraguay, while Federico Santander and veteran Oscar Cardozo fought to get a starting spot in the attack.
Qatar
Qatar won the Asian Cup at the start of the year and is expected to stay with their usual XI from the tournament.
They tend to switch between 4-2-3-1 and 4-5-1 formations, despite playing five against Brazil in their last warm-up match for the Copa America this summer.
Because Abdulkareem Salem Al Ali was not in the squad, Abdelkarim Hassan could play at left back.
Pedro Miguel is a mainstay player in the team during the Asian Cup but is not in this squad and needs to be replaced at right-back. Hamid Ismaeil is a favorite to represent.
Match Preview
Paraguay met Qatar for their Copa America matchday 1 match on Sunday to look for important points in Group B which are also difficult to share with Argentina and Colombia, hoping to beat tournament guests and show off at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho.
Los Guaraníes only ended a seven-game winning streak with a 2-0 win over Guatemala, and they must prove many things here. They have struggled to stay together behind and this has proven expensive on many occasions, which will worry Eduardo Berizzo and his men.
Qatar will obviously have far less in their minds and it seems they will not be under the same pressure to do. They have seen a 2-0 defeat to Brazil earlier this month and failed to build a succession of seven consecutive wins seen in January to February, because Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus both found the initial net.
Maroon is very difficult to beat before and we will now see they want to show such character in Brazil too, which indeed promises a difficult challenge that day. We expect them to be in a good mood going forward and we hope to see them score.
With that in mind, we are now ready to support Qatar to hold back rivals and win at least one point here, where Double Chance - Draw or Qatar to win come at 13/10 with bet365 and look like a great value. .
We feel we are inside for a goal and thus we will also support such claims, because we went for Ya on both teams to score on 11/8 with William Hill. We have seen Paraguay regularly score and concede goals and this must prove another opportunity in making, even though the stakes are higher than what they have used recently.
Statistics of Paraguay vs Qatar
Paraguay only ended a seven-game winning streak when they beat Guatemala (2-0) ahead of the tournament
Qatar suffered a 2-0 defeat to Brazil which ended a row of seven consecutive wins
The two teams met last under a decade ago, when Qatar bagged a 0-2 friendly victory in France
Paraguay vs Qatar Key Statistics
Paraguay lost their only match against Qatar 2-0 (international friendly match).
Paraguay have won 1 of their last 8 matches (all competitions).
Paraguay have lost 5 of their last 8 matches (all competitions).
Qatar have won their last 7 competitive matches (all competitions).
Qatar are unbeaten in their last 8 competitive matches (all competitions).
Qatar player Almoez Ali has scored 9 goals in his last 8 international matches (all competitions).
Prediction of Paraguay vs Qatar
Qatar will face a completely different challenge because they took part in the Latin American continental championship. They may have made fun of the Asian edition, but this will prove to be a barrier that is far more difficult to pass.
The last day they lost against Brazil, and could not even register a goal in return. To be honest, the team lost courage because it was evident from them losing a penalty right at the end of the match.
In addition, the quality of opposition carried out by Paraguay on a regular basis will prepare them to face this opponent, who in fact is less experienced in such stages.
The South American squad will also have the confidence to get a draw against Brazil in the World Cup Qualification while beating Argentina in their home. Expect them to take advantage of Qatar's experience against these teams, and carve victory in the first round match.
Tips for Paraguay v Qatar
Paraguay Wins @ 1.60 (3/5)
Qatar Will Submit First Game Goals @ 1.44 (4/9).
