David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Argentina
Brazil
The 14th round of the World Cup qualifying tournament will take place on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, where Argentina will host Brazil at the Monumental Stadium. I suggest betting on goals in this clash with a good odds.
Match preview
The "Albiceleste" have not been showing the most convincing performance in the current World Cup qualifiers. The team has already lost three times, and the recent victories over Peru and Uruguay were achieved with great difficulty – both matches ended with a narrow 1-0 success.
Nevertheless, this was enough to secure an early spot in the 2026 World Cup and to lead the South American qualifying table alone. Lionel Messi remains the team's top scorer, but he was not called up for this squad due to injury.
The "Yellow-Greens" are not having their best qualifying cycle. It was only in the last rounds that the five-time world champions began to consistently earn points, and before that, there were even questions about their place in the top 6. Currently, Brazil is unbeaten in five consecutive matches, but they missed out on victories in games against Uruguay (1-1) and Venezuela (1-1).
Last week, Brazil secured a 2-1 home win over Colombia. The defense remains a problematic area – the team has conceded 12 goals in 13 rounds, and only three teams have a worse record. There are also shortcomings in attack: the Rafinha – Rodrygo – Vinicius Junior trio has not lived up to expectations so far, and the team is scoring less than anticipated.
Probable lineups
- Argentina: Sergio Rochet – Guillermo Varela, Jose Maria Gimenez, Matias Olivera, Marcelo Saracchi – Federico Valverde, Manuel Ugarte, Rodrigo Bentancur – Facundo Pellistri, Darwin Nunez, Maximiliano Araujo
- Brazil: Ederson – Abner, Megalhaes, Marquinhos, Danilo – Gerson, Guimaraes – Savinho, Rafinha – Jesus, Vinicius Junior
Match facts and head-to-head
- In the first round, Argentina defeated their opponent away with a score of 1-0
- The "Under 2.5 goals" bet has played in the last seven matches between these teams
- The "Both teams to score" bet was successful in only one of the last 10 matches
Prediction
Bookmakers give a slight edge to the hosts in this match, valuing Argentina's victory at odds of around 2.33. We believe that in such a match it is better to take the "Under 2.5 goals" bet at odds of 1.61.
