Israel vs Paraguay prediction and betting tips - July 27, 2024
Dillan George
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
Israel U23
Paraguay U23
On Saturday, July 27, in the 2nd round of the group stage of the 2024 Olympic football tournament, Israel will play against Paraguay in Paris. The match will kick off at 19:00 Central European Time. Analysts at Dailysports have prepared a forecast and betting tips for this match.
Israel
The Israeli national team is participating in the Olympic football tournament for the second time, the first being in 1976. Israel qualified for the current Olympics by winning a playoff for the fourth European spot against Georgia. Both teams had lost in the quarterfinals of the U-21 European Championship and competed for the ticket to Paris.
In their first match at the 2024 Olympics, Israel earned a point against Mali. Playing a defensive strategy, Israel took the lead in the 56th minute thanks to an own goal by Hamid Diallo. However, Mali quickly equalized, with Cheickna Doumbia scoring in the 63rd minute. In the closing stages, Mali was closer to winning than Israel.
Paraguay
Paraguay's national team is competing in the Olympics for the first time since 2004. Surprisingly, Paraguay qualified by finishing first in the CONMEBOL Olympic qualifiers. In the final round, the Paraguayan U-23 team earned 7 points by defeating Brazil (1-0) and Venezuela (2-0), and drawing 3-3 with Argentina. This achievement was unexpected at the start of the qualifiers.
However, Paraguay's Olympic campaign began disastrously. In the 1st round, despite assembling a strong squad, Paraguay suffered a humiliating 0-5 defeat to Japan. Throughout the game, Japan created chances worth over 2 xG and had 8 shots on target. It was a dreadful start for Paraguay.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- This will be the first-ever match between these two teams.
- In 2004, Paraguay reached the Olympic final, where they lost 0-1 to Argentina.
- Israel has not won in 6 consecutive Olympic matches, with their last victory dating back to 1968.
Israel vs Paraguay prediction
Predicting the winner in such a match is challenging. However, both teams will need to take risks to have a chance at advancing to the playoffs. My bet is on both teams to score.
