Ecuador vs Paraguay prediction: SOUTH AMERICA: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2024-10-09 21:00.
[p]Ecuador have done well to try and ensure their three-point deduction for previously using a document containing false information doesn’t have a tangible impact on their 2026 World Cup Qualification (WCQ) hopes, as they sit in fourth place on the CONMEBOL standings having won four of their eight matches (D2, L2). Their position will once again come under fire this round, since their lead over Bolivia in eighth place is only two points, proving their slender 1-0 win over Peru last time out was crucial. [/p]
[p]The Tricolors will be looking to kick on in more convincing fashion in the hopes of securing a fifth appearance in seven World Cups. If they’re to take another step on the road to achieving that feat remains to be seen, but it seems near certain that this game will be tight, as Ecuador’s WCQ campaign has seen all of their eight matches decided by a single-goal margin or drawn. [/p]
[p]The fact Paraguay have seen each of their eight games either end 1-0 or 0-0 would further back up that sentiment too. In total, there have been only five goals scored in their 2026 WCQ matches, the lowest of all CONMEBOL teams, and one would think they’d need to start hitting the back of the net with regularity to improve their position of seventh in the standings.[/p]
[p]Failure to do so could severely impact the GuaranĂes qualification hopes, putting them at risk of missing out on a fourth consecutive World Cup. Perhaps a meeting with Ecuador is exactly what they need then, since they’ve avoided defeat in three of the last four H2Hs (W2, D1), finding the net at least twice on those unbeaten occasions.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ecuador’s all-time top-scorer Enner Valencia was once again their hero when he scored the winner against Peru last time out, that being the sixth time in his last eight international goalscoring outings that he’s netted the match opener. Paraguay’s own famous 1-0 win over Brazil last time out was thanks to Diego Gómez’s goal, taking his record to 12 wins from the 14 matches he’s scored in for club and country in his career (L2). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams have scored in 12 of the last 15 H2Hs.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]