Peru vs Ecuador prediction: SOUTH AMERICA: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-06-10 01:30.
[p]A goalless draw at the weekend against Colombia officially ended Peru’s chances of automatic World Cup qualification (WCQ) after they ended matchday 15 ten points behind the top six with three rounds to play. Their only hope of making it to their sixth World Cup finals now depends on bridging the seven-point gap to seventh, which offers a place in the inter-confederation play-offs, but even that seems a tall order given the Rojiblanca have won just one of their last six WCQs (D2, L3).[/p]
[p]Each of those five matches without victory saw Peru fail to score, which is in keeping with their unwanted record of being the lowest scorers (GF:6) of this qualification campaign. All six of their goals and nine of their 11 points have come in home games, so they seem to be in the best place as they take on Ecuador knowing they simply have to win to retain their slender hopes of finishing seventh.[/p]
[p]Ecuador won the reverse fixture 1-0 last September and are coming off a goalless draw against Brazil in the last round. That extended their impressive record of being the best defensive unit of this qualification campaign (GA:5), although their scoring record of 13 goals is better than only Peru and Chile and is threatening to ruin their push for what would be their second consecutive World Cup finals appearance.[/p]
[p]Despite receiving a three-point penalty earlier in the campaign, La Tri sat second in the table pre-round, although a buffer of only six points to seventh spot means that direct qualification isn’t yet guaranteed. As they chase their first away H2H win in WCQ since June 2009 (D1, L2), boss Sebastián Beccacece may be worried about their indifferent recent form across their last seven WCQ trips against all opponents (W2, D3, L2), during which they failed to score in all five games without victory.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Peru’s all-time top scorer Paolo Guerrero could make a difference as nine of his last ten scoring appearances ended as wins, although his two H2H strikes have come in draws. Ecuador’s Pervis Estupiñán could be part of a defensive unit looking to thwart him as the Brighton defender helped his national team keep six clean sheets in their last eight WCQs.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Six of Ecuador’s last seven away WCQs have produced under 1.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]