Ukraine Ol. vs Argentina Ol. prediction: WORLD: Olympic Games betting tips on match 2024-07-29 15:00.
[p]It’s still all to play for in Group B of the 2024 Olympic Games with each side sitting on three points after two matches. Ukraine bounced back from their opening-game defeat to Iraq by securing a 2-1 win over Morocco. That success was made more impressive by the fact they were reduced to ten men just after the hour mark, with midfielder Volodymyr Salyuk now set to be suspended following his straight red card. [/p]
[p]It’s now just one defeat in nine (W6, D2) for Ruslan Rotan’s men, who’ll be hoping they can reach the tournament’s knockout phases in their maiden appearance. The Blue and Yellow’s most impressive trait of late has been their threat in front of goal, as from those aforementioned nine matches, they netted twice or more in seven. Yet, the fact they also conceded in each of their past six matches suggests another ding-dong goal-fest could be on the cards. [/p]
[p]That rings especially true when you take into account Argentina’s two matches so far which have produced seven goals, with their most recent ending in a solid 3-1 win over Iraq. That kept alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the tournament at the third attempt following two successive disappointing exits at the group stages. Each of the previous three occasions they progressed beyond that stage, they secured medals, so there are good omens to cling onto should they secure the point they need to progress here. [/p]
[p]That’s painting a much brighter picture for Javier Mascherano’s men who endured a nightmare start to the games. Not only did they lose to Morocco in a chaotic first fixture, but it also transpired in the days after that their training base was allegedly burgled prior to that defeat. Mascherano will hope their improved showing against Iraq indicates these setbacks haven’t had a fatal impact on their tournament. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Dmytro Kryskiv opened the scoring for Ukraine last time out, his first competitive goal since netting a brace for Shakhtar back in March. Julián Álvarez was Argentina’s key man in the win over Iraq, assisting two of the three goals they scored. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: After two rounds, no side had picked up more yellow cards than Ukraine (eight). [/p]
[p][i]Written by David H[/i][/p]