Argentina and Saudi Arabia kick off the action in Group C when they meet at the Lusail Iconic Stadium for their first match at the FIFA World Cup. Argentina come into the match as red hot favorites as they stretched their unbeaten streak to 36 matches after thrashing the United Arab Emirates 5-0 in their last outing. Saudi Arabia come into this match on the back of a hard fought 1-0 loss to Croatia which was their first in seven matches. The match starts at 9am UK time.
Argentina are one of the pre-tournament favorites for the title so it's no surprise that the bookies have them as very heavy favorites for this match at odds of 1.17. Saudi Arabia are rank underdogs in this match at odds of 15.00. The draw is also very unlikely and the odds on this are 7.00. There is not much money to be made on the Argentina outright win therefore we suggest taking them to lead at halftime and to win the match at odds of 1.61.
Who will win the Argentina vs Saudi Arabia Football match?
The best predictions and winner betting odds for the match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia of World Cup on 11/21/22 :
There is a probability of % ⭐ for Argentina to win this match against Saudi Arabia ⚽ with odds of 1.12 found at 1xbet.
1xbet ⭐ has the best odds for a draw prediction ⚽️ at 9.8 which implies a probability of %.
Currently, the best odds ⭐ for Saudi Arabia to win the match are about 29 at 1xbet. That means a probability of %.
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia Form
Argentina and Saudi Arabia's standings in the World Cup
Teams
Pts
P
W
D
L
GD
1
Argentina
6
3
2
0
1
3
4
Saudi Arabia
3
3
1
0
2
-2
Argentina and Saudi Arabia Last Matches
Argentina Last matches
DWWWWW
Victories
5/6
(83%)
Draw
1/6
(17%)
Defeats
0/6
(0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Total goals
2.5
BTTS
17%
Goals scored
2.33
Goals conceded
0.17
Over 2.5
67%
Under 2.5
33%
27 Sep 2022
- International Friendlies
Argentina
3 :
0
Jamaica
23 Sep 2022
- International Friendlies
Argentina
3 :
0
Honduras
1 Jun 2022
- Finalissima 2022
Italy
0 :
3
Argentina
29 Mar 2022
- World Cup
Ecuador
1 :
1
Argentina
25 Mar 2022
- World Cup
Argentina
3 :
0
Venezuela
1 Feb 2022
- World Cup
Argentina
1 :
0
Colombia
Saudi Arabia Last matches
DDDWDL
Victories
1/6
(17%)
Draw
3/6
(50%)
Defeats
2/6
(33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Total goals
0.83
BTTS
17%
Goals scored
0.33
Goals conceded
0.5
Over 2.5
0%
Under 2.5
100%
16 Nov 2022
- International Friendlies
Saudi Arabia
0 :
1
Croatia
27 Sep 2022
- International Friendlies
Saudi Arabia
0 :
0
USA
23 Sep 2022
- International Friendlies
Ecuador
0 :
0
Saudi Arabia
5 Jun 2022
- International Friendlies
Colombia
1 :
0
Saudi Arabia
29 Mar 2022
- World Cup
Saudi Arabia
1 :
0
Australia
24 Mar 2022
- World Cup
China PR
1 :
1
Saudi Arabia
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Argentina - Saudi Arabia: Form Analysis
Argentina came through the South American qualifiers in second place behind Brazil but remained unbeaten with 11 wins and 6 draws. During their golden streak of 36 matches unbeaten, they have also won their first major title in 28 years when they lifted the Copa America crown in 2021 and followed it up with the Finalissma title earlier this year. They will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to the end of this tournament which will ensure their talismatic captain Lionel Messi can lift the title in what is surely his last World Cup. Saudi Arabia will be looking to make it past the group stage for just the second time in their history and will draw inspiration from their qualifying campaign where they finished ahead of much more fancied teams like Australia and Japan.
Argentina against Saudi Arabia Lineups: Starting 11
Argentina
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
E. Martinez
N. Molina
C. Romero
N. Otamendi
N. Tagliafico
R. De Paul
L. Paredes
A. Di Maria
L. Messi
P. Gomez
L. Martinez
F. Al-Buraikan
S. Al Faraj
S. Al Dawsari
A. Al Malki
M. Kanno
S. Al-Shehri
Y. Al Shahrani
A. Al-Bulaihi
H. Al Tambakti
S. Abdulhamid
M. Al Owais
Formation : 4 - 4 - 1 - 1
Saudi Arabia
Argentina & Saudi Arabia Squad Analysis
There were major fears that Messi would be unavailable for this match as he sat out the first training session on Friday but reports confirmed that he took part in the second part of the training and should be fully fit for this match. Argentina have already sent Joaquin Correa and Nico Gonzalez home from the World Cup due to injury but still have an embarrassment of riches to pick from in attack. Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez are competing to spearhead an attack that has often varied in formation under Lionel Scaloni. A goal from Martínez could be a good omen for Argentina with his nation winning the last 16 games in which he's scored. Aston Villa's Emi Martinez is set to start in goal with Brighton's Alexis Mac Allister and Tottenham defender Cristian Romero in the mix for a starting berth.
Argentina - Saudi Arabia Key Points
Argentina have been leading at halftime and full time in their last five consecutive matches.
Argentina have kept five consecutive clean sheets.
Argentina have scored 19 goals in their last five games at an average of just under 4 goals per game.
Argentina have only conceded two goals in their last 15 matches.
Only twice in Saudi Arabia's last nine matches have they been ahead on the scoreboard at halftime.
Saudi Arabia have failed to score more than a single goal in their last 19 matches.
Argentina are unbeaten in their four previous meetings with Saudi Arabia with two wins and two draws although this will be their first meeting at the FIFA World Cup. The South Americans will be full of confidence coming into this match as they have only failed to win one of their last seven World Cup openers altough that failure came in their last campaign. Saudi Arabia will be looking to cause one of the great World Cup upsets but they will need their attack to improve significantly if they are to breach the brilliant Argentinian defense that has conceded just one goal in the last eight matches. The Messi led team are playing in their 13th straight World Cup and will not have a better chance to add a third title to the two they won in 1978 and 1986. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, will most realistically be hoping to avoid the dreaded last position as they are the minnows of the group. We are backing Argentina to lead at halftime and win the match as this has been their pattern in their last five matches.
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia - Other Interesting Predictions
Both teams Not to score
Argentina have been miserly in defence, keeping clean sheets in their last five matches while Saudi Arabia have been poor in front of goal with just four goals in their last ten matches.
Over 2.5 goals
Argentina have been in red hot goal scoring form, scoring more than two goals in their last five matches. There have been over 2.5 goals in seven of their last nine matches.
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