Argentina vs. Ecuador: Preview & Predictions

This Saturday July 4 at 800 pm will be the last quarterfinal match of the Copa America 2021 The Ecuador National Team led by Gustavo Alfaro comes from qualifying with three points in the first phase of the continental tournament They finished fourth in Group A and will face the Argentina National Team in the quarterfinals that finished the table leader This is probably the easiest match for Lionel Scalonis men in this tournament and theyre are sure to be the favorites This match will be played at the Olympic Stadium Pedro Ludovico Teixeira and will be broadcasted on DIRECTV Sports at 2000 ET

Here are five interesting facts ahead of the crucial quarterfinal match of the Copa America 2021

1. Argentina has never lost to Ecuador in CONMEBOL Copa América in 15 meetings 10V 5E The Argentines have managed to score against the Ecuadorians in 13 of these 15 matches However this will be the first meeting between the two teams in a tournaments knockout stage
2. Argentina has not allowed Ecuador goals in CONMEBOL Copa América in three of the last five meetings between them 3V 2E In this period the Albiceleste have scored 12 goals and conceded just two
3. Ecuador has lost only one of its last five CONMEBOL Copa América matches However it has failed to win any of these last five recording four draws three in a row
4. Argentina is the only team so far in the CONMEBOL Copa América that has been able to score from a direct free kick Lionel Messi scored against Chile in the competitions opening match
5. Lionel Messi of Argentina is the player in the current edition of the CONMEBOL Copa América who has completed the most dribbles 22

Ecuador Except against Brazil Ecuador had possession in all the matches it played against Colombia Venezuela and Peru In the group stage they averaged 56 percent ball possession which might surprise some people who believe Alfaros teams give the ball to their opponents and have a conservative stance In addition they averaged 45 shots on goal and 125 goals per game they scored five in the four matches they played In percentage terms Ecuador converted 277 percent of its shots on goal The Tricolors oddity especially since Alfaro coaches them is the number of conceded goals In total they have conceded six goals and in none of the four games they have played have they been able to keep a clean sheet

Here are the best plays from the Ecuadorian national teams last match Video courtesy of Game Highlights

Argentina Argentina defeated Bolivia on the night of June 28 2021 in Group A of the Copa América With this result Argentina took first place in the group and will face Ecuador in the quarterfinals The Albiceleste won 4 1 against eliminated Bolivia which finished in the last place In this group Uruguay Paraguay and Chile also advanced to the quarterfinals On June 28 2021 the Albiceleste won with goals by Alejandro Gómez at 6 minutes Lionel Messi 33 42 and Lautaro Martínez 65

Here are the best plays of the last match of the Argentine national team Video courtesy of TyC Sports

Betting line

Ecuador +580 Best OU o2½ 105

Argentina 227 Best OU u2½ 131

Draw +309