Hosts USA got off to a good start in their group and their chances of progressing to the qualifying stage are rather good. The same cannot be said for Panama, though, as for now, they seem to only have an outside chance for the top 2 spots. Despite a good showing against Uruguay, the Canal Men will need a result here in order to preserve their chances.
Panama Team News
Until Uruguay’s 2 late goals, Panama was performing admirably, but at the end of the day, they suffered an expected defeat. Such a result will leave the Canal Men with only 1 option for the upcoming clash with the USA – a mandatory win. Yes, only a win will keep Panama’s chances of progressing alive, but taking on the tournament’s host will be a tough challenge, especially since they got off to a good start and are in good spirits. Recent form for Panama is not spectacular either, with only 2 wins in their last 5 fixtures against the likes of Gyana and Montserrat. But when faced with more notable opposition Panama always seems to fumble.
USA Team News
Tournament hosts USA did what was expected of them and secured 3 points at the start of their campaign. This significantly increases their chances to reach the knockout stages and maybe even challenge for the first spot, should they manage to win against Panama. What The States has going for them is that this team is no stranger to goals as they have scored in all of their last 5 fixtures. But being no strangers to goals also includes conceding ones as well – a total of 7 conceded in that 5 game span. In all fairness, 5 of those were conceded in 1 single game and to the USA’s credit they have managed to keep two clean sheets.
Head-to-Head-Games
Panama and the USA know each other well as there have been quite a lot of games between them recently. The latter has 3 victories from the last 5 head-to-head matches, while Panama has 2 wins, one of which was during their recent head-to-head with the USA. Although winning after penalties a win is a win.
Panama – USA Betting Prediction
With the favourable result for the USA in their first game, I expect them to not take any chances and look for the win here. The reason is simple – so that they can guarantee their qualification for the knockout stages before the final group game against heavy favourites Uruguay. For Panama, nothing but a win will do here and although their head-to-head with The States is not quite good, they still have 2 recent wins against them. But as it stands, my opinion is that the USA will win here and they will score over 1.5 goals. They are no strangers to goals and I believe this trend will continue here as well.
Betting Tip: USA Over 1.5 Goals
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Odds: 1.56
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