Copa America’s second group stage matchday will kick off with Peru against Canada. Both teams got off to a rather uninspiring opener at the tournament. In the case of the former they at least managed to reach a 0-0 draw with Chile, while the latter suffered an unpleasant, but expected loss to favourites Argentina.
Peru Team News
While Peru will have to show something more to secure a pass to the knockout stages, manager Ricardo Gareca mentioned that he is not concerned with what he saw in the previous fixture. Certainly strong words from the man in charge but against Canada they will have to be backed up with actions on the pitch. Peru managed to reach the semi-finals of the last two editions of the Copa America, but with Argentina waiting for them in the final group stage matchday The Bicolours are sure to be hard-pressed for a positive result here. Fortunately for them, they are undefeated across their last 6 games.
Canada Team News
Canada was always the outsider of the group and despite the team having a couple of quality players expectations were never extremely high for their maiden participation at the tournament. Despite that, the recent form is something that can worry Jesse Marsch as his team has just one win in their last 5 outings. An even greater cause for concern is the inability of his team to score a goal in its last 3 fixtures. Against Peru, Canada will have to avoid defeat at all costs if they want to preserve their dreams of progressing further in the tournament. Anything less will see them on their way out.
Head-to-Head-Games
Peru and Canada have played but one game in their competitive history, This was a friendly game back in 2010 which The Bicolours won with 0-2.
Peru – Canada Betting Prediction
Given Canada’s poor attacking track record in recent games and the usually low-scoring but practical Peru team, I do not expect to see many goals here. Just one of The Bicolours’s last 10 games featured over 2.5 goals while just 1 of Canada’s last 4 fixtures saw the same goal tallies. I fully expect Peru to take a minimalist victory here as they are currently in a good patch of form, but a goal fiesta here will be a surprise in my book. Thus, my pick for this game is under 2.5 goals.
Betting Tip: Under 2.5 Goals
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Odds: 1.60
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