World Cup: Argentina vs Egypt – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Argentina and Egypt who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Argentina head to their upcoming match as number 2 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Egypt. They enter the game ranked number 24 in the world.

Form: Argentina vs Egypt

Argentina Form

Argentina look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 2-0 and 1-3 against Austria and Jordan respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Cape Verde as the game finished level. The exact score was 1-1. It was hit and miss for Argentina in recent times, as they won ten of their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while suffering zero defeats.

Egypt Form

In their previous three outings, Egypt won by 1-3 against New Zealand, drew 1-1 with Iran, before also drawing 1-1 against Australia. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Egypt recorded three wins victories, five draws, and suffered two defeats.

Betting stats for Argentina and Egypt

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Argentina and Egypt played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Argentina vs Egypt

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lionel Messi, who is performing well for Argentina. He found the back of the net eight times in his most recent national team outings. He’ll be out to add more goals for his country against Egypt. The visitors will be looking up to Mostafa Ziko to find the net once again, after managing three goals for Egypt in his last six matches.

Popular betting markets: Argentina vs Egypt

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Argentina won ten times, drew zero and lost zero times. Egypt claimed three wins, drew five times and lost two in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Argentina won their last 11 matches. Argentina are on a fantastic streak of no less than 21 matches in a row without defeat as the home side.

Both teams to score

Argentina scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Egypt scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Egypt played. Argentina were able to win seven of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Argentina’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Egypt, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Argentina were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.

Recommended tip: Argentina vs Egypt

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Argentina and Egypt seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.