Brazil take on Panama at Hindmarsh Stadium, where an exciting Group F match is shaping up in the opening round of the group stage of the World Cup. The game kicks off on Monday.
As we are in the opening round of the World Cup group stage, both Brazil and Panama face a battle to secure their first points of the group stage.
Bookmakers firmly expect Brazil to book their first win of the World Cup at the first time of asking. They’ll be eager to send a message to upcoming opponents of how strong they are. Panama enter their first match at the World Cup as considerable outsiders at Hindmarsh Stadium. It is exceedingly tough to come up with an argument on their behalf, as a defeat looks unavoidable against this opponent.
Form: Brazil vs Panama
Brazil Form
Their last three matches saw Brazil lose on penalties to England after a 1-1 tie, before taking out Germany by 1-2, and Chile by 4-0. Brazil achieved success in six of their last 10 internationals in all competitions, losing the remaining four.
Brazil scored 17 goals in their previous 10 matches. This is an average of 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 1.0 goals on average, 10 in total, and kept three clean sheets.
Panama Form
Panama are coming off some heavy defeats from their last three matches. They first claimed a 0-7 win against Gibraltar. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 7-0 defeat at the hands of Spain. A 5-0 loss to Japan followed. Panama won five out of their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, drew one, and suffered four defeats in the same span.
Panama averaged 1.6 goals a game in their last ten outings, scoring a total of 16 goals. They conceded an average of 2.2 per game, for a total of 22 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring four times.
Brazil vs Panama Stats
- Brazil have scored in 29 of the last 31 matches
- In 10 of the last 11 Brazil matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 matches in a row Brazil played, both teams scored
- Brazil have won 6 of the last 8 matches
- Brazil have not lost 6 of the last 8 matches
- Panama have not lost 6 of the last 8 matches
- Panama have scored in 6 of the last 8 matches
- Panama have conceded in 4 of the last 5 matches
- Panama have not won 3 of the last 4 matches
World Cup table overview: Brazil vs Panama
Brazil vs Panama H2H
Topscorer
With the World Cup campaign just beginning, it remains uncertain which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Brazil and Panama in this tournament. However, there are some intriguing prospects when assessing the list of players currently in top form.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Brazil witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Panama. Brazil are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous four matches. Panama’s last three matches saw over 4.5 goals.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
Brazil scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Panama scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games.