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Argentina national football team
World Cup Qualifying - South America | Group Stage
Sep 8, 2023 at 1am UK
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Ecuador national football team

Argentina
1 - 0
Ecuador

Messi (78')
Paredes (82')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Cifuentes (61')

The Match

Match Report

Lionel Messi scores a stunning 78th-minute free kick to lead Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in their opening World Cup qualifier.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup Qualifying - South America clash between Argentina and Ecuador, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Argentina could line up for Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Ecuador in Buenos Aires.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Indonesia 0-2 Argentina
Monday, June 19 at 1.30pm in International Friendlies
All competitions
Last Game: Ecuador 3-1 Costa Rica
Wednesday, June 21 at 1.15am in International Friendlies

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Argentina win with a probability of 69.71%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Ecuador had a probability of 10.91%.

The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.83%) and 3-0 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.07%), while for a Ecuador win it was 0-1 (4.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Argentina would win this match.

Result
ArgentinaDrawEcuador
69.71% (-0.107 -0.11) 19.38% (0.044999999999998 0.04) 10.91% (0.062000000000001 0.06)
Both teams to score 41.75% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.3% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)49.7% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.29% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)71.71% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Argentina Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.88% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)13.11% (0.035 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.24% (-0.075000000000003 -0.08)39.76% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
Ecuador Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.05% (0.11 0.11)51.94% (-0.108 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.03% (0.068999999999999 0.07)85.97% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Argentina 69.69%
    Ecuador 10.91%
    Draw 19.38%
ArgentinaDrawEcuador
2-0 @ 14.05% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-0 @ 13.83% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-0 @ 9.52% (-0.032999999999999 -0.03)
2-1 @ 9.21% (0.011000000000001 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.23% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-0 @ 4.83% (-0.023000000000001 -0.02)
4-1 @ 3.17% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-2 @ 2.04% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.96% (-0.012 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.29% (-0.004 -0)
4-2 @ 1.04% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 69.69%
1-1 @ 9.07% (0.023999999999999 0.02)
0-0 @ 6.81% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 3.02% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 0.49%
Total : 19.38%
0-1 @ 4.46% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
1-2 @ 2.97% (0.017 0.02)
0-2 @ 1.46% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 10.91%

How you voted: Argentina vs Ecuador

Argentina
82.5%
Draw
10.2%
Ecuador
7.3%
137
Head to Head
Mar 30, 2022 12.30am
Jul 4, 2021 2am
Quarter-Finals
Argentina
3-0
Ecuador
Otamendi (45+4'), Gonzalez (66')
Preciado (20'), Franco (31'), Estupinan (44')
Hincapie (90+2')
Oct 9, 2020 1.30am
Oct 13, 2019 3pm
International Friendlies
Argentina
6-1
Ecuador
Oct 11, 2017 12.30am
Group Stage
Ecuador
1-3
Argentina
Ibarra (1')
Messi (13', 20', 62')
rhs 2.0
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