Predictions & Livescore Copa America - Paraguay vs Brazil

Copa America - Paraguay vs Brazil
Match Time: 29-06-2024 09:00 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Paraguay

The opening half-hour of their match with Colombia went about as well as Daniel Garnero could have hoped for, with Paraguay frustrating the opposition in a compact, low block.

A 32nd-minute goal from Daniel Munoz forced the manager to change tactics, leaving his side in the unenviable position of having to chase a result.

La Albirroja have rarely been effective when falling behind, losing 18 consecutive matches after conceding the opening goal.

Meanwhile, they have gone on to lose their last three Copa America fixtures when trailing after 45 minutes, two of which were in normal time.

Paraguay have responded nicely following a setback, though, collecting a clean sheet immediately after a defeat on three consecutive occasions.

They have not suffered consecutive defeats at the Copa America in 90 minutes since 2016, when they followed up a narrow defeat to Colombia (2-1) with a 1-0 loss against the hosts, the USA.

Brazil

The biggest shock on matchday one occurred at SoFi Stadium in California, where Selecao failed to capitalise on several scoring opportunities.

Dorival Junior's men dominated the Costa Ricans in virtually every statistical category, including possession (74%), expected goals (1.66 to 0.03) and actions in the rival area (49 to two).

However, in the most important stat, the scoresheet, Brazil came up short, failing to find the back of the net in two consecutive Copa America encounters dating back to the 2021 final (1-0 defeat versus Argentina).

Eight years ago, at this tournament, they were in the same position and answered back brilliantly, following up a 0-0 draw with Ecuador in their opener with an emphatic 7-1 triumph over Haiti.

While 2016 was the last time they exited this tournament in the group stage, the Brazilians have not dropped points in consecutive group fixtures since 2015.

Selecao have not lost a match Copa America contest to Paraguay within 90 minutes since the 2004 group stage (2-1), though La Guaranies have beaten them in two of their previous three matches at this tournament, both times on penalties in 2015 and 2011.

Prediction: Paraguay 0-2 Brazil