Argentina v Ecuador

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Argentina progressed through the group stage in this Copa America tournament with relative ease as La Albiceleste finished top of Group A with the maximum nine points from their three group games along with owning a 100% winning record, while Ecuador finished runners-up by the skin of their teeth ahead of third placed Mexico by virtue of a better goal difference of +1.

Argentina registered wins against Canada 2-0, Chile 1-0 and Peru 2-0 as Lionel Scaloni's side navigated the group phase waters in calm and collected fashion and even more pleasing for the national coach was that his side also collected clean sheets in each of their three games as well.

La Albiceleste have now won their last eight internationals on the trot in all competitions which also includes keeping six clean sheets along with a 1-0 win against their old rivals, Brazil, in a CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier, so Argentina will no doubt be in confident mood that they can get the job done against Ecuador in this upcoming clash too.

The bigger picture shows Argentina have now won 22 of their last 23 internationals which includes achieving an amazing 17 clean sheets in the process along with beating Ecuador 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in September of last year.

Ecuador just about squeezed through Group B in the runners-up spot on goal difference over Mexico as La Tri finished up on four points thanks to a win, a draw and a loss in their three group games.

A 2-1 loss to a fast-improving Venezuela outfit was not the start that head coach Felix Sanchez had envisaged for his side on matchday 1 but La Tri quickly re-grouped by recording a comprehensive 3-1 win against Jamaica followed by a 0-0 draw with Mexico on matchday 3 which proved to be enough to send Ecuador through to the quarter-finals.

Results overall on the international stage have been fairly inconsistent though where Ecuador have been concerned as they have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last 10 games overall in all competitions.

A 1-0 win against Chile in a World Cup qualifier was followed by international friendly victories over Guatemala, Bolivia and Honduras, while their win against Jamaica was against a side that finished bottom of Group B without a single point to their name.

In addition, Ecuador have managed to capture just one win in their last 12 Copa America games.

Argentina v Ecuador Verdict

Argentina have won six of the last seven meetings against Ecuador and four of the last five encounters have also seen Argentina keep clean sheets as well, so an Argentina win to nil looks likely here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Argentina win & BTTS No @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS No @ 5.50

Correct Score: Argentina 3-0 @ 9.50