Panama v USA

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Panama will be keen to avoid a third defeat on the trot when they take on the Copa America host nation USA when the two teams face off at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium following an opening 3-1 loss in Group C to Uruguay, while USA registered a 2-0 win against Bolivia to get Gregg Berhalter's side off to the perfect start to their Copa America campaign.

Recent results have been a little hit-or-miss where Panama have been concerned as The Canalmen have lost four of their last six matches overall although they did pick up important wins in their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying campaign against the likes of Guyana and Montserrat in 2-0 and 3-1 victories respectively.

However, losses leading up to this Copa America tournament at the hands of Mexico and Jamaica in the Nations League along with an international friendly defeat to Paraguay preceded their opening loss to Uruguay and Thomas Christiansen's side now look to have their work cut out against USA.

Goals also look set to feature in this upcoming encounter as no fewer than seven of Panama's last 10 matches overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.

USA got themselves off the mark straight away in the group phase of this Copa America tournament thanks to a solid 2-0 victory over Bolivia which followed an encouraging 1-1 draw with Brazil in their final warm-up game before the start of this competition.

On the CONCACAF front, USA claimed the Nations League title by beating Mexico 2-0 in the final and the hosts and national coach Gregg Berhalter will be keen to push onwards in this tournament which will serve as a ‘dress-rehearsal' for the 2026 World Cup.

However, recent results have not all gone in USA's favour as they have slipped to four defeats within their last 10 games, losing to Germany, Trinidad & Tobago, Slovenia and Colombia while picking up wins against Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Mexico and of course, Bolivia.

Given USA's fairly inconsistent sequence of results in recent times, the goals market may be the safest option in this upcoming fixture in Group C as seven of USA's last 10 games in all competitions have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Panama have lost three of their previous four games in the Copa America and claimed just one win.

USA have won four out of their last six games in the Copa America.

Panama v USA Verdict

Four of the last seven meetings between Panama and USA have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored, while five of these seven encounters have also resulted in a win for USA, so the host nation look in good shape for another three points here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

USA win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.20

Correct Score: USA 2-1 @ 9.00