In the early hours of Friday (CET), Argentina will look to extend their recent winning run when they host Paraguay in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
The world champions are in ominous form going into this clash, having recorded six straight wins over 90 minutes.
The game continued a good run of form at both ends of the pitch for Lionel Scaloni’s team, as they have now kept six consecutive clean sheets, having also scored at least two goals in five of the six victories.
La Albiceleste currently sits second in the South American World Cup qualifying standings, only behind group leaders and old foes Brazil, courtesy of an inferior goal difference.
Argentina’s qualifying record has been good for a while, as they are unbeaten in 23 qualifiers, dating back to a 2-0 defeat in Bolivia in 2017.
The visitor's form is a massive contrast to their hosts, as Paraguay have won just one of their previous seven international games, having lost four of their last six matches. Last time out, they suffered a 1-0 defeat in Venezuela.
The game followed a familiar low-scoring pattern for Paraguay games of late, as eight of their previous nine matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
When it comes to World Cup qualifying, the visitors have a poor recent record, as they have won just one of their previous 11 qualifiers while losing four of their last six matches in qualifying.
Paraguay have been woeful travellers lately in qualifying, as they have failed to win any of their last nine World Cup qualifiers. A lack of attacking threat has been their issue in recent qualifiers, as they have failed to score in eight games in qualifying.
Forebet predicts that Argentina will record a narrow victory to continue their recent stellar international form.