Forebet is back for more of the latest Copa America analysis, data, trends and probability of winning in these football predictions for the second set of group games in Group D, as Brazil and Paraguay meet one another.
Brazil have not had the best start to life at this Copa America, despite being one of the favourites to win. The five-time world champions met with Costa Rica and were denied throughout the entire games, although the likes of Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo started the game.
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It was a strong Brazil lineup in that match, as Lucas Paqueta, Raphina and Bruno Guimaraes all started too, as did Eder Militao and Marquinhos in the defence.
Brazil dominated the statistics in that game, as they saw 74% of the ball and made 695 passes at a 90% accuracy rate.
However, this also witnessed them have just three shots on target against a very stubborn and disciplined Costa Rica defence. The South American giants saw 19 shots towards the Costa Rica goal as well.
It's not the only game that has ended in disappointment for Brazil in the past few months, as they have managed to draw 1-1 with the United States of America in a warmup friendly for the Copa America, where Rodrygo scored the goal.
Brazil also defeated Mexico 3-2, but needed a late winner from Endrick to seal that victory in another pre-Copa America friendly.
With Brazil drawing in their first game and now seeking a win in order to get into first place of Group D, Paraguay must win this one if they are to have any chance of getting into the knockout phases after they lost their first outing.
Colombia managed to edge past them on matrchday one, as Daniel Munoz and Jefferson Lerma scored first half goals for them.
As for the Paraguay goal, Julio Enciso netted in the second half of a game that saw the nation have three shots on target and 11 efforts towards goal and just 32% of the ball.
Paraguay also struggled in their warm up fixtures, as they managed to narrowly beat Panama 1-0 and also lose to Chile in a 3-0 hammering. Against Panama, Gustavo Velazquez scored Paraguay’s goal.
Forebet predicts a victory for Brazil and their first win at these Copa America finals in 2024. Forebet also predicts the game to see under 2.5 goals once more, as the Brazilian’s reignite their title hopes.