Argentina vs Brazil Predictions and Betting Tips

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The top two on the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualiying standings , Argentina and Brazil, do battle at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario this Tuesday. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.

With the initial World Cup Qualifiers meeting between both sides postponed due to COVID complications, their most recent encounter still remains Argentina's triumph over their rivals in the final of the Copa America courtesy of a first-half finish from Angel Di Maria. Would we see Brazil pick up some sort of revenge victory this Tuesday ?

Highly-anticipated encounter on the cards

Scaloni's troops impeccable defensive record was on show once again in their most recent game as we saw them pick up their fifth consecutive clean sheet in these qualifiers. A seventh-minute strike from Angel Di Maria was the deciding factor against Uruguay, stretching the Albiceleste's unbeaten run to 26 matches. Although they're still six points off Tuesday's opponents, we could see them become the second South American team to book themselves a place in next year's tournament with a win here as well as other results going their way.

Lucas Paqueta's 72nd-minute effort book the Selecao a spot in Qatar 2022 with five games of the qualifiers left to play. This shows just how dominant they've been in these qualifiers, with Tite's troops netting 27 times and conceding four in twelve matches to amass a total of 34 points from a possible 36. That 1-0 win against Colombia means that the Brazilians are still unbeaten in World Cup Qualifiers since losing to Chile back in 2015- a run that has spanned across 29 matches. Would we see them continue this impeccable streak as they take on the South American champions ?

Argentina vs Brazil Team News

Argentina possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuna; Lo Celso, Rodriguez, De Paul; Di Maria, Martinez, Messi

Brazil possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Silva, Sandro; Gerson, Fabinho, Paqueta; Raphinha, Jesus, Neymar

Argentina vs Brazil Prediction: 1-1

Although the visitors are already in the World Cup finals next year, we don't expect them to put their foot off the gas this Tuesday. Argentina, on the other hand, is also keen on cementing a spot in Qatar next year. This makes it a pretty tough game to predict and as such, we would be going for a share of the spoils with both teams finding the back of the net at least once.