Paraguay vs Brazil Match Preview

Paraguay is ranked at 4th place with 7 points and comes after a win and four draws over five matches played so far. They are one of the three teams, alongside Brazil and Argentina, that are yet to lose a game for this edition of the World Cup 2022 Qualifiers.

They are a very solid team, especially in the defensive side, with only five goals conceded so far which makes them the third best defense in the group. Paraguay managed twice to keep a clean sheet, against Venezuela and Uruguay, while also grabbing a surprising 1-1 draw on the road against Argentina.

They are a team with not many star players like Brazil for example, but the likes of Balbuena who plays for West Ham and Gomez for Palmeiras offer a great solidity in center back. Also in attack the duo Almiron - Newcastle and Romero - San Lorenzo are expected to be of big help with their experience. In fact Romero already scored 4 of their 6 goals so far.

Brazil, on the other hand, is ranked at the first place with 15 points and is fully dominating so far with five wins over five games played. They have the best offensive side with 14 goals scored, averaging almost three goals per game and also the best defensive side with only two goals conceded.

Of course Brazil are the clear favorites here with star players who do not need an introduction. We are talking about players like Neymar, Richarlison, Casemiro, Alisson or Alex Sandro. The thing is that a couple of days after this game Brazil will have to play the first game of Copa America so with the situation in the qualifiers being quite favorable this could mean that they might focus some energies for the next duel.

In conclusion, I think Paraguay can cover +1.5 goals Asian handicap here. They have been very good playing as a team until now and even without the big names they can pull of a great performance against big teams like they already proved. Brazil, like I said, is the better team by far here, but after five consecutive wins and being on the road I do not see them winning by more than 1 goal.