Ecuador vs Paraguay Prediction & Betting Tips (10 October)

Ecuador was very close to knocking out the Albiceleste in the quarter-finals of the last Copa America but it was without counting on an excellent Emiliano Martinez during the penalty shootout. The Ecuadorians therefore had to quickly move on to something else, in September for example with a new round of qualifying matches for the next World Cup but the rally got off to a bad start with a defeat against the pitiful Brazilian selection 1-0 and a victory to pride against Peru 1-0. In the standings, Tri is in fourth place in these qualifiers with 11 points in 8 games, better than Brazil for comparison, 5th with 10 points.

 Paraguay also participated in the Copa America this summer and the result was more or less expected with an elimination from the group stage with three defeats in as many matches against Colombia 2-1, a volley conceded against Brazil 1-4 and lastly against Costa Rica 2-1. Back in business in these qualifiers for the next World Cup in September, the Paraguayans achieved the unthinkable by taking 1 point against Uruguay away 0-0 and winning a shock against Brazil on the most small score 1-0, or 4 points against the big names of the continent.

For this gathering, the Parisian Pacho and the Lensois Chavez are present like the important defender of Bayer Leverkusen, Hincapié. Pervis Estupinan (Brighton), Preciado (Sparta Prague), Porozo (Leganes), Yeboah (Venezia), Jeremy Sarmiento (Burnley), and obviously Caicedo (Chelsea) are all playing at a high level in their respective teams. In the offensive sector, we note the presence of three major players from the Jupiler League Kévin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), Angulo (Anderlecht), and Valencia (0 selection). Note, however, that goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez (78 caps) was not called up by choice while defender Cristian Ramirez (Ferencvaros) remains injured like midfielder Miranda (Club Bruges). Jordy Caicedo (3 goals in 17 caps) was not called up. A lot of players present for the Copa America were not recalled by the coach between the September and October break.

We are talking about defenders Espinoza (8 caps), Ramirez (7 caps) and Gimenez (4 caps), midfielders Sanchez (34 caps), Rojas (Inter Miami), and Caballero (6 caps). In the offensive sector, Derlis Gonzalez (9 goals in 52 caps) was also ousted from the post-Copa América list. To talk about the players present, Inter Miami midfielder Gomez will be there, he who scored his only goal for the selection in these qualifiers. Also present are important players like Sanabria (Torino), Enciso (Brighton), Sosa (Nottingham), Almiron (Newcastle) Villasanti (Gremio, 43 caps) without forgetting the young 19-year-old talent Cuenca (AC Milan). In the defensive sector, Omar Alderete (Getafe) is well operational, the same for captain Gustavo Gomez (Palmeiras, 75 caps) and Junior Alonso (Atlético Mineiro, 56 caps).