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Argentina v Canada Bet Builder Tips & Longshot
The biggest tournament in South American football culture kicks off early Friday morning as world champions Argentina face Canada in the Copa America opening fixture.
Below, we’ve put together a bet builder at 2/1 and a longshot at 6/1 for Friday’s clash. We also have a Argentina v Canada betting preview to help you get stuck into the trending data of both sides.
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2/1 Argentina v Canada Bet Builder Tip
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🏆 Argentina to win
📈 Odds: 1.25
A no-brainer selection with the current World and Copa America champions in fine form and with no major injury concerns, they’ll be relishing the chance to get three points on the board in what could be Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria’s final campaign and a chance to add another piece of historic silverware to the mantle.
Canada were taken apart by the Netherlands 4-0 and were fortunate to come out of their last friendly with France with a 0-0 scoreline.
We don’t expect Argentina to be as complacent as they were against Saudi Arabia in their opening World Cup game and they should win this comfortably.
🎯 Lionel Messi to have 2+ shots on target
📈 Odds: 1.67
Messi averages 1.75 shots on target per 90 minutes across the past few international seasons and although he’s fired a blank in his last three games, there is no better big game player. He’ll want to add to his Copa America goals record and will raise his game for this competitive fixture.
Before the 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in CONMEBOL qualification, he had hit 5, 2, 2 and 4 shots on target and 4 in the World Cup final defeat to France immediately preceding those.
🧤 Canada goalkeeper to make 4+ saves
📈 Odds: 1.91
Canada’s goalkeeper, likely to be Red Star Belgrade’s Milan Borjan will be kept busy in the opening game. Argentina, as a team, average 6 shots on target but can post some huge numbers when they are firing on all cylinders. They hit 12 against Costa Rica and 14 against El Salvador in two friendlies back in March and have only failed to register 4 or more shots on target in two of their last 15 matches.
Canada conceded four shots on target against France and 11 against France in their two warm-up games for the Copa, indicative of the goal threat they face against Argentina.
6/1 Argentina v Canada Longshot
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🩹 Richie Laryea to be fouled 3+ times
📈 Odds: 2.00
Richie Laryea is a phenomenal foul magnet and his positional versatility makes him an intriguing selection, having shown he can play as a left back, the left side of a 3-man defence or his more preferred position at right wing and at right back.
Given the chance that he might be switched to different positions during the game depending on substitutions and gamestate and his underlying stats, he looks a solid play. He was fouled three times against France in just 28 minutes and has been fouled at least 3 times in his last six games, including seven times in a friendly against Japan. With tactical time-wasting a viable strategy against such a strong opponent, it opens the possibility for numerous fouls here.
🟨 Alastair Johnston to be shown a card 🔄️
📈 Odds: 3.40
Putting aside his one minute appearance against Jamaica in March, Johnston has five yellow cards in his last nine games, including one in the recent friendly against France.
Although in theory he will be up against Man City’s Julian Alvarez on the left-hand side, Argentina’s fluid system means that Angel Di Maria, Alejandro Garnacho, Lautaro Martinez and the little man, Messi could all occupy those spaces and cause him untold trouble. We’re surprised by the odds on this and would be thoroughly impressed if he manages to come out of the match without the referee reaching to his pocket.
🛑 Argentina to commit 10+ fouls
📈 Odds: 1.22
Argentina, like many top sides, are actually prolific on the foul count, averaging 13 fouls per game over the past two international seasons.
Even against Guatemala in their last outing, they hit 12 fouls despite, or perhaps the reason for them winning 4-1.
The Argentines are adept at breaking up their opponent’s play and whether it is relatively weak opposition or far stronger, they have failed to commit at least 10 fouls just once in their last ten games.
Although Canada have many flaws, with the likes of Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David and Richie Laryea, they possess physically and technically strong players who can make an impact in attacking areas and the Argentine defence will be wary of their threat.
* I recommend waiting for confirmed team line-ups before placing any bets.
* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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