Copa America favourites and hosts Brazil take on Paraguay in Porto Alegre on Thursday night with a place in the semi-finals up for grabs.
Favorites Brazil returned to their winning ways, after their hiccup against Venezuela. With the 2016 group stage exit still fresh in minds, and due to this same foe, Peru, the Selecao was at their menacing best.
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In addition, the Canaries have another score to settle, and they have arrived at the perfect destination for it. In the 2015 edition of this competition, Paraguay took out them in the Quarter Finals, following a tense penalty shootout.
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Brazil vs Paraguay Head to Head
Last three meetings:
- 27 Jun 2015 – Brazil 1-1 Paraguay – Copa America
- 29 Mar 2016 – Paraguay 2-2 Brazil – FIFA World Cup
- 29 Mar 2017 – Brazil 3-0 Paraguay – FIFA World Cup
Full head-to-head record:
- Matches played: 80
- Brazil wins: 48
- Draws: 19
- Paraguay wins: 13
Brazil vs Paraguay Head-to-head (h2h)
- Ten of the last fourteen wins went to Brazil.
- Last Paraguay won against this opponent was ten years back.
- The last time these two met, which was in the World Cup Qualifiers, the Selecao registered a 3-0 win.
- Paraguay eliminated their counterparts in the knockouts, the last time these two met in the Copa America.
Brazil vs Paraguay Prediction
One thing to keep note is that the Quarter Finals in Copa America 2019 do not have extra time if scores are level at regulation time. Penalty shootout will determine the winner should such a case arise.
Brazil once faced this dire outcome, at the hands of this same foe in the 2015 campaign, and for sure, they will not leave things late.
The team is on a roll and is high in confidence after their huge win the last day. They are unbeaten in their last 13 matches, and in 42 of their last 45 fixtures.
They have not conceded a single goal in the last five ties and registered a combined scoreline of 33-2 from their last 13 match-ups.