Obviously, in group F the strength of both the U20 Portugal team and the U20 Argentine team is far superior to the other two rivals, South Korea and South Africa. They are both huge favorite to win the competition due to their gnarly performance in both of their previous game. So today's match between both teams will definitely be battle for the first position in the group, and with that the winner will automatically secure a place for the 1/8 round in the competition. Not to mention, the first place team on the group will also help themselves to avoid strong opponents in the 1/8 round. The Portuguese U20 team has had a soft start to the competition with them having had to defeat the South Korean U20 team in a 1-0 scoreline, but coach Sousa and his players has played wonderfully well with them having a Lion share of the possession, with a couple of missed chances. On the other hand, the Argentine U20 team opened their campaign with an emphatic 5-2 win over South Africa. They performed extremely well but there are still minus points from the defensive line as they have made quite a lot of errors at the back which cost them to concede 2 goals from the South Africa team. So that mistake is not allowed to be repeated again because they will be playing against a completely different team who are better than the South African U20.
PORTUGAL
Even though the result in their first match was a low scoring one, the Portuguese U20 team really showed how prepared they are mentally for this year's U20 World Cup. However, Today's match will be a huge test for Coach Sousa and his players because they are going to be lurking horns with one of the tournament favorite compared to their previous game against South Korea. The Portuguese U20 team will be hoping to capitalize on the Argentine's poor defensive performance as they would probably use that as an advantage against Coach Tango's team. Although, this game is expected to be a very tough game for both teams as they are both fighting for the first place to avoid a possible top tier team from other group in the 1/8 round. The Portuguese team will surely be high on confidence to win their second match against the Argentine's.
ARGENTINA
Coach Tango and his players kick off their U20 World Cup win in an emphatic 5-2 win over South Africa. The Argentine teams can boast of an efficient attackers and they are seriously a threat to any teams in the competition, so today's game against an in form Portuguese side will surely produce a goal fest due to the Argentine's defensive weakness.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- These two teams have not played each other in the last decade
- The Argentine team's average goals per match is 1.5
PICK
- Both Teams To Score @ Odd 1.76
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