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Ecuador and Paraguay continue their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying campaigns when the two sides meet in Quito
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Thursday 10th October, 2024: UK – 10:00pm / US ET – 5:00pm / US PT – 2:00pm
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – Not televised
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Premier Player / US – Fanatiz
ECUADOR PREVIEW: SOLID & STUBBORN
Ecuador have established themselves as a stubborn side in CONMEBOL qualifying having lost just twice in their eight games – to Argentina and Brazil – with neither defeat being by more than a single goal.
Sebastian Beccacece, who took charge of the national side at the beginning of August, oversaw the defeat to Brazil and a 1-0 win over Peru last month, which continued a trend of low-scoring games for Ecuador which has spanned the entire campaign.
PARAGUAY PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER WIN OVER BRAZIL
Despite the fact they have scored a paltry two goals in their eight qualifying games to date, one of those came in a 1-0 victory over Brazil last month, which marked their first non-penalty shoot-out victory over the Selecao since 2008.
That constituted their fourth clean sheet in their last five CONMEBOL qualifiers, and they have conceded just three goals across their eight games so far.
ECUADOR TEAM NEWS
Team news to follow…
PREDICTED XI (X-X-X-X): TBC
UNAVAILABLE: TBC
QUESTIONABLE: TBC
PARAGUAY TEAM NEWS
Team news to follow…
PREDICTED XI (X-X-X-X): TBC
UNAVAILABLE: TBC
QUESTIONABLE: TBC
ECUADOR VS PARAGUAY PREDICTION
Ecuador have become notoriously difficult to topple on home turf. Indeed, they are unbeaten on their own patch in the current qualifying campaign, and only lost once at home in the entirety of their World Cup 2022 qualification cycle.
Paraguay, though, are incredibly resolute themselves, and their fixtures have been characterised by a lack of goalmouth action at both ends of the pitch. With these factors in mind, consider backing against both teams scoring with confidence
ECUADOR VS PARAGUAY TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE – NO