Argentina vs Iraq Prediction - Olympic Games Betting Tips

One of the favourites to win Olympic Gold, Argentina, will continue their conquest with a game versus Iraq. They may not have Lionel Messi in their ranks, but La Albiceleste are still a force to be reckoned with. They enter the matchup against Iraq as heavy favourites, but to really see what will happen we provide you with our thorough Argentina vs Iraq prediction.

Argentina vs Iraq Recent Form

To clinch their spot at the Summer Olympics, Argentina actually eliminated current Gold medalists and old rivals Brazil. At the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, they won two (2:0 vs Peru, 5:0 vs Chile) and drew twice (1:1 vs Paraguay, 3:3 vs Uruguay) in the first stage.

In the final phase, they started with two draws. First versus Venezuela by 2:2 and then against Paraguay again by 3:3. The last of the Argentine fixtures was against Brazil, where they needed a win. Luciano Gondou made sure of it as his only goal of the game sent La Albiceleste directly to Paris.

Iraq managed to secure their sixth Olympics appearance by defeating Indonesia in the third-place play-off at the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. They managed to get to a 2:1 win in extra time. Ali Jasim was the hero of the match as he scored the winning goal that helped lift his country to glory.

Argentina vs Iraq Head to Head

According to previous Argenting fixtures, this will be the first time that the Under 23 teams of Argentina nd Iraq play each other. The senior teams have played only two matches, with each of the teams grabbing a win. The last one, played in 2018, went to Argentina by 4:0.

Argentina vs Iraq Betting Tips

You can’t think of any other Argentina vs Iraq prediction wihtout placing La Albiceleste as the favourites. Howver, as the odds are a bit low, we suggest playing on goals. Over 3 goals is a sound bet to make, especially since the Argentina’s attack is being led by Man City’s Julian Alvarez.

As far as other tips go, you place a No on both teams to score, or bet on Argentina to win with a clean sheet.

Argentina vs Iraq Lineups

Here are the predicted lineups for the two teams.

• Argentina: (GK) Gerónimo Rulli; (DEF) Joaquín García, Marco Di Césare, Nicolas Otamendi, Julio Soler; (MID) Thiago Almada, Cristian Medina, Santiago Hezze, Kevin Zenón; (ATC) Julián Alvarez, Lucas Beltrán.
• Iraq: (GK) Hasan Abbas; (DEF) Mustafa Saadoon, Zaid Tahseen, Josef Al Iman, Ahmed Maknzi; (MID) Muntadher Mohammed, Karrar Mohammed, Al-Mukhtar, Nihad Mohammed, Ali Jasim, Blnd Hassan; (ATC) Hussein Abdullah.

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