Peru Chile betting tip
Get your mate or coffee ready, because the Copa América starts this weekend alongside the 2024 European Championship.
In the second Group A match, Blanquirroja and La Roja will face each other in Texas on Friday night.
It is of course important for both sides to finish second in a balanced group behind favorites Argentina.
The Chileans have had the slightly better preparation for this tournament. A convincing 3:0 victory was recently recorded in the test against Paraguay.
On the other hand, the Peruvians come into this match with a lot of experience. Their defense in particular is likely to be an important factor.
Therefore, my Peru Chile betting tip can only agree with the predictions of the Betano bookmakers. I expect a low-scoring game with few highlights going forward
The prediction of the bookmakers?
It’s well known that the opening games of a tournament are crucial. Nobody wants to make the first mistake and it is correspondingly difficult to make predictions.
However, if we look at the Copa Amércia odds for Peru vs Chile, it is clear that La Roja can definitely be seen as the favorites.
However, it should not be assumed that they will score. At Bet365 sports betting, there is a forecast of over 4.00 if the Chileans win by at least two goals.
Analysis: Peru vs Chile
One reason for this skepticism could also be that the Chilean national team is still a miracle team. There was an inevitable change of coach at the end of last year.
Eduardo Berizzo was sacked after more than 540 days in office, having won just one out of five games in the World Cup qualifiers (2U, 2N).
Since then, there has been one qualifying defeat against Ecuador and three test matches in which Ricardo Gareca has been on the sidelines
The situation is similar for the Peruvian Blanquirroja. Much is uncertain, especially in terms of performance in competitive matches.
Hard to believe, but true: Peru have not won a match that was not a test match since March 2022. Four defeats from the last five matches (1U)
Odds analysis
It is therefore clear why Rojiblanca go into this game as the underdogs. But what can be expected in offense? Are they just going for the lucky punch?
As with the top betting providers for EURO 2024, you can also find some interesting goal bets for this match.
In the Peru Chile betting tip, the odds are around 1.60 should the Andean team score at least one goal. Not a particularly good prospect.
This could also be due to the fact that the Chileans have kept a clean sheet in two of their last three international matches. Only against France could keeper Claudio Bravo be beaten (2:3).
It can therefore not be ruled out that La Roja will record a clean sheet, as they have done in two of their last three head-to-head matches.
The bookmakers at Betano are predicting odds of around 2.90.
El Tigre against the old love
One story of this game is, of course, the clash between Ricardo Gareca and the team he successfully coached from 2015 to 2022.
It was perhaps the most successful phase of Peruvian soccer in recent history. In addition to participating in the 2018 World Cup, the team also reached the final of the 2019 Copa América.
Now “El Tigre”, as the coach is known, has to face a large part of his old squad. He seemed to have set his team up well offensively in the three test matches.
They scored at least two goals in every game. However, the Gareca team are unlikely to score more than 1.5 goals. At NEObet sports betting, the odds in the Peru Chile betting tip are around 2.30.
Wonderbag Peru
What Jorge Fossati intends to do with the Blanquirroja is still unclear. The 71-year-old Uruguayan has had the team under his wing since December 2023.
Of their previous opponents, Paraguay were the only nation to have at least met them on equal terms.
Otherwise, victories against Nicaragua (2:0), the Dominican Republic (4:1) and El Salvador (1:0) are of little significance in my view.
Midfielder Sergio Pena, who could provide ideas with good dribbling and passing, is likely to be important. After all, the now 40-year-old Paolo Guerrero also wants to be fed balls up front
The Peruvians successfully beat the Chileans 3:0 in the semi-finals of the final in 2019.
If we look at the bigger picture, this is the exception rather than the rule. Because La Roja have won 33 of their 63 matches so far
In the recent past, however, the pendulum has increasingly swung in the Peruvians’ favor. The Blanquirroja have won three of the last five encounters.
Eduardo Vargas will certainly have something against a fourth victory. The veteran has already scored seven times against the Peruvians and has scored two goals in the last two international matches!
My tip:
Both teams still have a few question marks in their squads. Due to the coaching changes, there were only limited opportunities to identify a style of play.
But La Roja look a little more mature overall, especially in terms of their attacking play. The Peruvians will not be able to assert themselves with defensive soccer alone.
My Peru Chile tip is therefore: Double chance X2 & at most one team will score!
