Ecuador vs Paraguay betting tip 2026 - Picks and Predictions for the WC Qualification South America match on October 10th, 2024

Ecuador and Paraguay will play on Thursday, October 10th, 2024, at 21:00h (UTC), in a WC Qualification South America game to be held in World, check the Ecuador vs Paraguay betting tip 2026 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ecuador vs Paraguay will occur

The game takes place in the great Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, in the city of Quito, with a capacity for 41575 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Ecuador vs Paraguay betting tip 2026

The WC Qualification South America has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.51 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 1.83 goals per match played.

Ecuador last match

In the last match they played, Ecuador collected a win. The opposing team was Peru, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-0 - was valid for WC Qualification South America. Coach F. Sanchez Bas' disposed his team in a 3-4-3 formation.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.40.

A key player in the victory Ecuador, Enner Valencia was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual prominence in the contest. In a performance without much inspiration from the team, he helped a lot for a positive result.

Paraguay last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for WC Qualification South America, Paraguay, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Brazil team with a final score of 1-0.

The underdog's win had odds of 7.00, which shows why we have witnessed an incredible surprise with this unexpected victory.

Ecuador vs Paraguay h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in WC Qualification South America, Ecuador ranked 3rd place while Paraguay was in 9th place. Ecuador took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Paraguay deployed in a 4-1-3-2 formation.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 24-03-2022, in a match of the 2022 season of the WC Qualification South America, and the match ended with a 3-1 win for Paraguay.

The Ecuador team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Paraguay team, which won only 1 game.

Ecuador

WC Qualification South America leaderboard now

The Ecuador team with 11 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Tournament, with a campaign of 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

This means that Brazil team, in 5th place, is close behind in the 9th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Ecuador analysis

After 8 matches, Ecuador shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 6 goals and conceded 4.

Recent results have shown that Ecuador is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

Winning once as the visiting team, the team’s record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw proves they are naturally stronger at home.

Best goalscorer from Ecuador

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Felix Torres. He has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Ecuador come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Paraguay

WC Qualification South America leaderboard now

The Paraguay team with 9 points currently occupies the 7th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Intercontinental Play-off, with a campaign of 2 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 9th round, the team has, the same score that the Bolivia team who is in the position 8.

Paraguay analysis

Currently, in the WC Qualification South America, Paraguay sums 2 goals for and a total of 3 goals against, after 8 rounds played.

Recent games have demonstrated that Paraguay is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

The average shooting on goal for the Paraguay team in the league is not the best. There are only 4.13 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

The odds are certainly not in favor of the team, which in addition to playing in a difficult away match will have to deal with the difficulties shown in the offensive phase. At the moment, in fact, it has no more than 0.25 goals scored on average per match.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Ecuador 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Paraguay 0 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.48.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.19 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.62 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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