Unlike the European Championship, only the top two teams progress from the group in the 2024 Copa America and that makes this Group A game extremely important.
The match between Peru and Chile will be played on the 21st of June at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas. This is the first round of games in Group A and the other two teams in the group are Canada and Argentina.
🏋🏽 𝗩𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼Continúan los entrenamientos de #LaBicolor 🇵🇪 con el objetivo puesto en el debut en @CopaAmerica. #UnSentimientoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/cMNmCTcDp4— La Bicolor (@SeleccionPeru) June 17, 2024
🏋🏽 𝗩𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼Continúan los entrenamientos de #LaBicolor 🇵🇪 con el objetivo puesto en el debut en @CopaAmerica. #UnSentimientoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/cMNmCTcDp4
Peru come into the match on the back of a 1-0 friendly victory over El Salvador in Pennsylvania. It took Peru just 17 minutes to open the scoring but they could not extend their lead in the time that remained. Peru made several changes in the second half which disrupted the flow of the game.
The victory over El Salvador means Peru are undefeated in their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Nicaragua and Dominican Republic in friendlies plus a 0-0 friendly draw with Paraguay and a 1-1 draw at home with Venezuela in World Cup qualifying.
However, statistics show that when it comes to competitive football, Peru have failed to win any of their last 7 matches. They have lost 4 of their last 5 World Cup qualifiers.
In terms of the Copa America, Peru are undefeated in 4 of their 6 most recent fixtures in the competition. They have seen over 2.5 goals and both teams score in 4 of their last 6 Copa America games.
Chile arrive at the AT&T Stadium having beat Paraguay 3-0 in a friendly at Venue Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on the 12th of June. It was a good send-off the Chile team and they opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Chile doubled their advantage in the 37th minute to lead 2-0 at halftime and added a third goal early in the second half.
The win over Paraguay means Chile are undefeated in 3 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There was a 3-0 friendly win over Albania and a 0-0 draw at home against Paraguay in World Cup qualification. The defeats came at Ecuador in World Cup qualifying and France in a friendly.
Trends show Chile have won only 1 of their last 8 competitive matches. They have recorded just a single victory from their 7 most recent games in the Copa America and have kept just a single clean sheet in those 7 matches.
Team news and Peru have plenty of experience in attack, including Paolo Guerrero (40), Gianluca Lapadula (34), and Edison Flores (30), with two of the three expected to start.
Chile are much the same with Alexis Sánchez (35) and Eduardo Vargas (34) both expected to start. Víctor Dávila of CSKA Moscow could also feature in attack for Chile.
Neither Peru or Chile are in good form when it comes to competitive games and they have both been struggling in defence. That means this match could easily end in a draw.
We predict over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in what could be an entertaining game to watch.