Chile did well in the preliminaries, and nearly 14 games were only 1 draw, against Colombia, the draw king of South America. Their performance at home is also quite good, with 4 wins 1 draw at home in the last 5 games, and they remain unbeaten. However, their away record is relatively poor, with 3 draws and 6 losses and no win.
Offensively, Chile didn't score in three of the last five games, and the goal-free rate in this World Cup preliminaries reached 50%. Chile often wins by a small score at home, and the score is very small in 8 games of the World Cup preliminaries near 10.
Although Paraguay won the Copa America twice in history, their overall winning ability is relatively low. Paraguay has won only five of the past 22 games and lost more than half. In this preliminaries, their record was 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and the only one was to win with 1-0 in the game against Youfabolia.
Offensively, Paraguay scored 1 1 ball in recent 19 games, and the average scoring efficiency was lower than 1 ball. Their games often end with small scores. In the recent 1 1 games, 10 was a small game. Paraguay's away record is even worse, with only 1 3 draws 12 losses in the last six away games. The winning and unbeaten rates are very low.
On the whole, Chile has a certain advantage in this competition. Their strength and home performance in the preliminaries are relatively good, while Paraguay's overall winning ability and offensive tactics are lacking. It is predicted that Chile will win by a small score, and the most likely predicted score is Chile 1-0 or Chile 2- 1.
Paraguay ranking
Paraguay is currently ranked 49th in the world. Paraguay ranked eighth in the last World Cup qualifiers and was the third last team. It can be seen that Paraguay is a relatively weak team in South American football. Paraguay's recent state is very bad. The poor record of 1 win and 3 losses in the last four games has greatly affected the morale and fighting spirit of the team.
Paraguay is still very strong at home recently, with a bright record of 3 wins 1 draw in the last four games. Moreover, the offensive and defensive integration at home has been very good recently, and only one goal has been conceded in the last four games.
It can be seen that Paraguay attaches importance to home honor. This game is the first match of the World Cup qualifiers. It can be seen that Paraguay has a strong fighting spirit. I believe Paraguay will go all out to deal with it.