Tokyo Olympics 2020 Football tournament final: Brazil U23 vs Spain U23. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more
Brazil will play Spain in the final of the Olympic football tournament. The match will take place on 7 August in Yokohama, starting at 17:00 IST.
Here comes the final, we all look forward to such encounters, we love them for all the pure emotion and excitement. One side will be in euphoria and the other in tears of defeat sorrow.
This game is for the gold, which will bring increased motivation and maximum tension on the pitch. Who will you give your preference in this duel? We’ll tell you about the path of the teams, and also tell you about our choice on who we bet.
Brazil U23 News & Current Form:
The Brazilians reached the final at the Olympics for the second consecutive time. In 2016, they were crowned home champions at the Rio de Janeiro Games. Back then, even Neymar played for Brazil.
This time the Brazilian team came without Neymar, but the squad is still impressive for such a tournament. The Seleção’s progression to the final is not a surprise.
In the quarterfinals, Brazil defeated Egypt 1-0. The only goal was scored by Matheus Cunha.
Next came the semi-finals against Mexico. The teams ran out of time and extra time, so the winner was decided in a penalty shoot-out. The Brazilian goalkeeper proved to be the best, carrying two Mexican shots.
Spain U23 News & Current Form:
The Spanish team last won an Olympic medal back in 1992, after which they have only been to one tournament of this size in Atlanta. In the USA, the European team failed to adapt and did not make it out of the group.
Now, Spain’s presence in the final was no wonder at all. At the Olympics, the Spaniards have the players who nearly took the national team to the Euro 2020 finals this summer. In general, similarly to Brazil, Spain has also come to Tokyo for the gold.
In Japan, the Furia Roja beat Australia and drew twice in the group stage.
The Red Fury defeated Côte d’Ivoire (5-2 ET) in their first quarter-final match. In the semi-final, the Spanish team scored in the 115th minute when Oyarzábal‘s pass was brilliantly converted by Asensio.
Brazil U23 vs Spain U23 Head-To-Head Record:
The opponents met twice at the Olympics. In 1968, the Spaniards won (1-0), while in 1976 the Brazilians took revenge (1-0).
Brazil U23 last matches (all competitions): W-W-D-W-W-W
Spain U23 last matches (all competitions): D-D-W-D-W-W
Brazil U23 vs Spain U23 Predicted XI:
Brazil U23 Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Santos; Guilherme Arana, Diego Carlos, Nino, Dani Alves; Bruno Guimaraes, Douglas Luiz; Richarlison, Claudinho, Paulinho; Antony
Spain U23 Predicted XI (4-3-3): Unai Simon; Marc Cucurella, Pau Torres, Eric Garcia, Bryan Gil; Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Mikel Merino; Marco Asensio, Mikel Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo
Brazil U23 vs Spain U23 Prediction:
The finals are usually not very entertaining and anything can happen. This is the scenario we saw at Euro 2020, where the winner was decided only in a penalty shoot-out.
Parimatch considers the odds of winning in regular time to be roughly equal. Brazil can be bet on for 2.80 and Spain for 3.00. A draw at the end of 90 minutes is offered for 2.90.
But we think that Spain are the slight favourites here. The class of squad is more equally divided. While Brazil’s obvious bias is for attack and Richarlison, Spain is a well-balanced team, with many players posing a threat. That’s their advantage. Also, we don’t think it will be an interesting and productive game; the teams will act closed and cautious.
We believe Spain can win the gold medal, so let’s place our bets based on the above.
ParimatchNews staff prediction:
We say: Match result and total 3.5: Spain or draw / Under. (Parimatch offers 1.71 for this scenario).
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