Egypt v Paraguay Betting Tips [2 August 2024]

The third of four quarter-final matches at Paris 2024 will feature Egypt U23 against Paraguay U23. From this clash, the winner will earn a last four slot to face France or Argentina in Lyon. In this article we look at the facts defining the match and a prediction.

Egypt are among the three unbeaten nations progressing from the group stage. They finished top of Group C with seven points, their highlight being a 2-1 win against favorites Spain in Round 3. In two of their opening three matches at this competition, the former African champions kept clean sheets.

The last time Egypt lost in regular time was at Tokyo 2020. Here they carry a 23-match unbeaten run in 90 minutes. Ahead of this encounter, they have four wins in five matches and kept clean sheets in three of those.

Paraguay head into their first ever encounter against Egypt looking to continue with their rise at this tournament. The South Americans didn’t have the best start at Paris 2024 as they took in a 5-0 thumping at the hands of Japan.

That defeat was their third in a row but Carlos Jara Saguier got their act together to post two straight wins. Their latest outing against Mali ended 1-0, giving Paraguay their first clean sheet in five matches. While they come into this game in inferior form, their silver medal in Athens 2004 means they’ve seen more Olympics success than Egypt.

That will count for little considering they’ve conceded two or more in four of their most recent five matches. Paraguay will be eyeing a third straight win to ensure their third Olympic Games appearance doesn’t end at this stage.

Egypt do not just have an incisive attack, they’ve also strung together a good run and will be confident of a win here. Beating Spain in the last match gives them just the needed momentum.

In this clash, the North African nation meets a Paraguayan side that has clearly been poor defensively in recent matches. Paraguay have lost three of their last five matches, highlighting their inconsistent run. Our prediction for Egypt U23 v Paraguay U23 is for Egypt U23 to win.