World Cup Prediction: Super Animals Predict Argentina Will Beat Saudi Arabia

Argentina head into the World Cup with the aim of adding global glory to their Copa America crown, but head coach Lionel Scaloni is all too aware of the challenges awaiting his side in Qatar – starting with first opponents Saudi Arabia.

Date: Tuesday, November 22 at 5:00 am ET / 10:00 am GMT / 11:00 pm AEST.

Super Turtle Predicts Saudi Arabia will be defeated by Argentina

The turtle tends to love food on the left. In many predictions for World Cup Qatar, he picked the team on the left. But most of them are stronger team.

Argentina have lost three of their past five matches at the World Cup, as many as in their previous 24 combined (W16 D5), but they are strong favourites for this meeting with Saudi Arabia.

In this match, it is not difficult to predict an easy win for Argentina. But who knows Saudi Arabia can make a surprise?

Eagle Romeo thinks Argentina will be the winner

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He flew over three pieces of paper: Argentina’s flag on the left, draw in the middle and Saudi Arabia’s flag on the right.

He stepped on the Argentina’s flag first and then went away. Finally he came back and picked the Argentina’s flag. That seems to confirm his prediction: Argentina will win!

Little dog prediction

Although the dog is not as famous as the turtle and the eagle but its prediction is cute.

Its owner shows him two bowls of food which represent Argentina and Saudi Arabia.

He ran to the right side which is Argentina. He agreed with the turtle and the eagle and trusted a win for Lionel Messi.

Super computer prediction

Argentina: an 80.2% chance of victory, compared to just 6.9% for Saudi Arabia.

A draw is predicted at a 12.9% likelihood of happening as Renard’s men look to pull off what would be a shock result.

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Argentina vs Saudi Arabia: Key statistics

These two teams have met only once before, back in a 2012 friendly when they played to a 0-0 draw. Messi and Di Maria both started in that match and played the full 90 minutes.

Saudi Arabia have reached the knockout stage once in their five previous World Cup trips, back in 1994, their first World Cup appearance.

Messi is first in Ligue 1 in successful dribbles this season with 47, 10 more than any other player in the league. His success rate (60%) is also higher than any of the players in the top five most successful dribbles.

Players to wacth

Argentina: Lionel Messi

Messi has returned to something close to his best form in his second season with Paris Saint-Germain, the superstar forward having been directly involved in 26 goals in all competitions – a tally only Erling Haaland and team-mate Neymar can match among players from clubs competing in Europe’s top five leagues.

The 35-year-old has already stated he expects this to be his final World Cup and, having lifted some almighty weight off his shoulders with his part in last year’s Copa America triumph, he is now determined to become a world champion with his country.

Messi failed to register a knockout-stage goal in his previous four World Cups, totalling 756 goalless minutes on the pitch, but he has netted six times in the group stage and will back himself to add to that tally in this opener.

Saudi Arabia: Saleh Al-Shehri

Renard is without 17-goal Fahad Al Muwallad due to the winger failing a doping test earlier this year, but there are a number of other options to call upon in the final third.

Al-Shehri is among them, and the Al-Hilal striker will be looking to make his mark in Qatar after netting from all four of his shots on target in the AFC third-round qualifiers to finish joint-top of the scoring charts.

However, of the 11 goals Saudi Arabia have scored in the finals, four of those have come from the penalty spot – a higher proportion than any other side competing in Qatar.

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