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Spain v Argentina : World Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Jul, 20:00 BST, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Luis De la Fuente Castillo welcomes Lionel Sebastián Scaloni to the MetLife Stadium on Sunday night, as their Spain and Argentina sides do battle in the World Cup. World Cup statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. You can view it all, with infographics and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 mins. The best odds are below, followed by market-specific form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Spain are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Spain 43%	5/4	-
Draw 27%	2/1	-
Argentina 30%	5/2	-
Draw 1-1 13%	5/1	-
Spain 1-0 12%	13/2 7%	-
Argentina 1-0 10%	9/1	-
Draw 0-0 9%	13/2	-
Spain 2-1 9%	9/1	-
Spain 2-0 8%	10/1	-
Argentina 2-1 7%	12/1	-
Argentina 2-0 5%	18/1 12%	-
Draw 2-2 5%	14/1	-
Spain 3-1 4%	20/1	-
Spain 3-0 4%	20/1	-
Argentina 3-1 2%	33/1	-
Spain 3-2 2%	33/1	-
Argentina 3-0 2%	40/1	-
Argentina 3-2 2%	40/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 44%	13/10	-
Under 2.5 Goals 56%	8/13	-
Home 1st Goal 50%	5/6	-
Away 1st Goal 45%	13/10	-
No 1st Goal 5%	13/2	-
BTTS - Yes 49%	19/20	-
BTTS - No 51%	4/5	-
BTTS - Home Win 18%	4/1	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	10/3	-
BTTS - Away Win 13%	13/2 6%	-
Home/draw 70%	2/7	-
Away/draw 57%	8/13	-
Home/away 73%	4/11	-
Over 1.5 Goals 70%	2/5	-
Under 1.5 Goals 30%	2/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 23%	3/1 8%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 77%	1/4 2%	-
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	8/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	1/14	-
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	18/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/50	-
Over 0.5 Goals 91%	1/12	-
Under 0.5 Goals 9%	13/2	-
Home DNB 62%	8/15	-
Away DNB 49%	11/8	-
Spain win to nil 25%	5/2	-
Argentina win to nil 17%	9/2	-
Spain / Spain 23%	13/5	-
Spain / Argentina 2%	33/1	-
Spain / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / Spain 15%	9/2	-
Draw / Argentina 11%	13/2	-
Draw / Draw 18%	7/2	-
Argentina / Spain 3%	28/1	-
Argentina / Argentina 15%	9/2	-
Argentina / Draw 6%	14/1	-

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

7 / 20

Clean sheets

13 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Spain	2 - 0	France
H	Spain	2 - 1	Belgium
A	Spain	1 - 0	Portugal
H	Spain	3 - 0	Austria
A	Spain	1 - 0	Uruguay
H	Spain	4 - 0	Saudi Arabia
H	Spain	0 - 0	Cape Verde
A	Spain	3 - 1	Peru
H	Spain	1 - 1	Iraq
H	Spain	0 - 0	Egypt
H	Spain	3 - 0	Serbia
H	Spain	2 - 2	Turkey
A	Spain	4 - 0	Georgia
H	Spain	4 - 0	Bulgaria
H	Spain	2 - 0	Georgia
A	Spain	6 - 0	Turkey
A	Spain	3 - 0	Bulgaria
A	Spain	2 - 2	Portugal
H	Spain	5 - 4	France
H	Spain	2 - 2	Netherlands

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

19 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

1 / 20

Won

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Argentina	2 - 1	England
H	Argentina	1 - 1	Switzerland
H	Argentina	3 - 2	Egypt
H	Argentina	1 - 1	Cape Verde
A	Argentina	3 - 1	Jordan
H	Argentina	2 - 0	Austria
H	Argentina	3 - 0	Algeria
H	Argentina	3 - 0	Iceland
H	Argentina	2 - 0	Honduras
H	Argentina	5 - 0	Zambia
H	Argentina	2 - 1	Mauritania
A	Argentina	6 - 0	Puerto Rico
H	Argentina	1 - 0	Venezuela
A	Argentina	0 - 1	Ecuador
H	Argentina	3 - 0	Venezuela
H	Argentina	1 - 1	Colombia
A	Argentina	1 - 0	Chile
H	Argentina	4 - 1	Brazil
A	Argentina	1 - 0	Uruguay
H	Argentina	1 - 0	Peru

Goal Statistics

Argentina's defensive record is to be admired, L. Scaloni's men having conceded 1 or less in 13 consecutive World Cup outings. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Spain makes sense in this context.

	Spain	Argentina
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.3 goals	1.1 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 26% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 61% probability that Spain will score no more than 1 goal	0 34% 1 37% 2 20% 3 4+ There is a 71% probability that Argentina will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away games

Attack defence ratings past 20 games

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Games scored	0		0
Failed to score	0		0
Scored first	0		0
Goals scored	0		0
Avg. goals scored	0		0
Avg. shots per game	0		0
Avg. shots per goal	0		0
Conversion rate for	0		0
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		0%

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Games conceded	0		0
Clean sheets	0		0
Conceded first	0		0
Goals conceded	0		0
Avg. goals conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/game conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/goal conceded	0		0
Conversion rate against	0%		0%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		0%

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Spain World Cup squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
7	5	2	1
U Simón	M Oyarzabal	M Cucurella	M Cucurella

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
U Simón GLK	7			-
M Cucurella DEF	7		2	1 -
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF	7			1 -
A Laporte DEF	7		1	1 -
F Ruiz MID	7	1		-
Rodri MID	7			-
Pedri MID	7			1 -
D Olmo MID	7		2	-
M Merino MID	7	2		-
L Yamal FWD	7	1		-
M Oyarzabal FWD	7	5	1	-
F Torres FWD	7		1	1 -
Álex Baena FWD	6	1	1	1 -
P Porro DEF	5	2		-
N Williams FWD	5			-
M Llorente DEF	3		1	-
Gavi MID	2			-
Y Pino FWD	2			-
M Pubill DEF	1			-
B Iglesias FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	11	2	3
M Oyarzabal	M Oyarzabal	M Cucurella	M Cucurella

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Oyarzabal FWD	5	11	1	1
M Merino MID	2	3		1
P Porro DEF	2	3		1
F Ruiz MID	1	2		1
L Yamal FWD	1	10		1
Álex Baena FWD	1	4	1	1
M Cucurella DEF		3	2	3
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF		1
A Laporte DEF		1	1	1
Pedri MID		1		1
D Olmo MID		1	2	3
F Torres FWD		2	1	1
M Llorente DEF			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
705	22	41
Rodri	Rodri	Rodri

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
Rodri MID	705	22	41
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF	572	6	20
A Laporte DEF	567	5	24
Pedri MID	410	10	22
M Cucurella DEF	344	7	15
P Porro DEF	263	12	27
F Ruiz MID	243	7	11
L Yamal FWD	216	8	38
U Simón GLK	215		4
D Olmo MID	207	7	22
Álex Baena FWD	196	7	15
M Oyarzabal FWD	139	5	17
M Llorente DEF	139	7	11
M Merino MID	84	3	16
F Torres FWD	79		10
Gavi MID	33	3	9
Y Pino FWD	30		1
N Williams FWD	29	1	3
M Pubill DEF	2

Argentina World Cup squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
7	8	4	1
E Martínez	L Messi	L Messi	L Martínez

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
E Martínez GLK	7			-
A Mac Allister MID	7	1	1	-
L Martínez FWD	7	3	1	1 -
L Messi FWD	7	8	4	-
J Álvarez FWD	7	1		-
L Martínez DEF	6	1	1	1 -
N Tagliafico DEF	6			-
N Otamendi DEF	6			-
C Romero DEF	6	1		1 -
N Molina DEF	6			-
R Paul MID	6		1	1 -
E Fernández MID	6	2		-
L Paredes MID	6			1 -
N González FWD	6		1	-
G Montiel DEF	5		1	1 -
T Almada FWD	5			1 -
F Medina DEF	4		1	1 -
N Paz MID	2			-
G Simeone FWD	2			-
J López FWD	2		1	1 -
M Senesi DEF	1			-
V Barco MID	1			-
E Palacios MID	1			-
G Celso MID	1	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
8	18	4	9
L Messi	L Messi	L Messi	L Messi

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L Messi FWD	8	18	4	9
L Martínez FWD	3	4	1	3
E Fernández MID	2	4
A Mac Allister MID	1	4	1	1
J Álvarez FWD	1	5
L Martínez DEF	1	2	1	1
C Romero DEF	1	1
G Celso MID	1	1
N Tagliafico DEF				2
R Paul MID		1	1	2
L Paredes MID		1
N González FWD		1	1	1
G Montiel DEF			1
T Almada FWD		2
F Medina DEF			1
J López FWD			1
M Senesi DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
522	19	51
L Paredes	A Mac Allister	L Messi

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Paredes MID	522	9	16
E Fernández MID	475	10	24
L Martínez DEF	431	11	28
A Mac Allister MID	396	19	33
C Romero DEF	391	14	32
L Messi FWD	315	10	51
R Paul MID	291	6	12
N Molina DEF	225	12	15
E Martínez GLK	193		1
J Álvarez FWD	192	4	12
T Almada FWD	168	5	12
N Tagliafico DEF	164	5	25
N Otamendi DEF	163	4	10
F Medina DEF	126	8	12
N González FWD	101	5	20
E Palacios MID	87	4	5
M Senesi DEF	72		3
L Martínez FWD	71	3	9
G Montiel DEF	71	2	2
G Simeone FWD	69	4	7
N Paz MID	57	3	6
G Celso MID	46	1	2
V Barco MID	20	1	2
J López FWD	3	1	2

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