⁠Panama vs Paraguay Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | International Friendlies 2024

After this friendly, both teams will begin their Copa America campaign.

Panama national football team are surely moving in confidence at the moment. In the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they played two matches this June and won both. In the last one, Thomas Christiansen’s men defeated Montserrat by 3-1.

Paraguay will be playing their final friendly before moving into Copa America, just like their opponents. In the last match, Daniel Garnero’s men faced off Chile and suffered a 3-0 defeat. This wasn’t the only time his side failed to score as they are on a run of four games without scoring.

Kick-Off:

Monday, 17 June 2024 at 4:00 AM IST

Location: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Form

⁠Panama (in all competitions): W-W-L-L-W

Paraguay (in all competitions): L-D-L-D-W

Players to Watch

José Luis Rodríguez (⁠Panama)

José Luis Rodríguez is the man in form having scored in both World Cup qualifiers second round games this June. The number 7 usually starts in the right flank in a 4-1-4-1 setup chosen by head coach Christiansen. The 25-year-old now has six goals in 48 appearances for Panama.

Miguel Almiron (Paraguay)

The Paraguay team may be on a scoring drought but they do have Premier League star Miguel Almiron on their side. Almiron of Newcastle United has scored seven goals for his country after making 55 appearances. Even if the player fails to score, he has enough quality to set up his teammates.

Match Facts

• The hosts are on a run of two consecutive wins
• The visitors have failed to score in any of their last four games in all competitions
• Both teams are playing their final friendly after which they compete in Copa America

⁠Panama vs Paraguay: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Julio Enciso to score a goal – 4/1 with Bet365
• Tip 2: Paraguay to win this game – 6/4 with Sky Bet
• Tip 3: Match to end under 3.5 goals – 1/5 with Bet365

Also read: Argentina predicted lineup for Copa America 2024

Injury & Team News

The host nation will be without Andres Andrade. Andrade suffered an ACL injury which has ruled him out for the rest of 2024.

The visitors don’t have any injury concerns. Brighton’s Julio Enciso will be eager to open his international goalscoring account as he features in his 12th match for the country.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 3

⁠Panama wins – 0

Paraguay wins – 3

Draws – 0

Predicted Lineup

⁠Panama predicted lineup (4-1-4-1):

Mejia (GK); Murillo, Farina, Cordoba, Davis; Godoy; Rodriguez, Carrasquilla, Martinez, Barcenas; Guerrero

Paraguay predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Coronel (GK); Velazquez, Gomez, Balbuena, Espinoza; Cubas, Villasanti; Almiron, Enciso, Sosa; Gonzalez

Match Prediction for ⁠Panama vs Paraguay

The host nation may be in form but the visitors are no pushovers. With good enough talent in the latter’s camp, they surely should end their goal drought before dealing with the Copa America event in the USA.

Prediction: ⁠Panama 1-2 Paraguay

Telecast for ⁠Panama vs Paraguay

India – TBD

UK – TBD

US –  TBD

Nigeria – TBD

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