PERU welcome Paraguay to the Estadio Monumental for an international friendly on Saturday. The Peruvians often do well at home and given their fine record in this fixture, should have the upper hand over Paraguay, who have been poor lately.
Peru were rampant in their previous friendly as they eased to a 4-1 victory over Dominican Republic back in March. They raced to a three-goal lead through Sergio Pena, Jesus Castillo and Piero Quispe before Paolo Guerrero added the fourth late on.
That was the second straight win for Peru, who have shown some good form lately. Jesus Fossati’s men also triumphed 2-0 over Nicaragua prior to the clash with Dominican Republic, with both matches coming in Lima.
In contrast to Peru’s fine showings, Paraguay have found things difficult in recent times. They have picked up just one win from their last six matches and were beaten 1-0 at home by Colombia in their previous fixture.
One of the problems for Paraguay is a lack of fire-power in attack having scored just once in their last six matches. Those attacking problems have also been evident on their travels as Daniel Garnero’s men have lost five of their last six away matches while failing to score in the last three in that run.
How the bookies view it: Peru with the edge
Peru have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 27/20 by bet365 to claim the win. An unlikely victory for Paraguay is valued at 19/10 while a draw is set at odds of 2/1.
Head to head: Peru with the upper hand
Peru have a 12-6 advantage with five draws from 23 previous matches against Paraguay. Both teams played out a 0-0 draw in the most recent fixture back in September while the Peruvians have won the last two meetings in Lima.
Players to watch: Guerrero still relevant
Captain Paolo Guerrero is the all-time leading scorer for Peru and remains relevant till this day. The veteran striker was on target last time out against Dominican Republic and could be worth keeping an eye on at 13/5 by bet365.
Given Paraguay’s recent goal scoring problems, Peru will be targeting a shutout 9n Saturday. Anderson Santamaria is often solid at the back and can lead the Peruvians to a clean sheet at 13/8 with bet365.
Probable line-ups
Paolo Guerrero is expected to lead the line for Peru, with Gianluca Lapadula likely to be tasked with providing support.
Paraguay will be without star striker Antonio Sanabria, who is currently injured. The likes of Julio Enciso and Adam Bareiro will be tasked with featuring in attack for the Paraguayans.
Peru: Gallese, Corzo, Santamaria, Zambrano, Lopez, Quispe, Castillo, Pena, Advincula, Lapadula, Guerrero
Paraguay: Coronel, Espinoza, Alderete, Gomez, Ramirez, Villasanti, Cubas, Sosa, Gonzalez, Enciso, Bareiro
Anything else catch the eye?
The last fixture between Peru and Paraguay ended in a 0-0 draw, so BTTS NO could be on the cards at 8/11 by bet365. With the Peruvians winning the last two meetings at home, a win to nil can also be considered at 11/4 by bet365.
There have been halftime draws in the last two meetings and a similar pattern is priced at evens with bet365.
This International Friendly match between Peru and Paraguay will be played on Jun 8, 2024 and kick off at 01:30. Check below for our tipsters best Peru vs Paraguay prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
