Argentina U23 vs Iraq U23 Predictions

• Both teams have scored in four of Argentina’s last five matches.
• Iraq have scored in five of their last six games.

La Albiceleste fall to controversial defeat

Argentina fell victim to a shock defeat in an Olympics opener marred by crowd trouble against Morocco, but they will be hoping to bounce back when they face Iraq on Saturday.

Wednesday’s opener, which was eventually completed in an empty stadium, ended 2-1 to the underdogs and continues a theme of poor defensive displays from Argentina under-23s.

They have seen both teams score in four of their last five games, scoring and conceding ten goals across these five fixtures, opening the door for Iraq to find the net at the Groupama Stadium.

Goals on the agenda at Groupama Stadium

Iraq opened their Olympics campaign with an impressive win over Ukraine and have now scored in five of their last six matches. They have only kept one clean sheet in this run, though, so backing both teams to score is advised.

I do expect Argentina to bounce back from that defeat on Wednesday. They have averaged two goals per game over the last five matches, so a reversal of the 2-1 scoreline that both teams played out on Wednesday could be in store.