Following an overwhelming victory against New Zealand, the United States of America and Guinea will face a battle in the last round of group-stage matches at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Tuesday 30 July at 20:00 (GMT+3). The National Elephants have lost their first two Group A games, but a win today might advance them to the knockout stages, therefore we anticipate a fierce match at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
With a 4-1 victory against New Zealand on Saturday, the USA swiftly atoned for their initial 3-0 loss to the hosts. As a result, if they win their last group match against Guinea, they should advance to the quarterfinals, with the OlyWhites unlikely to defeat France.
It’s only been four months since the United States easily defeated Guinea 3-0, so they should also feel confident. They would undoubtedly qualify for the quarterfinals if they could replicate that performance or their amazing 3.33 predicted goals against New Zealand.
Guinea is likely to end on a depressing zero points after winning just two of their previous eight games, including both of their Olympic contests.
United States
The United States easily defeated New Zealand 4-1 at the Allianz Riviera on Saturday afternoon, earning a significant victory in their quest for a quarterfinal spot. Gianluca Busio, Paxten Aaronson, Djordje Mihailovic, and Walker Zimmerman all scored goals to give the United States a comfortable four-goal lead. In the 78th minute, Jesse Randall gave New Zealand a response.
Three days prior, Les Bleus scored three goals in the second half against Team USA, with Alexandre Laccazette, Michael Olise, and Loic Balde all finding the scoresheet for Les Bleus in the Group A opener against host nation France.
Marko Mitrovic’s team, competing in the Olympics for the first time in sixteen years, will be trying to avoid a recurrence of their 2008 campaign, in which they placed third in Group B with four points out of a possible nine and narrowly missed out on the knockout stages. The finest performance by Team USA at the Games was in 2000 in Australia, where they won Group C with five points out of a possible nine and defeated Japan in the quarterfinals on penalties.
They were defeated 3-1 by La Roja on September 26, three days before losing 2-0 to Chile in the bronze medal match, but they were no match for Spain in the semifinals. Team USA’s strikers looked dangerous throughout the match, and midfielders Djordje Mihailovic and Gianluca Busio excelled. A replication of that performance would undoubtedly result in many goals being scored at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Guinea
Guinea, competing in its first-ever Olympics, lost its first two games and is about to be eliminated from the group stage. On July 24, the National Elephants were defeated 2-1 by New Zealand in the inaugural game of the Allianz Riviera, spoiling their hopes of having a spectacular start to the Games.
Amadou Diawara gave Guinea a one-point lead in the 72nd minute after the South Pacific nation had fallen behind to a goal by Matthew Garbett in the 25th. However, Ben Waine’s goal a few minutes later handed the South Pacific nation all three points.
Three days later, Kaba Diawara’s team played a strong team show against France, but they would lose 1-0 once more thanks to a goal from Freiburg defender Kiliann Sildillia in the 75th minute.
Although Guinea has not yet earned a point in Group A, they may still qualify for the round of eight if they win on Tuesday and France wins against New Zealand in the other group match.
It may be said that the National Elephants have been unlucky, as they had 19 shots against New Zealand and had two goals disallowed against France. But when bad luck strikes, you’re gone, and the USA have access to a much more talented team.
Expert Betting Tips
In three of this pair’s four games together in the tournament, betting on over 2.5 goals has paid off, and it might be profitable to support the same results along with a victory for the United States on Tuesday.
We believe that the US team will generate a lot of goal-scoring opportunities and perhaps convert a few of them. Even though Guinea U23 would have trouble scoring, they might be able to score once. The United States U23 team is expected to win 3-1 or 3-0.