Argentina U20 vs Uzbekistan U20 Prediction and Betting Tips | May 20th 2023

Argentina U20 and Uzebkistan U20 will kickstart their quest to win the 2023 Under-20 FIFA World Cup when they square off on Saturday.

The South Americans rounded up their preparations for the tournament with a comfortable 4-0 victory over the Dominican Republic in their final friendly fixture last week. Valentin Carboni and Ignacio Maestro scored first-half goals to put their side in control, while Juan Gauto stepped off the bench to complete the rout with a late brace.

Uzbekistan, meanwhile, suffered a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay. Fabrizio Diaz opened the scoring from the spot in the 68th minute, while Anderson Duarte added a second in injury time.

Argentina will be aiming to win a record-extending seventh title at this level and secured their spot in the tournament by virtue of their status as hosts. Uzbekistan qualified courtesy of their third-placed finish in the 2023 AFC Asian Under-20 Cup.

Argentina U20 vs Uzbekistan U20 Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the third meeting between the two sides. Argentina were victorious in the previous two meetings.
Their most recent clash came in September 2022 when the South Americans claimed a 2-1 win in a friendly.
Uzbekistan lost two of their three preparatory friendlies for this tournment, while Argentina won two and lost one of their last three games.
Each of Argentina's last three games have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.
Argentina are the record winners of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, having won the tournament on six occasions in the past, with their last title coming in 2007.

Argentina U20 vs Uzbekistan U20 Prediction

Argentina are historically the most successful side at this level, despite not having won th tournament since Sergio Aguero inspired them to victory in Canada in 2007. Nevertheless, expectations are high for Los Cebollitas, following the senior side's triumph in Qatar last year, while home support could also be key as they seek a seventh world title at this stage.

Uzbekistan, for their part, are outsiders, although their impressive performance in the Asian U20 Cup indicates that they cannot be underestimated.

We are backing the hosts to claim a comfortable win in addition to a clean sheet.

Prediction: Argentina U20 2-0 Uzbekistan U20

Argentina U20 vs Uzbekistan U20 Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Argentina to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No

Tip 3 - Under 2.5 goals

Tip 4 - Halftime/Fulltime result: Argentina/Argetina