Qatar vs Ecuador Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th November 2022

Qatar and Ecuador open up their respective World Cup campaigns against each other this coming Sunday. The game is staged at Al Bayt Stadium.

This is the opening match of the World Cup group stage for both Qatar and Ecuador, with both of them still upbeat. They'll fight hard to come out the other end with a good result before facing the other two teams in the group. Qatar are number 50, while Ecuador are number 44 in the FIFA world ranking.

Qatar rank as hefty favourites with the bookmakers to finish bottom of the group. They face a daunting prospect and qualifying for the next round would be a massive upset.

It has the look of a close battle to get through the group but with their qualifying campaign in mind Ecuador could pose a threat to most opponents.

Qatar vs Ecuador Prediction

Qatar Form

Their last three matches saw Qatar drawing 2-2 with Chile, before taking out Guatemala by 2-0, and Albania by 0-1. Qatar were able to win five of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing four of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings.

Qatar go into their next World Cup match, averaging a humble 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding nine goals. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Ecuador Form

Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Ecuador are on the lookout for a win again. Against Saudi Arabia, they settled for a 0-0 draw, before splitting the points with Japan in a 0-0 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 0-0 against Iraq. Ecuador claimed two wins in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing seven along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run.

Ecuador travel to their next World Cup match, averaging a lowly 0.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of six goals, while also conceding six goals goals. That amounts to an average of 0.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring six times.

Tournament Overview

Ecuador are most likely in for a tough match at the first time of asking at the World Cup. At Al Bayt Stadium, they are favoured by the bookmakers for the win, but it could get tight this coming Sunday.

Qatar vs Ecuador Lineups

Qatar vs Ecuador Betting Tips

As the new World Cup campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Qatar and Ecuador this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments Qatar won five times, drew four and lost once. Ecuador claimed two wins, seven draws and one defeats in their last 10 games across all tournaments.

Qatar have four wins in a row. In their previous seven outings Ecuador remained undefeated.

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Qatar’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of the previous ten matches which Ecuador played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Ecuador didn't concede a goal in their last 6 matches.

In the past one encounter between Qatar and Ecuador over 2.5 goals came out one time, with Qatar scoring an average of four goals per game. Ecuador averaged three goals, while both teams scored one time.

Qatar have scored first in six games out of last ten games. Surprisingly, Ecuador have just scored first in three games out of last ten games. Ecuador have not conceded a goal in six consecutive games. Of the previous 10 outings, Qatar scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in three of their last 10 games.