Panama vs. USA Prediction on June 27, 2024

Match info

This Thursday, the USA and Panama will face off in the 2024 Copa América second round of the group stage. The match of the men’s football tournament under CONMEBOL’s auspices between the hosts commanded by Gregg Berhalter and Thomas Christiansen’s wards in Group C is to be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and is slated to begin at 6 p.m. local time.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Panama

Panama is a minor footballing nation with little footballing heritage or history. The “Los Canaleros” finished runners-up in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005, 2013, and 2023. They participated in the World Cup for the first time in 2018.

It will be difficult for Thomas Christiansen’s team to leave a lasting impression at the 2024 Copa América given that its Group C includes Bolivia, the USA, and Uruguay, in addition to them. Panama enters the match against the USA fresh off a 1-3 loss to Uruguay at Miami Gardens, Florida’s Hard Rock Stadium during the first round. It followed victories against Montserrat and Guyana in FIFA World Cup Qualifying – CONCACAF, but also a 0-1 loss to Paraguay in a friendly international.

When playing the USA, where it’s an underdog based on odds of new mobile betting sites, Panama is probably going to line up in a 5-4-1 setting. Michael Murillo, Edgardo Fariña, José Córdoba, Roderick Miller, and Eric Davis will take their positions in front of Orlando Mosquera in goal. In the middle of the field will be Édgar Bárcenas, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Christian Martínez, and José Luis Rodríguez. José Fajardo will be the sole player up front.

The current form of the USA

The USA is beginning to emerge as one of the leading footballing nations counting both continents with “America” in their names. They are definitely a force to be reckoned with in North America, even though it will take them some time to catch up to some of the main powers of South America.

With 11 World Cup appearances under their belt, the “Stars and Stripes” will be confident that they can advance from Group C to the next round of the 2024 Copa América. The USA will be coming off a 2-0 victory against Bolivia in the premier duel of the event it hosts going into their match versus Panama. It followed a 1-5 crushing at the hands of Colombia in the test match, and before that, a 1-1 draw with Brazil in another international friendly.

When playing Panama, the USA will probably line up in a 4-3-3 formation. Matt Turner will start in goal, with Antonee Robinson, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, and Joe Scally in front of him in defense. The three midfielders will be Tyler Adams, Giovanni Reyna, and Weston McKennie. The three forwards will be Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun, and Timothy Weah.

Key stats

Panama has dropped four of their previous six games in all competitions.
In their previous six games in all competitions, Panama has won two.
Across all competitions, the USA has won three of their last five games.
In all competitions, the USA has dropped three of their previous seven games.
In all competitions, the USA has drawn one of their last seven games.

Head-to-head

Panama and the USA met 24 times. The latter dominates with 16 wins. Panama won two, while six encounters ended in a draw.

Match analytics

The USA will be favored to win the group game, so logically it’s a superior team compared to Panama. If the Americans make a mistake and lose even one point, it will come as a surprise.

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