vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Argentina host Benin at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires off the back of a 0-1 away defeat to Spain, their only loss in the last five outings. Before that defeat came a 2-1 away win over England, before that a 3-1 home win over Switzerland, further back a 3-2 home win over Egypt and, further back still, another 3-2 home win over Cape Verde Islands: four straight wins before the most recent setback. Benin instead arrive off a heavy 1-5 away defeat to Togo. Before that match there was a 1-1 home draw with Niger, before that a 1-0 away win over Guinea, further back another 1-0 home win over Liberia and, further back still, a 1-3 away defeat to Egypt. The two national teams have no previous meetings recorded in the available data. The comparison between the two recent runs pits a record built almost entirely on wins against a more uneven one, with one thing in common: both sides lost their most recent match before this one. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.