16.10.2024 | 
Brazil is not the team they used to be and the qualifying process for the upcoming World Cup will be more challenging than usual. The Selecao are in the middle of the teams hoping to book their tickets to North America and if they want to do that, they need to win games like this against Peru.
Brazil and Peru meet on 16.10.2024, in the tenth round of the South American World Cup qualifiers. The game takes place at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasilia on Tuesday evening.
| Brazil | Wednesday, 16.10.2024, 02:45 | Peru |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 1,24 | 6,44 | 16,24 |
Brazil – Peru: Initial situation
Both Brazil and Peru are coming off wins during the weekend which boosted their confidence before this game in the capital of the biggest country in South America. Peru has a lot to make up for, and no matter how insane that sounds, they need to win this game.
Brazil Stats & Form
Brazil has had many bumps in the road in this qualifying circle and is currently fourth in the standings with 13 points, six less than the leading Argentina. It is pretty strange to see Brazil having 4 losses in 9 games of the qualifiers. In the September window, the beat Ecuador by 1-0 and then lost with the same result when they visited Paraguay. They had another difficult road game for the weekend but came back home with a 2-1 win against Chile. Brazil found themselves in a hole after only two minutes as Chile took an early lead. Igor da Cruz equalized later in the first half and Luiz Henrique scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute. Brazil now has only 4 wins in the last 15 games.
Peru Stats & Form
Peru has a slow start of the World Cup qualifiers and is ninth in the standings with only six points after nine games. They have only one win so far in the competition and five points behind Venezuela who sits in the spot that leads to the playoffs. Peru played 1-1 against Columbia and lost 1-0 in Ecuador in September. The past weekend, the won their only game so far in the qualifiers, 1-0 against Uruguay. Miguel Araujo was the one who scored the game-winner. Besides that, they have three more wins in 2024, all of which were in friendly games against Salvador, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
Brazil – Peru: Head to Head
Brazil and Peru have played 19 times since the year of 2000. Brazil has won 15 of those, three games ended in a tie and Bolivia won only once. In the first game of these qualifications, Brazil won 1-0 on the road, which was their fifth consecutive win in the head-to-head series. The last time Peru won was in a friendly game in 2019 when the score was 1-0. The last three games between the two finished under 2.5 goals in total.
Brazil – Peru: Odds
Brazil is a major favorite going into this one with the odds of 1,24. The odds for Peru’s win are 16,24 while the draw is set at 6,24. The total goal line is set at 2.5 with 1,80 for over and 2,11 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Brazil – Peru Betting Tip | Odds |
| Brazil -1,5 | 1,65 |
| Over 2,5 goals | 1,80 |
| Early goal in the match: Yes | 1,85 |
Betting tip and prediction: Brazil – Peru (16.10.2024)
Brazil is the only team that has been a part of every World Cup edition since 1930, and unless they pick up their form, that sensational run may be in jeopardy. After nine games in the qualifiers, Brazil has four losses and is a group of four teams separated by one point. It is hard to believe that Brazil will not finish in the top six, but still, no one will give them anything. Catching up with Argentina and Colombia for the top spot in the competition is something they can forget about. Things are not going smoothly for Brazil since Neymar is out of the national team. The lack of leadership and the questionable offensive line, which looks weaker than ever, are vulnerabilities that other teams may take advantage of. Rodrigo is the starting striker for the team, and given the fact that he is only 23 years old and barely plays for Real Madrid, that does not make him a reliable option. Peru does not look like a team that can do that, as they have only one win in nine games. It is a fact that they have nothing to lose, and that may make them a difficult opponent. The only two strikers who play internationally are Bryan Reyna from Belgrano and Joao Grimaldo from Partizan, and they cannot be a danger for the home team. Brazil will try to play aggressively from kick-off and leave no chance for the visitors. In that scenario, they will have full control of the game and win by covering the -1.5-goal differential.