Brazil vs. Spain 8/7/21 Olympics 2021 Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Brazil and Spain are clashing at Nissan Stadium in the Olympics 2021 soccer tournament finals. Brazil has had a successful tournament so far, and they have won 4 of their 5 games, while one game ended in a draw. Spain started this tournament sloppy, and they have had only 1 win in the group stage, but they have reached the finals with 2 nice wins in the knockouts.

Brazil was one of the biggest favorites to win this tournament, and they are only one step away from it now. In the attacking end, Brazil has scored 12 goals, while conceding only 4 goals. In their semifinal match against Mexico, Brazil was the better team with 67% of ball possession, 6 shots on goal, 5 corner kicks, 0 big chances created, and 81% of the correct passes. Despite all of their chances, Brazil couldn’t score a goal, and both regular time and the overtime ended in a 0-0 draw. Brazil was better in the penalty shootout, and they have won this game after a penalty shootout. Richarlison has been the best player in this tournament, and he has scored 5 goals so far. I think Brazil has enough quality to beat Spain, but this will not be an easy game for them.

Spain is struggling with scoring goals, at least in the regular time, and their last two games in the knockouts have gone to overtime. In their game against Japan, Spain was the dominant team with 69% of ball possession, 6 shots on goal, 11 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and a solid 89% of the correct passes. This was another game where the regular time ended in a draw, but in the 115^th minute Spain was able to score a goal, and they have won this match 0-1. With 3 scored goals, Mir is the leading goalscorer for Spain, while Oyarzabal added 2 goals. Spain has played a lot of minutes so far in this tournament, and some of their players have played in the Euro Cup as well, and I think that could have an impact on their performance in this match. Spain likes to be in control of the possession, but their defense is sloppy and vulnerable to counterattacks. Spain has conceded only 3 goals so far, and that is great, but their biggest problem is in the attacking end where they aren’t using their chances.

I think this will be a fantastic game with a lot of chances, but honestly, I don’t expect a lot of goals. Spain will most likely dominate in this match, but their struggles in the attacking end will probably be an issue here. I will take the draw in this game because I think we will see another overtime.