Saudi Arabia vs. Brazil 7/28/21 Olympics 2021 Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Saudi Arabia and Brazil are facing off at Saitama Stadium 2002 in round 3 of Group D in the Olympics 2021 soccer tournament. This tournament is over for Saudi Arabia, and even if they win, they can’t advance to the next stage. Brazil is in the first place of their group right now, but they can drop to second with a loss here.

With this being Saudi Arabia’s first Olympics, they have shown a lot of promise, and I think they have a bright future. Saudi Arabia might have lost both of their games, but they have scored 3 goals in 2 games, and they were close to a positive result in both of those games. In their game against Germany, Saudi Arabia has had 57% of ball possession, 5 shots on goal, 8 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and a solid 85% of the correct passes. Saudi Arabia has lost this game even though they have had an extra player on the field, but Germany was more focused, and they have won that game 2-3. Al-Najei has scored 2 goals for Saudi Arabia so far, while Al Dawsari added 1 goal. Overall, a solid tournament for Saudi Arabia, and I’m sure they would like to end it on a positive note, but I don’t think they will.

Brazil has become the biggest favorite to win this tournament, and deservedly so because they are a great team. In their last match against Ivory Coast, Brazil was the better team with 54% of ball possession, 4 shots on goal, 11 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and a solid 86% of the correct passes. Even though they conceded a red card early in this game, Brazil was the better team, but Ivory Coast was solid defensively. This game has ended in a 0-0 draw, and Brazil has to win this game to keep the top spot in this group. Richarlison is the leading goalscorer for Brazil with 3 goals, while Paulinho added 1 goal. Because of the red card, Douglas Luiz will miss this game, but everyone else should be available to play in this game. Brazil still hasn’t reached their maximum potential in this tournament, but they need to be more effective in the attacking end if they want to go all the way.

This tournament is over for Saudi Arabia, and I think that will go Brazil’s way. Brazil is a massive favorite in this game, and if we want to get something out of this game, we need to add goals here, and that is what I will do. Brazil must score as many goals as possible here to improve their effectiveness, and I think they will.