Topic: Is the host draw in the ceremony match? - page 4. (Read 487 times)

Qatar has already beaten Ecuador in a friendly match in 2018 4:3. In addition, Sanchez Bas's wards drew with Chile in September (2:2). Qatar performed well at the end of last year in the framework of the Arab States Cup, where it lost to the future champion Algeria with a score of 1:2, and then won the match for third place against Egypt. And so, in general, the national teams of Qatar and Ecuador are about equal rivals, but this time I think that Qatar should be helped by native walls.

The Qatar national team is a clear underdogs in this competition. Their performance in recent times have not been very impressive, they lost two of three recent matches and drew one. But they shouldn't be underrated because the defeated teams like Ghana and Bulgaria. The Ecuador teams have not also been impressive because they couldn't win lowly FIFA rated teams like Iraq and Saudi Arabia, getting just draws in both matches. But they also won big African teams like Nigeria and Cape Verde. The host teams might not have a lot of experienced players but the have the zeal and the fans. The team would be desperate to prove that the country's investment in this World Cup is not in vain.   

History will repeat may not be really applicable in this scenario, of course there is a probability for a draw but its better to concentrate more on the team analysis and make a decision about your bet depends on it instead of looking at a random things and make any conclusions regarding isn't worth it in my opinion.

For me, the victory of Ecuador is obvious in this game, which means that the odds that the bookmakers give now (2.41) are super profitable. I think that the bookies are so generous because they are hedging the mood of the fans who, for historical reasons, override the strength of the hosts. Plus, there is a risk that in this game the result will be the result of corruption and some secret agreements (like the very fact that this World Cup is held in Qatar).

I still think that Ecuador will win in this opener, Qatar has neither experience nor history in World Cup and football.
Ecuador is still far above them. There are no Qatar players who play in famous leagues like LaLiga, Serie A or EPL while Ecuador has them some of the players have experience playing in those leagues, this experience will affect the performance and Ecuador are favorites to get 3 points if they don't play nervous because of being opening match.

this is a game in which even choosing a draw is still a risky bet, perhaps betting that there will not be many goals could be a good option, since in these games the teams will play in defense and not much in attack, perhaps choosing to bet on Asian Handicap
Ecuador (0.25) with an odd of @1.48 and a safer bet, of course Qatar could still win the game and with that the person would lose the bet, but if the game also ends in a draw the person would win the bet, that is, it is a good choice to bet in the Asian Handicap Ecuador (0.25) at least this is what I will do in case I bet on this game


maybe there's some bad news on the ecuador team or something else or it could be because it's the first game of the competition and the bookmakers don't have much data on head-to-head matches between these two teams and that's why they've placed these two odds that are high, but if we look closely at the two teams, ecuador is better than qatar, that's why i believe ecuador will win this game even with all the difficulties for not playing at home

It's hard to speculate but since you already bet on DRAW, I think that was just a reasonable bet.

The fact that those odds are considered high, means that bookies are likely to think that all options are really tough picks. Even referring to past performance, wild forecast, fearless analysis, etc. maybe your best reference is really the one that's on your mind.

Well then, good luck with your bet.

The high odds on both teams which is above 2.0 is a clear indication that neither of the team has the dominance to win the game. A draw is a wise choice here if I were be betting on this match. I have no great experience on football game but I’m betting on it occasionally basedmon the odds alone. The higher the odds of both team usually ended up a draw at the end.

But having a home court advantage should be considered too since the crowd cheer always gove motivation on players especially on crucial time. So I bet Qatar 1-0 on this game for my Duelbits World Cup Predictor picks. I have nothing to lose so I choose the crowd power over stats this time.

You're very correct and I agree with you. Qatar does not have a good number of notable players to face the South American side Ecuador
in the opening game and we can't compare the past result of the past host of the world cup Russian and Brazil because the two teams have good players that are playing in big teams in Europe so it was easy for the two countries to win in their opening games another advantage they had was the countries they faced in their opening matches I think it's good to put that into consideration when analyzing the possibility of the host winning the opening games.


On the other hand, I think Qatar will have a chance to win or draw Ecuador in the opening game following the home advantage they will be given as the host country and the joy and moral boost they will have as their fans will come out in mass to sing and play different instruments in their names, who knows if they have good players that will be showing their skills during this time we should not underrate them till the end of the game.

If, we refer to the FIFA rating that each of these teams has. obviously, the safest choice is to choose Ecuador in terms of betting.  besides having a FiFA ranking above the Qatar team, Ecuador also has long experience in the world cup event. flashback to Ecuador's statistics, Ecuador was able to overthrow Chile with a score of 0-2, hold Brazil to a 1-1 draw, hold Argentina to a 1-1 draw. on paper, Ecuador is superior to Qatar.

On the other hand, Qatar is the home team. where they will play in front of their own public, the moral support of the fans will fill the stadiums to support the team from their country. Don't forget, Qatar is a 2019 Asian Cup finalist. They have a lot of naturalized players, although most of the naturalized players are from the Arabian peninsula.
if we refer to the FIFA rating that Qatar has, the difference is not too far. Qatar is ranked 50th, Ecuador is ranked 44th. This means that the fight in this opening match will be quite balanced. I don't want to be reckless in predicting this opening match, because after all, the home team shouldn't be taken lightly.

And yes, if we refer to the odds that each of these teams has. I am a little surprised, the available odds are not far apart. it is unlikely that the match will end in a draw, but it seems that it is the ideal choice. however, somehow I think Qatar will win this opening match.

I find it extremely difficult for Qatar to win or draw this game and the past results of Russia and Brazil are different cases,Qatar has not a great team and most likely if they were not the host country they would not be in the World Cup at all.The quality of Ecuador coming from South America is clearly much higher and only if they greatly underestimate Qatar then and only then they may lose some points and get a draw in this opening game,I doubt Ecuador can lose this game,it would be a big surprise for the opening game of the tournament.

In the last 2 event world cup (2014 and 2018), the host (Russia and Brazil) was the winner in the opening ceremony match,
but in the world cup 2010 South Africa as the host draw the match.

When comparing the country with not much achievement in football, I think Qatar and South Africa have the same condition and situation. this is just my side calculation, we have to wait for the results after kick off, but There is no harm to tried it draw.



So, what's your guess?.