Argentina vs Ecuador match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Copa America · Quarter-finals · Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira, Goiânia, Goiás · Ref Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Argentina stats & fixtures · Ecuador stats & fixtures

Argentina beat Ecuador 3–0 in the Copa America (Quarter-finals) on 4 July 2021. Ecuador had 53% of the ball.

Argentina vs Ecuador match statistics

ArgentinaEcuador

47% Ball possession 53%
21 Total shots 10
8 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 6
6 Corners 10
16 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
296 Passes 324
80% Pass accuracy 80%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

20' Yellow card A. Preciado Ecuador
31' Yellow card A. Franco Ecuador
40' Goal R. de Paul (assist L. Messi) Argentina
44' Yellow card P. Estupiñán Ecuador
45+4' Yellow card N. Otamendi Argentina
66' Yellow card N. González Argentina
84' Goal L. Martinez (assist L. Messi) Argentina
90+2' Red card P. Hincapie Ecuador
90+3' Goal L. Messi Argentina

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Argentina

Confirmed 4-3-3 L. Scaloni

23 E. Martinez

5 L. Paredes 26 N. Molina 6 G. Pezzella 19 N. Otamendi

20 G. Lo Celso 7 R. de Paul 8 M. Acuña

15 N. González 22 L. Martinez 10 L. Messi

Bench Á. Di María , G. Rodriguez , N. Tagliafico , Sergio Agüero , A. Gómez , A. Marchesín , Lisandro Martínez , F. Armani , Á. Correa , G. Montiel , E. Palacios , J. Correa

Ecuador

Confirmed 4-3-3 G. Alfaro

1 H. Galíndez

17 A. Preciado 27 D. Palacios 7 P. Estupiñán 4 Robert Arboleda

20 J. Méndez 10 C. Gruezo 3 P. Hincapie

13 E. Valencia 15 Á. Mena 21 A. Franco

Bench G. Plata , M. Estrada , M. Caicedo , L. Campana , P. Ortíz , M. Pineida , A. Hurtado , Alexander Domínguez Carabalí , F. Torres , F. Martinez , X. Arreaga , Christian Noboa

Form guide

Argentina at home

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Ecuador away

0–6–3 in 9 matches

Scored: 0.4 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 9
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 2.2 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 9 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Argentina vs Ecuador head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 Oct 20	Argentina v Ecuador	1–0
13 Oct 19	Ecuador v Argentina	1–6
10 Oct 17	Ecuador v Argentina	1–3
9 Oct 15	Argentina v Ecuador	0–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Argentina vs Ecuador head-to-head record