Argentina vs Zambia Predictions - Argentina to cruise past Zambia in international friendly fixture

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Argentina expected to win easily against Zambia.
Zambia's struggle continues with poor recent form.
Lionel Messi likely to stand out in upcoming match.

Argentina's Lionel Messi has scored 115 goals in 197 internationals (Getty)

Zambia have struggled of late and should cause the defending World Champions very little trouble. Expect a comfortable home victory for Argentina.

Key Stats - Argentina in Dominant Form
Never Met Before
Argentina Scoring for Fun
Zambia Horrid World Cup Qualifying Campaign

Key Stats - Argentina in Dominant Form

Argentina have won to nil in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Zambia have failed to score in their last 2 matches.

Never Met Before

Argentina and Zambia have never met in an international before.

Argentina Scoring for Fun

Argentina have hardly been tested since sealing qualification for the World Cup. They finished the year by winning three friendlies, scoring nine goals without conceding.

The highlight was a 6-0 victory over Puerto Rico, Lautaro Martinez coming off the bench to score the final two goals.

Lionel Scaloni’s side hosted Mauritania in Buenos Aires on Friday. Enzo Fernandez and Nico Paz scored early but they failed to go on with the job, conceding in added time in a 2-1 win.

Zambia Horrid World Cup Qualifying Campaign

Zambia failed to qualify for the World Cup, finishing fourth in Group E. The campaign began with a 4-2 win against Congo but home defeats to Morocco, Niger and Tanzania sealed their fate.

Moses Sichone replaced Avram Grant as manager in November but it hasn’t paid off. Sichone lost his opening three games in charge, conceding an alarming eight goals.

Chipolopolo had a decent start at the Africa Cup of Nations, earning draws against Mali and Comoros. They were dominated by Morocco in their third group game, losing 3-0 to exit the competition.

Verdict

Argentina v Zambia

Argentina are the World Cup champions and needless to say, this is a huge mismatch. Lionel Messi will be keen to add to his goal tally and should have few problems finding the net in Buenos Aires.

Argentina -2

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