Ecuador vs. Curacao – World Cup Group E Betting Preview, Team News, and Predictions (Jun 20) 

How to Watch

• Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
• When: Saturday, June 20, 8:00 PM ET
• How to Watch: FOX, Telemundo, Peacock

Ecuador vs. Curacao World Cup Preview

Both these teams lost their opening matches at the World Cup, and it’s now redemption time. Ecuador is a massive favorite, and the South American team is under pressure to take all three points and return to the knockout-stage race.

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Ecuador Stats & Team News

La Tri looked solid against the Ivory Coast, yet it narrowly lost, 1-0. This was Ecuador’s first defeat after 19 consecutive matches, one of the longest unbeaten streaks in their history.

A vast majority of the games during that run ended in ties, and overall, had low efficiency. For instance, 15 saw under 2.5 goals and 14 ended with just one side scoring. That implies Ecuador plays tough, tactical football.

Likely Lineup: Galindez; Ordonez, Pacho, Hincapie, Estupinan; Caicedo, Vite; Yeboah, Plata, Angulo; Valencia

Curacao Stats & Team News

The rookies at the World Cup lost to Germany 7-1, but at one point they worried the Germans, leveling the score at 1-1 and mounting several solid counterattacks in the first half.

Though as time went by, they ran out of gas, and the European powerhouse used that to roll over Curacao. This event was the 4th in the previous 5 in which Dick Advocaat’s unit lost.

Likely Lineup: Room; Sambo, Obispo, Gaari, Floranus; Comenencia, J Bacuna, L Bacuna; Chong, Gorre, Antonisse

Head to Head Stats

There were no matches between these two nations.

Ecuador vs. Curacao World Cup Predictions

La Tri is the favorite, but we don’t expect to see a similar result as in the Germany vs. Curacao matchup. The South Americans will win, but with a two or three-goal margin at most.

• Free World Cup Picks: Ecuador -1.5