NUMEROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; GHANA VS ARGENTINA U - 20 WORLD CUP

Ghana goes into her 41st World U-20 World cup match on Tuesday against the tournament's most successful Nation Argentina, in a game that will mean a lot for both countries, both teams failed to pick the three maximum points available on match day 1 when they all drew with Austria and Panama respectively.

Who does the numbers favor?

This Match will be Ghana's 41st match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, it will also be the 3rd meeting between the two with each side having 1 victory. In the previous 40 matches played, Ghana has won 24, drawn 9 and lost 7, with 72 goals scored and 42 conceded. Argentina on the on the otherhand have played 72 matches, won 52, drawn,6, and lost,14, they have in the process scored, 143 goals and conceded 52.

2nd group Match

Ghana has played six 2nd group matches, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing 1, in the process Ghana has scored 9 goals and conceded 4.

The Month of June

Ghana could not count entirely on the Month of June after their three previous second group matches in the month has ended in 1win, 1 draw and 1 defeat, scored 2 and conceded 1.  In total, Ghana has played 9 times in this month, with 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 loses, whiles having to score 16, and conceding 8. Argentina on the other hand hold an impressive record in the month of June, the South American side have played 15 matches in the Month of June with 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 loses.

Oceania

Ghana's fortunes in the Oceania region does not look too good at the group stage after they drew their first two matches in the 1993 U-20 World cup in Australia, In that tournament Ghana drew their first game 1-1 against Uruguay, and 2-2 with Germany, before winning their last game 2-0 against Portugal. That year Ghana was placed in Group B just as this year, and were runners up in the competition. Argentina was however disqualified from participating in that competition.

head to head

The first time Ghana beat Argentina at the U-20 World cup in the group stage, The South Americans failed to go past the group stage, but the Argentines revenged on home soil with a victory that eventually handed them their 4th trophy.