Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 04:00
Turkey take on Paraguay at the 2026 World Cup, with kick-off at 04:00 on Saturday, 20/06.
Football's biggest stage raises the stakes, and there is plenty to know about how these two sides approach the contest.
Below you will find our full breakdown of the match, along with the bet our team rates as the best pick for this match.
The team at Betting.co.uk has crunched the numbers, weighing each side's recent results, scoring patterns, and defensive record to project how this one is likely to play out.
Our model factors in past meetings, in-tournament trends, and how clinical each team has been at both ends of the pitch.
The recommended bet and the reasoning behind it are below.
Recommended Bet Our recommended bet is Corners – Under 7.5 for the Turkey vs Paraguay matchup. We expect a controlled, tactical game with few attacks from wide areas. Both teams may focus on ball retention rather than constant forward pressure, resulting in a low corner count overall.
Under 7.5 Corners: 9/4
Stake £10.00 → Potential Return £32.50
Under 7.5 Corners
Why we predict under 7.5 corners
Key Betting Insights
Turkey
Paraguay
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One game into their World Cup, Turkey have just a single result to go on. Here is what that opening fixture returned:
Wins: 0
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals Scored: 0
Goals Conceded: 2
Widening the lens to every competition this season, Turkey's figures look like this:
Matches played: 11
Wins: 8
Draws: 1
Losses: 2
Goals Scored: 25 (Avg. 2.27)
Goals Conceded: 15 (Avg. 1.36)
Team Statistics/Latest Results
Turkey to win the match: 1/1
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Turkey
Date
Game
Result
20/06
L
14/06
L
06/06
W
01/06
W
31/03
W
Paraguay, too, have just one World Cup outing behind them. Their record from that single game reads:
Wins: 0
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals Scored: 1
Goals Conceded: 4
Looking across all competitions this season, Paraguay's numbers come out as follows:
Matches played: 22
Wins: 9
Draws: 7
Losses: 6
Goals Scored: 21 (Avg. 0.95)
Goals Conceded: 16 (Avg. 0.73)
Team Statistics/Latest Results
Paraguay to win the match: 11/4
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Paraguay
Date
Game
Result
20/06
W
13/06
L
05/06
W
31/03
L
27/03
W
The table below stacks each side's core numbers up against the benchmark.
Scoring output, both-teams-to-score frequency and the results of their last five matches all feed in, giving you a clearer read on where the value might sit in Turkey vs Paraguay.
Key metrics International - World Cup International - World CupTeam Form
Turkey
Form
Last 5 Games
PPG
Overall
L
W
W
W
W
2.4
Home
W
W
W
W
L
2.4
Away
L
W
W
D
W
2
Paraguay
Form
Last 5 Games
PPG
Overall
W
L
W
L
W
1.8
Home
W
D
W
W
W
2.6
Away
L
L
W
W
L
1.2
These are the areas that tend to decide betting value: corners, cards, goals scored and goals conceded.
Reading them side by side highlights each team's habits and points you toward the markets with the strongest patterns.
Key metrics 44 last 5 matches 21 last 5 matches
Turkey received +110% more corners than Paraguay in the last 5 matches.
Corners
Turkey
Paraguay
Performance Gap
Australia
Venezuela
North Macedonia
Kosovo
Romania
Key metrics 9 last 5 matches 12 last 5 matches
Paraguay received +33% more cards than Turkey in the last 5 matches.
Cards
Turkey
Paraguay
Performance Gap
Australia
Venezuela
North Macedonia
Kosovo
Romania
Key metrics 8 last 5 matches 8 last 5 matches
Both teams scored the same number of goals in the last 5 matches.
Goals Scored
Turkey
Paraguay
Performance Gap
Australia
Venezuela
North Macedonia
Kosovo
Romania
Key metrics 3 last 5 matches 6 last 5 matches
Paraguay conceded +100% more goals than Turkey in the last 5 matches.
Goals Conceded
Turkey
Paraguay
Performance Gap
Australia
Venezuela
North Macedonia
Kosovo
Romania
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