Dominican Republic vs Spain Prediction: Spain to run riot in this encounter

In the round 2 encounter of the Olympic Football Games, Spain will battle it out with the Dominican Republic. This will be the first meeting between these sides. How will this encounter unfold? 

The Dominican Republic did well in holding Egypt to a goalless draw in their opener and will head into this game with confidence that they will get things right this time. As debutants, this team had 52 percent of the possession with 15 goals attempted, while three were on targets that they could not convert. 

However, Ibai Gomez's side have struggled against higher-ranked opponents, as we saw in the CONCACAF Championship final when they were thumped 6-0 by the US and endured a humiliating 7-0 loss to France in preparation for this tournament.

Spain had to wait until the second half of their opener against Uzbekistan to secure a win, and they will head here hoping things go their way. In that game, Spain took the lead through Marc Pubill's strike, but Uzbekistan leveled in the last minutes of the first half through Eldor Shomurodov's goal from the spot. However, this team missed the chance to take the lead from the spot through Sergio Gomez's miss before scoring three minutes later. Heading into this game, Spain have lost just one of their last eight matches, coming against Brazil in the last Olympic Games final. 

Spain were not too impressive in their opener, and they will need to do better here. On the other hand, the Dominican Republic showed that they could be a threat while being solid in defense, but this team has not been able to convert chances. Against tough opposition, I have little expectations from the Dominican Republic, and while their opening game could motivate them, I still believe it will not be enough for them to stop Spain. Take La Roja to win with many goals.