Wales vs Argentina Prediction: Can the Argentine Pumas pull an upset

At the Stade Velodorome in Marseille, one of the quarterfinal matches of the World Cup will feature a matchup between Wales and Argentina. The Welsh team enters this match as the odds-on favorite to come out on top, while Argentina will be looking to maintain their impressive record to the best of their ability.

Wales may have had a rather dismal build-up to the Rugby World Cup, but when they face Argentina in Marseille this weekend, they will be the favorites to win and go to the semifinals. The Dragons were able to top their pool thanks to a dominating victory over Australia, which allowed them to secure what is undoubtedly the most intriguing matchup of the quarterfinals. Warren Gatland was brought back into his former position as head coach of Wales less than a year ago in order to steady their increasingly turbulent ship in preparation for this tournament. A victory for the coach and his team in this quarter-final match would be considered a victory for all parties.

Argentina were stunned by a team from England that was out of sorts to open the tournament, and they have barely recovered, with victories over Japan and Samoa that were decided by a single point being enough to get them through Pool D. Despite this, Argentina is the favorite going into this quarterfinal matchup; nonetheless, in order to advance, they will need to play their best game and give it their all. It would appear that Argentina's renowned flanker Pablo Matera will not be able to play in the game due to a hamstring issue.

As a result of the fact that both teams are rooting to advance to the semifinals of the tournament for the very first time in their nation's history, this should be a very close game. Despite the fact that Wales has the advantage on paper, the Pumas of Argentina have been playing exceptionally well in this competition, and I do not anticipate that they will go down without a fight. Because of this, I believe that it would be more beneficial to have Argentina cover the run line here. As a result of the fact that both teams have already demonstrated tremendous attacking qualities, I believe that the final score will end up being quite high. Therefore, the over is the correct pick in this one as well.