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Argentina vs Puerto Rico Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 27 Aug 2026
Tip-off: 22:10
Final 89-75
25-21 18-21 21-12 25-21
Position#17
Record5-1
FormWLWWW
Points / game86.2
Allowed / game66.7
vs
Position#68
Record2-4
FormLLWLW
Points / game89.5
Allowed / game92.2
EuropeWorld CupRound 1· Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
Other2027
Meetings · Argentina v Puerto Rico
27 Aug 2026
ARGE89
PUER75
04 Sep 2022
ARGE99
PUER86
18 Sep 2018
ARGE106
PUER84
31 Aug 2015
ARGE91
PUER86
05 Sep 2013
ARGE80
PUER94
27 Oct 2011
ARGE79
PUER78
11 Sep 2011
ARGE81
PUER79
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Argentina winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Puerto Rico winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

ArgentinaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Dominican Republic
#12
L
69-80
69
80
-11
A11/11
World Cup
Bahamas
#62
W
80-76
80
76
+4
A14/11
World Cup
Canada
#4
W
83-72
83
72
+11
H24/02
World Cup
Dominican Republic
#12
L
75-79
75
79
-4
H27/02
World Cup
Cuba
#87
W
80-68
80
68
+12
A27/11
World Cup
Cuba
#87
W
105-49
105
49
+56
H01/12
World Cup
Uruguay
#20
L
44-61
44
61
-17
H28/02
World Cup
Panama
#74
W
101-75
101
75
+26
H02/03
World Cup
Uruguay
#20
W
91-76
91
76
+15
A03/07
World Cup
Panama
#74
W
96-71
96
71
+25
A06/07
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-20
13-21
19-20
17-19
19-18
23-12
21-17
17-29
17-18
23-13
21-19
22-22
24-19
18-16
22-19
11-25
21-13
20-19
20-17
19-19
19-18
22-9
34-13
30-9
15-16
7-14
13-11
9-20
29-18
19-23
23-17
30-17
25-20
16-24
28-16
22-16
26-18
25-19
29-19
16-15
153.1Avg total
82.4Scored
70.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)86.266.7152.8+19.583%
Season at home (3)83.361.7145.0+21.767%
Season away (3)89.071.7160.7+17.3100%
Last 10 (10)82.470.7153.1+11.770%
Last 5 (5)87.466.4153.8+21.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)80.093.4173.4-13.420%
vs Similar (5)69.273.8143.0-4.640%
vs Weaker ◀ (20)85.767.8153.6+17.990%
This opponent (Puerto Rico) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Puerto RicoLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Serbia
#13
L
77-94
77
94
-17
H28/08
World Cup
China
#20
W
107-89
107
89
+18
A30/08
World Cup
Dominican Republic
#12
W
102-97
102
97
+5
A01/09
World Cup
Italy
#17
L
57-73
57
73
-16
A03/09
World Cup
Jamaica
#64
L
90-92
90
92
-2
A28/11
World Cup
Jamaica
#64
L
92-97
92
97
-5
H02/12
World Cup
Canada
#3
L
85-96 OT
85
96
-11
H27/02
World Cup
Bahamas
#42
W
71-66
71
66
+5
H01/03
World Cup
Canada
#3
L
84-110
84
110
-26
A03/07
World Cup
Bahamas
#42
W
115-92
115
92
+23
A06/07
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
15-27
12-30
31-18
19-19
23-16
29-21
26-32
29-20
17-12
28-33
24-29
33-23
15-25
21-14
11-12
10-22
26-26
31-26
11-24
22-16
19-27
22-27
26-20
25-23
23-13
12-23
22-23
25-23
22-11
17-19
19-14
13-22
16-31
22-25
22-27
24-27
34-23
23-24
28-20
30-25
178.6Avg total
88.0Scored
90.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)89.592.2181.7-2.733%
Season at home (3)82.786.3169.0-3.733%
Season away (3)96.398.0194.3-1.733%
Last 10 (10)88.090.6178.6-2.640%
Last 5 (5)89.492.2181.6-2.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)86.890.8177.5-4.050%
vs Similar (9)86.485.4171.9+1.067%
vs Weaker (9)79.676.6156.1+3.067%
This opponent (Argentina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +3.7+3.7Q1: -0.1-0.1Q2Q2: +1.6+1.6Q2: -2.5-2.5Q3Q3: +6.2+6.2Q3: +0.1+0.1Q4Q4: +0.2+0.2Q4: +1.0+1.0
-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +3.7+3.7Q1: -0.1-0.1Q2Q2: +1.6+1.6Q2: -2.5-2.5Q3Q3: +6.2+6.2Q3: +0.1+0.1Q4Q4: +0.2+0.2Q4: +1.0+1.0
ArgentinaPuerto Rico
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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ArgentinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Dominican Republic
#12
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A11/11
World Cup
Bahamas
#62
W
42-30
42
30
+12
A14/11
World Cup
Canada
#4
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H24/02
World Cup
Dominican Republic
#12
W
42-35
42
35
+7
H27/02
World Cup
Cuba
#87
W
41-32
41
32
+9
A27/11
World Cup
Cuba
#87
W
41-27
41
27
+14
H01/12
World Cup
Uruguay
#20
L
22-30
22
30
-8
H28/02
World Cup
Panama
#74
W
48-41
48
41
+7
H02/03
World Cup
Uruguay
#20
L
41-44
41
44
-3
A03/07
World Cup
Panama
#74
W
51-37
51
37
+14
A06/07
World Cup
74.9Avg total
40.1Scored
34.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.737.379.0+4.360%-
Last 30 at home (14)41.038.179.1+2.957%-
Last 30 away (16)42.236.778.9+5.662%-
Last 10 (10)40.134.874.9+5.370%-
Last 5 (5)40.635.876.4+4.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)37.644.882.4-7.220%-
vs Similar (5)37.640.478.0-2.840%-
vs Weaker ◀ (20)43.734.778.4+9.075%-
This opponent (Puerto Rico) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Puerto RicoLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Serbia
#13
L
27-57
27
57
-30
H28/08
World Cup
China
#20
W
52-37
52
37
+15
A30/08
World Cup
Dominican Republic
#12
D
45-45
45
45
+0
A01/09
World Cup
Italy
#17
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A03/09
World Cup
Jamaica
#64
W
57-52
57
52
+5
A28/11
World Cup
Jamaica
#64
L
41-54
41
54
-13
H02/12
World Cup
Canada
#3
L
35-36
35
36
-1
H27/02
World Cup
Bahamas
#42
W
39-30
39
30
+9
H01/03
World Cup
Canada
#3
L
38-56
38
56
-18
A03/07
World Cup
Bahamas
#42
W
57-47
57
47
+10
A06/07
World Cup
88.0Avg total
42.7Scored
45.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.842.083.8-0.250%-
Last 30 at home (12)38.740.379.0-1.742%-
Last 30 away (18)43.943.187.0+0.856%-
Last 10 (10)42.745.388.0-2.640%-
Last 5 (5)42.044.686.6-2.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)41.744.686.2-2.942%-
vs Similar (9)44.140.784.8+3.456%-
vs Weaker (9)39.739.979.6-0.256%-
This opponent (Argentina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
8
Argentina wins
2
Puerto Rico wins
Argentinalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/07/26APanama96-71
03/07/26AUruguay91-76
02/03/26HPanama101-75
28/02/26HUruguay44-61
01/12/25HCuba105-49
27/11/25ACuba80-68
27/02/23HDominican Republic75-79
24/02/23HCanada83-72
14/11/22ABahamas80-76
11/11/22ADominican Republic69-80
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/07/26ABahamas115-92
03/07/26ACanada84-110
01/03/26HBahamas71-66
27/02/26HCanada85-96 OT
02/12/25HJamaica92-97
28/11/25AJamaica90-92
03/09/23AItaly57-73
01/09/23ADominican Republic102-97
30/08/23AChina107-89
28/08/23HSerbia77-94

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Argentina
World Cup 2027
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW83%
HomeWLW67%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %83%67%100%
Points / game86.283.389.0
Allowed / game66.761.771.7
Point differential+19.5+21.7+17.3
Avg total152.8145.0160.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+83%67%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Puerto Rico
World Cup 2027
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW33%
HomeLLW33%
AwayLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %33%33%33%
Points / game89.582.796.3
Allowed / game92.286.398.0
Point differential-2.7-3.7-1.7
Avg total181.7169.0194.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%0%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)50% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %17%33%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Australia660100%94.267.2+27.0
2 Costa Rica550100%81.455.4+26.0
3 Canada660100%104.081.8+22.2
4 Brazil660100%93.775.3+18.3
5 Poland770100%96.080.3+15.7
6 Turkey660100%88.573.7+14.8
7 Croatia1110191%99.171.2+27.9
8 Ivory Coast76186%93.175.4+17.7
9 Lebanon76186%90.072.6+17.4
10 France76186%85.372.0+13.3
11 Germany76186%93.380.4+12.9
12 Cameroon76186%76.970.4+6.4
13 Jordan65183%85.060.0+25.0
14 Argentina65183%86.266.7+19.5
15 Spain65183%87.771.2+16.5
16 Uruguay65183%83.568.2+15.3
17 Iran65183%75.363.5+11.8
18 Italy65183%87.376.8+10.5
19 Dominican Republic43175%91.277.8+13.5
20 Mexico43175%92.882.8+10.0
21 Senegal75271%85.168.9+16.3
22 South Sudan75271%82.466.1+16.3
23 Angola75271%86.971.9+15.0
24 Japan75271%86.475.4+11.0
25 Tunisia75271%72.766.7+6.0
26 Mali75271%80.175.6+4.6
27 Ukraine107370%81.974.6+7.3
28 New Zealand64267%93.278.8+14.3
29 Serbia64267%86.581.3+5.2
30 Montenegro64267%68.572.3-3.8
31 El Salvador53260%64.871.8-7.0
32 Guinea74357%72.366.7+5.6
33 Egypt74357%77.472.7+4.7
34 China74357%83.980.9+3.0
35 Nigeria74357%77.175.1+2.0
36 Qatar74357%76.775.6+1.1
37 Romania148657%76.976.6+0.3
38 Sweden74357%82.983.4-0.6
39 Finland74357%78.481.0-2.6
40 Hungary116555%81.376.6+4.6
41 Portugal63350%80.874.8+6.0
42 Lithuania63350%90.585.0+5.5
43 Greece63350%72.268.0+4.2
44 Switzerland168850%73.172.8+0.3
45 Georgia63350%80.882.8-2.0
46 Ireland63350%75.778.3-2.7
47 Colombia63350%83.288.0-4.8
48 Czech Republic63350%81.386.2-4.8
49 Iceland63350%84.089.7-5.7
50 Armenia42250%86.596.0-9.5
51 Netherlands115645%80.579.3+1.3
52 Estonia73443%82.381.1+1.1
53 Latvia73443%83.182.9+0.3
54 Saudi Arabia73443%77.078.9-1.9
55 Slovenia73443%82.984.7-1.9
56 Austria146843%83.084.9-1.9
57 Cape Verde73443%76.478.7-2.3
58 South Korea73443%77.480.1-2.7
59 Bosnia & Herzegovina62433%79.077.2+1.8
60 Philippines62433%77.579.5-2.0
61 Puerto Rico62433%89.592.2-2.7
62 Bahamas62433%90.593.5-3.0
63 Chile62433%72.277.2-5.0
64 Chinese Taipei62433%77.284.5-7.3
65 Kosovo62433%73.781.5-7.8
66 Panama62433%75.887.5-11.7
67 Syria62433%66.078.3-12.3
68 Jamaica62433%86.3102.8-16.5
69 Israel72529%80.683.3-2.7
70 D.R. Congo72529%66.685.0-18.4
71 Slovakia41325%75.580.8-5.2
72 Luxembourg41325%67.874.0-6.2
73 Bulgaria41325%75.886.0-10.2
74 Albania41325%72.585.2-12.8
75 North Macedonia41325%69.582.5-13.0
76 Norway82625%66.981.0-14.1
77 Honduras51420%61.870.6-8.8
78 Guatemala51420%62.873.0-10.2
79 Denmark102820%73.186.8-13.7
80 Venezuela61517%79.087.5-8.5
81 Great Britain61517%80.290.5-10.3
82 Azerbaijan61517%67.580.8-13.3
83 Belgium6060%71.880.0-8.2
84 Rwanda6060%66.285.7-19.5
85 Libya6060%66.586.7-20.2
86 Uganda6060%64.086.5-22.5
87 Cuba6060%66.789.8-23.2
88 Nicaragua4040%72.095.5-23.5
89 Madagascar6060%73.797.7-24.0
90 Iraq6060%69.393.8-24.5
91 India6060%60.886.2-25.3
92 Cyprus6060%60.299.0-38.8
93 Guam6060%65.2104.5-39.3
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 93 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Argentina2518212589
Puerto Rico2121122175
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