Venezuela vs Brazil prediction: SOUTH AMERICA: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2024-11-13 21:00.
[p]The CONMEBOL qualification cycle for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has now entered its second half, and therefore Venezuela will be under increasing pressure as they start Matchday 11 outside of the qualifying positions but only five points behind upcoming opponents Brazil in fourth place.[/p]
[p]Having finished in last place in the previous cycle due to their poor away results in particular, the Venezuelans’ qualification hopes could depend on their home form which this time around finds them undefeated after five matches (W2, D3), including impressive results against continental giants Argentina (D 1-1) and Uruguay (D 0-0). That could be the inspiration they need to secure their maiden World Cup qualification win at home to Brazil at the tenth time of asking then, with each of the previous nine matches all ending in defeat (eight of them by a 2+ goal margin).  [/p]
[p]They also find their visitors not performing to their usual lofty standards, losing 1-0 as favourites away to Paraguay, whilst having to fight for unconvincing victories against both Chile (2-1 away) and Ecuador (1-0 home) earlier this year. The 4-0 win over lowly Peru in their most recent outing gave them some breathing space inside the top six, but it was not enough to satisfy embattled head coach Dorival JĂşnior.[/p]
[p]Perhaps wary of his side losing three of their last four away World Cup qualification matches, Dorival told the press after that victory that not only did he believe Brazil still had a long way to go to challenge Argentina for first place in qualification, but even warned of the potential of further surprise defeats when conceding “we can even have a relapse” in coming months. Extending that winning streak away to Venezuela in emphatic fashion will be one encouraging indication that things are heading in the right direction at least.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Botafogo teammates Jefferson Savarino and Luiz Henrique will find themselves on opposing teams here after they both scored in two of their five club matches since the October international window, during which Henrique also struck in both of Brazil’s internationals.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: 70% of Venezuela’s last 20 matches (including friendlies) produced under 2.5 total goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]