Argentina vs Venezuela prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2025-10-10 00:00.
[p]After they had contrasting fortunes in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (WCQs), Argentina and Venezuela will meet in an international friendly with very different objectives.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Defending World Cup champions Argentina qualified for the 2026 edition in style by securing top spot of the CONMEBOL qualifiers (W12, D2, L4) well in advance of their final matchday loss in Ecuador. That 1-0 defeat in September ended an impressive seven-game unbeaten run (W6, D1) for La Selección that included five clean sheet victories. Head coach Lionel Scaloni has already said that he wants “to see new players” during this window but he will still be plotting how to avoid suffering consecutive losses for the first time in charge of Argentina, whilst the national team themselves haven’t done so since November 2016.[/p]
[p]Venezuela are coming off the immense disappointment of failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, having finished just two points short of the CONMEBOL play-off spot won by Bolivia. La Vinotinto’s hopes of ending their unwanted status as the only CONMEBOL side to have never appeared at a World Cup finals were thwarted by three consecutive defeats in which they conceded a hefty 11 goals. President Nicolás Maduro reacted to what he described as a “painful defeat” by intervening to sack head coach Fernando Batista, so there will be a lot of pressure on the shoulders of interim manager Oswaldo Vizcarrondo to restore some national pride both on and off the field.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Argentina haven’t lost to Venezuela since a friendly in March 2019 (W4, D1), which was the second of only two H2H victories for the Venezuelans in their entire history (D3, L24).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Eight of Argentina’s last nine wins were accompanied by a clean sheet.[/p]
[p]Argentina conceded 2+ goals in only one of their last ten games.[/p]
[p]Five of Venezuela’s six recent defeats have come with a 2+ goal margin.[/p]
[p]Five of Venezuela’s last seven friendlies produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Julián Alvarez has been in rich form for AtlĂ©tico Madrid over his last four games (G6, A2) and he could make an early impact here as three of his recent five national goals arrived within the first 30 minutes. JesĂşs RamĂrez will look to kickstart Venezuela’s new era as he looks to carry his club form of three successive scoring appearances over to the national team.[/p]
[p]Argentina could be without Thiago Almada and Marcos Acuña, while Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul have a key MLS game one day later that may see the duo benched. That game could also limit the participation of Venezuela’s Inter Miami midfielder Telasco Segovia.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]It’s hard to look past Argentina here especially after they beat Venezuela 3-0 at home in September, but we’ll take a chance on both teams to score as Venezuela will be determined to kickstart a new era[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]