Brazil vs Venezuela prediction: SOUTH AMERICA: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2023-10-12 00:30.
It has been a typically perfect start to the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying (WCQ) campaign for Brazil, who have scored six times across their two victories to date. In truth, securing a 23rd successive World Cup finals appearance seems like nothing but a formality for the five-time winners, especially when you consider that the esteemed hosts haven’t lost a WCQ outing in over eight years (W28, D8).
Adding to that impressive record is the fact that Brazil haven’t lost a WCQ home game in their history as they enter this game on the back of a red-hot 15-match winning run in such games. That run of WCQ home wins began in September 2016 and since then, the Seleção have scored at least twice in 13 of those 15 victories, whilst 12 clean sheets in that time underlines their superiority.
Looking to put a dent in that seemingly impenetrable form are Venezuela, a side who in completely opposite fashion to their hosts, have never qualified for a World Cup tournament. The fact Venezuela have won just three of their last 14 WCQ outings probably shouldn’t come as a surprise then (W3, L11), and their record against Brazil is even worse, securing just one point in WCQ action down the years (D1, L17).
Zooming in on Venezuela’s away WCQ form doesn’t paint a much prettier picture either, with the visitors winning just one such game across the last decade. That run includes a ten-game losing streak ahead of this latest trip, seven of which came without reply, whilst half saw the Venezuelans lose by at least a two-goal margin.
Players to watch: Brazil’s Rodrygo hasn’t netted for Real Madrid since the opening day of the season, yet he did contribute to three of his nation’s five WCQ home goals so far in this cycle (G2, A1). Trying to outdo him will be Salomón Rondón, who enters this clash in fine form after scoring the opener in four of his last five appearances for both club side River Plate and Venezuela.
Hot stat: Venezuela have conceded 96 goals in 28 H2Hs against Brazil (W1, D3, L24), with their -87 goal difference the worst against any opponent.