Venezuela vs Bolivia prediction: SOUTH AMERICA: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-06-06 22:00.
[p]The most consequential match of the latest round of CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualification (WCQ) cycle takes place in MaturĂn, where Venezuela and Bolivia clash in a game which could have huge consequences in the race for seventh. That’s the one and only spot that will send its occupant into March’s inter-confederation play-offs, though both may still have their eyes on the top six and automatic qualification. [/p]
[p]Venezuela have never qualified for a World Cup, but the additional two places for South American nations in the expanded 48-team tournament could offset that. Their chances of reaching the play-offs have been driven largely by an unbeaten record at home in this WCQ cycle (W3, D4), which includes draws against the pre-round top-four and three wins without conceding.[/p]
[p]Starting this round six points outside the automatic qualification places with four games remaining, Bolivia’s best hopes of securing a first World Cup finals appearance since 1994 likely rest on leapfrogging Venezuela or any other challenger to seventh place. They therefore can’t afford to lose and subsequently concede a four-point gap to the Venezuelans, but they aren’t in the best shape to prevent that from happening after failing to win each of their last five WCQs (D2, L3). [/p]
[p]They have struggled on the road in this edition, beating only last-placed Chile and losing each of their other six away games so far, five of them by 2+ goal margins. Even escaping with a point would buck a trend in this particular fixture, which has seen the home side on the day win each of the last seven H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Salomón Rondón (G4) is Venezuela’s leading scorer in this WCQ cycle, and after netting five times across his last two appearances against Bolivia, should be confident of adding more here. Miguelito sits above Rondón with five strikes, one of which contributed to the 4-0 rout in the reverse fixture. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Six of Venezuela’s seven home WCQs this cycle produced under 2.5 total goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]