Venezuela – Bolivia

Venezuela is capable of defeating Bolivia

On the night of 7 June, one of the key matches of qualification in South America will take place. The Venezuelan national team will play against Bolivia. Here meet the main contenders for the knockout matches for the right to get to the World Cup. Both teams are traditional outsiders but now there is a historic chance. Venezuela, for example, has never been to the World Cup at all. The hosts have previously produced some historic matches in qualification. In particular, they took points away from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The team has a decent generation. There are several players from the top leagues. The main star is Girona midfielder Yangel Herrera. Curiously, in 2024 the Venezuelans did not win a single match in qualifying. It turned out to be an interesting paradox: they drew against the grands, but lost to their rivals. A separate story is the defeat at the hands of Bolivia (0:4). They failed in the highlands. Traditional problems for the guests on the Bolivian pitch. The long-awaited victory came only in the confrontation with Peru. At home they snatched three points at the expense of a goal by Salomon Rondon from the penalty spot. The veteran is still one of the leaders. Venezuela does not have a trend in performance. The average is 2.1 goals. This is the sixth place in qualifying. Bolivia surprised at a certain stage of the selection, but in the last matches began to fit the traditional schedule: defeat away and chances only in home meetings. Bolivia defeated Colombia and Peru on their home field, in addition to Venezuela. Away there was a sensational win over Chile, but otherwise things are very sad. The outsider managed to concede 23 goals. This is the worst indicator in the selection. In total, Bolivia's defence has already conceded 30 goals. The average performance of matches is the first in South America. In away matches, the total was not broken only once - in a meeting with Paraguay. The composition of the national team by 70-80% consists of players from the Bolivian league. The team is much weaker than Venezuela. Bolivia mostly manages to cling only at the expense of the home factor. An interesting statistical moment in the confrontation between the two national teams: the teams since 2013 strictly play on the total more. In nine matches, only two times the bet on the exchange of goals did not pass. Now bookmakers expect that the meeting, on the contrary, will not be too productive. The odds on the total of less than 2.5 is 1.70. There are prerequisites for effective football. Bolivia will definitely need to open up and take risks. A defeat is likely to be decisive in terms of the final prospects. Venezuela have enough class to defeat their opponents.