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Brazil vs Bolivia Prediction & Betting tips
It will start cheerfully, the Copa America 2019 in Brazil. Of course, at this tournament, the host has the honor to contest the opening match. During the night from Friday to Saturday the Selecao will meet the eleven from Bolivia. This should be a clear start to the prelude under normal circumstances. Perhaps the hosts will open the Copa with a playful fireworks display. Nothing but the tournament victory can be the goal. That was the case with the last two big tournaments at home. It was not quite enough for the 2014 World Cup, but with the gold medal at the Olympics there was the great reconciliation.
If the Brazilians play a Copa America before their own audience, then they also win the title. It has always been like that in the past, at least. Four times, the Copa took place around the Sugarloaf and four times triumphed at the end of the Selecao. Of these four opening games at the home tournament, Brazil have won three and played once in a draw. However, Coach Tite will hardly want to put up with a draw. The hosts are the towering favorite and therefore, before the kick-off between Brazil and Bolivia, the forecast is clearly towards a home victory. This is in addition to the fact that the Bolivians have won only one of their last 14 opener games at the Copa America, this, however, just against Brazil, but at the height of the Andes in the capital La Paz. There are known to have slightly different requirements for a football match. Without the home advantage, La Verde should hardly be able to stand up to the Selecao. Therefore, it is quite possible that between Brazil and Bolivia a tip on a high handicap can be successful. That the home side will bring their first three points, it is hardly a doubt. The kick-off for the Copa America 2019 opening match between Brazil and Bolivia at the Estadio Morumbi will start on Friday night at 1:30 (CET).
Brazil:
The Selecao will do everything to win the opening match at the Copa America. In fact, Brazil has not lost the first game in this tournament since 1975. In addition, the Brazilians have never lost outside Bolivia against the upbeat opponents. These are good statistics that speak clearly for the hosts. In addition, the Selecao seems to have weathered the World Cup finals in the quarterfinals against Belgium meanwhile. In the last ten games, it was enough to nine wins and a draw. Eight times remained without conceding in this time. With Alisson Becker the South Americans have one of the best keeper in the world in the box and also the complete defensive including the six is basically enough for the highest demands. Therefore, it seems clear that in the duel between Brazil and Bolivia only quotas are to be used that have anything to do with a Brazilian victory. The last test matches were different.
In the 2-0 victory over Qatar was still a lot of air up. In the last friendly last weekend, there was a clear 7-0 victory over an overstrained Honduras. After fifteen minutes, Gabriel Jesus and Thiago Silva had already scored twice before Honduras had been sent off half an hour later. In the further course it was only a training game for the Selecao, in which Philippe Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus, David Neres, Roberto Firmino and Richarlison screwed up the result to 7: 0.
It will not be that easy against Bolivia. Captain Dani Alves also reminds that a successful Copa will only be possible with hard work in every practice and game. In addition, it is still necessary to replace superstar Neymar, who fails due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Willian. Maybe that’s better for the mood in the country, because in Brazil, the voices are full of Neymar’s antics.
Bolivia:
Bolivia is currently the worst team in South America. This means that it will already be hard to survive the preliminary round, because in addition to Brazil Venezuela and Peru will have to wait two opponents who are much more confident than La Verde. But this is not an assessment that is completely out of thin air, because Bolivia has won only one of the last 16 internationals. Among other things, the opponents were called Iraq or Nicaragua. There were no victories there either, which does not exactly speak for the current quality in the squad of coach Eduardo Villegas. Nevertheless, the goal of course must be to reach the quarter-finals, the coach in the first place already indicates that he wants to see good football from his team. Apparently, he can quite well assess what his team is capable of and, above all, what not. The defensive attitude of the coach is another reason why there can be no positive forecast for La Verde in the match between Brazil and Bolivia.
The last victory Bolivia secured in October 2018 in a friendly against Myanmar. Against the football dwarf from Asia, it came to a 3-0. Taking into account the last negative series, it has been almost a respectable success that Bolivia lost in the last friendly at the beginning of June against the world champion from France only 0: 2 lost the short.
In Nantes La Verde profited after the 0: 2 to break from the fact that in the second section after numerous changes barely game flow came about. Nevertheless, Bolivia has indicated that you must be with team unity not cannon fodder. The respect for the Selecao is still enormous. Eduardo Villegas makes it clear that his team will at least show character. If one reads between the lines in his words, then he has obviously resigned himself to a defeat at the beginning. Everything else would be a sensation.
Brazil vs Bolivia head to head matches
05.10.17 WC Bolivia Brazil 0 : 0
07.10.16 WC Brazil Bolivia 5 : 0
06.04.13 FI Bolivia Brazil 0 : 4
11.10.09 WC Bolivia Brazil 2 : 1
11.09.08 WC Brazil Bolivia 0 : 0