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Venezuela vs Chile Prediction & Betting tips
Venezuela against Chile is a match with a clear division of roles. The home side have lost their first three qualifying games without scoring their own goals and are the underdog in the next game. Chile was only able to convince to a certain extent at the start – but the opposition with Uruguay and Colombia turned out to be very challenging.
Last weekend, the first win was achieved with a 2-0 win over Peru. For the match at the Estadio Olimpico between Venezuela and Chile, the tip aims to ensure that the guests win to zero.
Venezuela :
In Venezuela you currently have to do without the best scorer. We’re talking about Josef Martinez, who is under contract with Atlanta United in the MLS. Two years ago, the attacker took the top scorer’s crown and the MVP title in the regular season of Major League Soccer.
It was largely thanks to him that the Georgia franchise won the championship back then. But since March of this year, the striker has had to pass due to injury. This is a bitter loss for the Venezuelan selection: In the last World Cup qualification, Martinez contributed a third of all his team’s goals.
His absence made itself felt negatively in the most recent appearances of the Venezuela national team. A 0: 3 was conceded in Colombia and then a 0: 1 defeat in the home game against Paraguay. The dress rehearsal last weekend also ended in defeat.
However, this 0: 1 can be understood as an upswing, as the opponent was the five-time world champion Brazil. Coach Jose Peseiro will have to come to terms with the fact that this time it will probably not be enough for a ticket to the next World Cup in 2022.
Venezuela has always suffered this fate, which means that the country is the only representative from South America to have never been able to take part in a World Cup.
Chile :
Chile missed the last World Cup and is now all the more anxious that it will work out again with a participation. In the two previous editions, Coach Reinaldo Rueda’s team started and always reached the round of 16.
The really great times with the first two victories at the Copa America in 2015 and 2016 are undoubtedly a bit behind, but the country still has a decent national team.
Personal examples are the legionnaires Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal, both of whom play at Inter Milan and who scored all five of the Chilean goals on the first three match days. Especially the last-mentioned ex-professional of Bavaria has recently been on target in the national jersey.
Vidal scored both goals in the 2-0 win against Peru and scored in the second international game in a row. In view of the reliable offensive, when Venezuela and Chile meet, the odds for at least two hits of the guests are provided with value on top of that.
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On the other hand, the named stars of the Chileans are getting on in years, which is why it should be enough against the upcoming opponent. A placement among the best four teams in the South American qualification and thus a safe participation in the next World Cup will certainly be difficult.
But the squad of coach Reinaldo Rueda lacks younger players with international class. Furthermore, the Chileans have to do without an important midfielder due to an injury, at least in the upcoming task with Aranguiz from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Venezuela vs Chile head to head matches
28.03.17 WC Chile Venezuela 3 : 1
30.03.16 WC Venezuela Chile 1 : 4
14.11.14 FI Chile Venezuela 5 : 0
07.09.13 WC Chile Venezuela 3 : 0
09.06.12 WC Venezuela Chile 0 : 2
