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Venezuela vs Paraguay Prediction & Betting tips
The South American association received a special regulation and is the only association currently playing games in the course of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. There are 18 game days on the program for the ten teams before the four fixed starters are determined.
The fifth in the table will still have the chance of a ticket in an intercontinental playoff round. With Brazil, Argentina and Colombia there are three big favorites, but behind them the race is fiercely competitive and success in direct duels is of great importance. Such a game will take place on Tuesday night between Venezuela and Paraguay.
A look at the statistics shows that the guests from Paraguay celebrated significantly greater successes. In total, Paraguay took part in eight World Cup finals, most recently the team failed in 2010 in South Africa only in the quarter-finals. The home side from Venezuela, on the other hand, are the only team from South America that has never qualified for a World Cup final. But thanks to promising youth work in recent years, there is great hope for an early debut.
In a direct duel, the best bookmakers don’t choose a favorite and offer relatively balanced odds on the three-way market between Venezuela and Paraguay. The game starts in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday at midnight. Further interesting game previews including tip recommendations for the second qualifying round in South America can be found in the tip category World Cup tips.
Venezuela:
Football does not play first fiddle in the country with almost 29 million inhabitants, baseball and basketball are the popular sports that enjoy far more popularity. However, the association has done a good job in recent years and the future prospects of “La Vinotinto” are better than ever before.
In the last World Cup qualification in South America, Venezuela once again finished last, with the team only collecting twelve points in 18 games. In last place, Venezuela had taken out a subscription until the 1998 World Cup, before the gap to the competition was narrowed.
The current euphoria is justified in spite of tenth place in the last edition, because the team remained without defeat in the last four qualifying games and defied Argentina, among others, by winning a considerable point abroad. The start of the current qualification was disappointing, however, in Colombia the team of Portuguese head coach Jose Peseiro had to admit defeat 3-0.
The team had to accept a first severe setback for the hope of the premiere at the 2022 World Cup long before the start. Top striker Josef Martinez (a Torgarant with Atalanta United in the MLS for years) tore a cruciate ligament in early March. The October qualifiers will come too early, but after that the top striker should be available again.
Apart from Martinez, Venezuela can now come up with a lot of quality. Winger Darwin Machis and Yangel Herrera (defensive midfield) are top performers at Granada in the Spanish LaLiga, goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez stands for Lens between the posts and veteran Tomas Rincon (formerly HSV) is extremely valuable with his experience.
In terms of quality, Venezuela has undoubtedly caught up, thanks to the home advantage (only two defeats in the last nine games), the odds between Venezuela and Paraguay for the prognosis for the home side are even slightly lower than for the guests.
Paraguay:
According to the FIFA world rankings, the guests can even be classified as weaker. But the successes to date speak a different language, because Paraguay, for example, only missed the qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and last year in the Copa America only had to admit hosts Brazil on penalties.
When talking about Paraguay and football, most fans will immediately think of ex-Germany legionnaire Roque Santa Cruz. Such well-known actors can no longer be found in the current line-up of the Guaranies. With Miguel Almiron (Newcastle United) and Fabian Balbuena (West Ham), there are two experienced Premier League professionals in the squad, otherwise there are many unknown players. The Paraguayan national team is on a similar level to Venezuela.
In contrast to the home side, Paraguay was able to write on the first matchday and secured a point win in the 2-2 draw against Peru. The 28-year-old Joker Angel Romero almost became a celebrated hero. The winger scored to equalize immediately after being substituted on and was able to tie a brace in the closing stages. However, Peru came back again in the person of Andre Carillo.
Venezuela vs Paraguay head to head matches
11.10.17 WC Paraguay Venezuela 0 : 1
08.10.15 WC Venezuela Paraguay 0 : 1
11.10.13 WC Venezuela Paraguay 1 : 1
12.09.12 WC Paraguay Venezuela 0 : 2
21.07.11 CA Paraguay Venezuela 1 : 0 (0 : 0)