Analysis and prediction for Venezuela vs Bolivia: A boost of energy on home ground.
The World Cup qualifying match between Venezuela and Bolivia will take place at 7:00 AM on June 7th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest information on the Venezuela vs Bolivia match lineups.
Lazio's young talent, Alessandro Milani, could make his debut for Venezuela. The 19-year-old has decided to play for La Vinotinto instead of Italy.
Yeferson Soteldo is about to make his 50th appearance for the national team, while Tomas Rincon – who holds the record for most caps – could reach 142 appearances if he continues to wear the captain's armband in this match.
The home team's most notable star will be Salomon Rondon – who has scored 5 goals in his last 2 encounters with Bolivia, including a hat-trick at home in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Bolivia will be without defenders Jose Sagredo and Luis Paz, while Ramiro Vaca and Boris Cespedes will also be absent from midfield.
Despite having an inexperienced squad, with no player other than the goalkeeper reaching 50 caps, they still boasted one of the most outstanding names in the South American qualifying round – Miguelito.
The Santos forward – currently on loan at America Mineiro (Brazilian Serie B) – has been in impressive form, scoring and assisting in his most recent club game, and also scoring his fifth qualifying goal in the win against Peru in March.
Latest predicted lineups for Venezuela vs Bolivia
Venezuela:
Romo; Gonzalez, Ferraresi, Angel, Aramburu; Savarino, Herrera, Casseres, Soteldo; Josef Martinez, Rondon
Bolivia:
Viscarra; Medina, Haquin, Morales, R Fernandez; Villamil, Cuellar, E Vaca, Robson Matheus; Miguelito, Algaranaz
Latest football match prediction: Venezuela vs Bolivia
Venezuela will take to the field in Maturin on Friday without knowing the result of sixth-placed Colombia's match against Peru, and coach Fernando Batista's team will certainly be in need of a "gift" from Peru in this 15th matchday.
La Vinotinto has never qualified for a World Cup, being the only team from the South American (CONMEBOL) region to have never participated. However, the tournament's new expanded format is offering them their biggest opportunity ever.
Venezuela started this month in a play-off position, just one point ahead of their next opponent Bolivia, but five points behind Colombia – who currently hold the last automatic qualification spot.
This could be considered one of Venezuela's most impressive qualifying campaigns, especially with their unbeaten home record. They earned 13 points from 7 matches at Maturin.
However, their lack of wins has cost them dearly, as their 1-0 victory against Peru last March was their first win in 10 matches. Most worrying, however, is their rather poor away form.
Batista's team lost to both Bolivia and Chile – two teams ranked below them – conceding 4 goals in each match. Venezuela has only earned 2 points away from home so far, even fewer than Bolivia (3 points) – a team known for its poor performance away from home.
Nevertheless, Venezuela has a dominant head-to-head record when hosting Bolivia at home, with six consecutive wins in World Cup qualifiers in the 21st century.
This makes Venezuela the favorite in this match, in addition to Bolivia having lost 6 out of 7 away games in this qualifying round. The shocking 2-1 victory against Chile – their first away win after 67 qualifying matches – was a rare bright spot.
Bolivia's hopes of progressing could vanish if they lose this match, as they would then be 4 points behind Venezuela. Since their victory in Chile, Oscar Villegas's team has conceded 13 goals in their next three away games – all of which were defeats.
If Bolivia suffers another defeat, they will have to beat both Chile and Brazil in their final two home games at El Alto – where they remain unbeaten after four matches – and even if they manage to do that, they are still not guaranteed a playoff spot.
Latest Venezuela vs Bolivia score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Venezuela vs Boliviaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Venezuela 2-1 Bolivia
- WhoScore:Venezuela 2-0 Bolivia
- Our newspaper predicts:Venezuela 2-0 Bolivia
When and where can I watch Venezuela vs Bolivia live?
To watch the Venezuela vs Bolivia match live in the World Cup qualifiers at 7:00 AM on June 7th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
