Uruguay continue their pursuit of Argentina in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers as they travel to Venezuela on Tuesday. Venezuela have been decent in this campaign and given their record at home against the Uruguayans, they could hold out for a draw here.
Venezuela head into Tuesday’s clash off the back of a 4-0 defeat to Bolivia in their previous qualifying fixture. They were far too open at the back and were also wasteful in attack, failing to convert several goalscoring opportunities.
That result leaves Venezuela fifth on the standings and manager Oscar Villegas will be keen to get their campaign back on track. The good news is that they have a solid record at home and are unbeaten in the last six matches in front of their fans.
Uruguay also failed to win their previous fixture as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Paraguay. They struggled to create much going forward and finished with just a single attempt on target throughout the contest.
While manager Marcelo Bielsa will be disappointed with the result, it means Uruguay have now lost only once in their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, the draws appear to be piling up as they have been held in four of their last five matches.
How the bookies view it: Upper hand for Uruguay
Uruguay have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Venezuela is valued at 9/4 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 15/8 for a draw.
Head to head: Venezuela always tricky
Uruguay have 9-4 advantage with seven draws from 20 previous matches against Venezuela. They also triumphed 4-1 in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers but the last two meetings in Venezuela have ended in draws.
Players to watch: Eyes on Rondon
Salomon Rondon has been rolling back the years in recent times, scoring in three of the last four matches for Venezuela. The striker could be supported by Jhonder Cadiz and both men can combine to produce over 0.5 goals for the hosts at 8/15 with Betfred.
Even without Suarez and Darwin Nunez, Uruguay still have some attacking quality to trouble Venezuela. The likes of Facundo Pellistri, Brian Rodriguez and Luciano Rodriguez could combine to produce over 0.5 goals at 1/3 with Betfred.
Provable line-ups
Venezuela are likely to ring in the changes on Tuesday with Yeferson Soteldo and Darwin Machis pushing to start after coming off the bench last time out. Rondon should continue in attack while Yordan Osorio is set to start in defence.
Suarez will not feature for Uruguay having played his final game for the national team last time out. Rodriguez could be handed a start in attack while the duo of Federico Valverde and Manuel Ugarte should continue in midfield.
Venezuela: Romo, Ferraresi, Osorio, Aramburu, Navarro, Pereira, Segova, Soteldo, Cadiz, Machis, Rondon
Uruguay: Rochet, Nandez, Marichal, Caceres, Olaza, Ugarte, Valverde, Rodriguez, Pellistri, Araujo, Rodriguez
Anything else catch the eye?
The last meeting between Venezuela and Uruguay produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 7/2 by Betfred. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 11/8 while Betfred is offering evens on both teams to score.
With a closely fought encounter expected on Tuesday, the second half is likely to produce the most goals at 23/20 with Betfred.
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