Ecuador vs Venezuela Prediction: Can the visiting team escape a defeat?

Ecuador and Venezuela are scheduled to face off against one another in the South America Copa America Round 1 in a group B matchup at Levi’s Stadium in the 48th edition of the Copa America. Since Ecuador and Venezuela have failed to win any trophy title since they began the Copa America history, Ecuador will hope to start this match with all seriousness to record a better play in the group standing. In contrast, Venezuela will hope to avoid losing early. The following information provided below is scheduled to guide you on where to put your wagers.

Based on their last five international friendly encounters in 2024, Ecuador have lost two and won three matches. They lost against Argentina and Italy, while they won against Guatemala, Bolivar, and Honduras. In these matches, they have scored seven goals while conceding five. Since Ecuador have not secured the Copa America trophy since they have been participating in Copa America history, They will hope to start this tournament with a good performance.

Venezuela, in their last five encounters, have failed to secure a win, in which they were recorded two losses and three draws. They lost against Italy and Colombia, while they tied against Ecuador, Peru, and Guatemala. In these matches, they have scored two goals while conceding four. Venezuela are expected to perform well in this tournament since they will hope to set a new record in Copa America history.

From 2011 till 2023, Ecuador and Venezuela have played against one another in 11 matches, in which both teams were recorded in scoring against one another in 6 matches, scoring more than two goals were recorded in 4 games. However, both have tied in 4 matches, while Ecuador won in 4 matches, and Venezuela only won one match.

Coming into this match, I expect Ecuador and Venezuela to be in their best defensive performance since these two teams will hope to avoid losing early as they will start off this tournament since they will hope to record a new history in the Copa America tournament. Therefore, I will bet on both settling for a possible close result at halftime. However, considering that Ecuador were recorded as performing better than Venezuela in their recent encounters against their opponent, I think Ecuador will hope to start this match with all seriousness of winning, even though I still expect them to concede.