Venezuela vs Colombia: Colombia will try to use their last chance to get for the playoff

Venezuela have failed to beat Colombia in six head-to-head encounters in a row. Will Jose Pekerman’s side be able to break up their losing streak now? We predict the Colombians will once again be closer to success!

Venezuela are the worst national team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. With a very good squad, the Reds have failed in their current qualification. They suffered three shutout defeats in a row right from the opening game before pulling out of a fight. In the winter, the team’s head coach was replaced by the legendary Jose Pekerman. In their first game under his guidance, the Venezuelans thrashed the Bolivians 4-1, giving faith in the bright future of local football, but then they lost to Uruguay and Argentina by a combined score of 1-7, cementing their position in the last place in the standings.

The Colombian national team is having a tough qualifying tournament. We are all used to the fact that the Yellow and Blues are regular participants in major international competitions, but now they are certainly not going to get a direct ticket to the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Yes, they crushed Bolivia 0-3 the day before, but before that, they had a disastrously bad run of seven games in a row without scoring a single goal. That means they currently sit just sixth in the table, and they need to win this one themselves and wait for Peru to get into the playoff.

There have been 24 official head-to-head encounters between the teams in their history. The Venezuelans have won four; the Colombians have been stronger in 12 games and drawn eight more. The goal difference is also on the side of the visitors in their upcoming clash, 34-13. The two teams have already met once in the current World Cup 2022 qualifying round, with Colombia emerging victorious 3-0.

With World Cup 2022 qualification ending, the motivation of the teams is now more important than ever. While Colombia continue to fight tooth and nail for fifth place in the standings, Venezuela are already guaranteed last place and a trip to Qatar is unlikely. Of course, the visitors are firm favourites to win the encounter, and they finally did so in the last round, ending their seven-match unbeaten streak, while the Venezuelans were defeated in their last two games. As a result, we are betting on the Colombian team to win and Total Under 3.5 goals for 2.17.

The Colombian national team in the World Cup 2022 qualifying throws from one extreme to another. They have failed to score in seven games in a row, then they crushed Bolivia 3-0. Reinaldo Rueda’s charges must score in the upcoming clash, otherwise, they will forget about the trip to Qatar, and if the Red and Blue score, they will score in flocks. Also, Venezuela’s national team has a terrible defense that has allowed 33 goals (1.94 goals per game on average) in 17 matches. Therefore, Colombia’s Total Over 1.5 goals for 1.83 would seem to be a good bet.

Luis Muriel does not always come to the national team of Colombia because of various injuries, but now he finally made it, and immediately got a place in the starting line-up. Yes, for Atalanta he has the worst season of his career, marked in 19 games, only four goals, but in the national team, he is the leader, the game on which the result depends. In the nine qualifying games he has played, he has scored three goals and is the second top scorer in the national team, so a bet on Luis Muriel’s goal at around 2.60 is worth considering.

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