Round 3 of Group A (North region) in Copa America will host Venezuela and Ecuador in a life or death match for the two teams. In first place we have Venezuela one team with several players out due to Covid-19 protocols and a recycling team fighting in the two previous games against the host Brazil (Venezuela lost 3-0) and Colombia (draw 0-0 with his hero Wuilker Fariñez standing out with up to eight saves). On the other side came Ecuador with one free journey in the second round and a loss against Colombia 1-0 in the first journey of the tournament. The importance of this game for the two teams is that they are direct rivals with Peru for the qualification to the next phase (only 2 of them will pass for the next stage).
In the history of both teams they have played 28 games against each other in every possible scenario (Copa America, Qualifiers and friendly games) with fourteen wins for the national team of Ecuador, ten wins for “La vinotinto” and only four draws in that games Ecuador score fifty two goals and Venezuela thirty.
Two days earlier of the copa several players of Venezuela tested positive for Covid (16) and none are expected to be ready before the 21st, Ecuador hasn't players out for this match.
Probable lineups
Venezuela: Wuilker Faríñez; Alexander González, Francisco La Mantia, Adrián Martínez, Luis Mago, Yohán Cumaná; José Martínez, Júnior Moreno, Yangel Herrera, Cristian Cásseres; Fernando Aristeguieta. DT: José Peseiro.
Ecuador: Pedro Ortiz; Ángelo Preciado, Robert Arboleda, Piero Hincapié, Pervis Estupiñán; Gonzalo Plata, Jhegson Méndez, Moisés Caicedo, Fidel Martínez; Enner Valencia y Michael Estrada. DT: Gustavo Alfaro.
These two teams are exactly the same as the first match with one exception (Yangel Herrera for Bernaldo Manzano).
Predictions, Odds, and Livestream
Watch Venezuela vs Ecuador with 1xBetVenezuela will come out with measure and with defense as the main virtue and Ecuador with the pressure to win will come out with everything before a beaten (for the 16 players out) Venezuela. “La vinotinto” will try to take advantage of the counterattack because they see one step down of this Ecuador national team. The odds for Ecuador to win are 1.74, the draw 3.58 and Venezuela to win 5.2.
Prediction 1: Draw Full-time (3.58) – 1xBet
Prediction 2: Total under 2.5 (1.63) – 1xBet
The regional TV stations in South America will broadcast the match for their respective countries. The Live stream is on 1xbet (To enjoy this service, you only have to complete the registration and go to the «live» section. Once there, you only have to select the match of your preference, in this case, Venezuela vs. Ecuador).
Game information
- Date: June 20, 2021
- Time: 11:00 PM (CET)
- Venue: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Rio de Janeiro).