Ecuador vs Venezuela Prediction and Betting Tips | June 22nd 2024
Ecuador will lock horns with Venezuela at Levi's Stadium in their Copa America 2024 campaign opener on Saturday. Ecuador were eliminated from the quarterfinals by eventual champions Argentina in the previous edition while Venezuela failed to make it past the group stage.
La Tri won two of their three friendlies earlier this month, with their only loss coming against defending champions Argentina. In their previous outing, they registered a 2-1 win over Honduras, with Jeremy Sarmiento and Piero Hincapié scoring in the first and the second halves, respectively.
La Vinotinto are on a five-game winless streak in all competitions and in their previous outing, they played out a goalless draw against Guatemala in a friendly in March.
Ecuador vs Venezuela Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met 36 times in all competitions thus far. They have contested these meetings closely, with La Tri leading 17-12 in wins and seven games ending in draws.
- They last met in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in September last year, which ended in a goalless draw.
- Four of the last six meetings between the two teams have ended in draws. The two teams have one win each and four games have produced under 2.5 goals.
- They have met four times in the Copa America. Ecuador have the upper hand in these meetings with two wins. Venezuela have one win and one meeting has ended in a draw.
- They met in the group stage of the Copa America in 2021 which ended in a 2-2 draw.
- La Tri have endured a nine-game winless streak in the Copa America, suffering five losses.
- La Vinotinto, meanwhile, are winless in their last five games in the competition, failing to score in four games in that period.
Ecuador vs Venezuela Prediction
La Tri won their two friendlies earlier this month with an aggregate score of 5-2 and will look to build on that form. They drew three of their four games in the group stage of the 2021 edition of the Copa America but still managed to make it to the knockout round.
La Vinotinto have endured a poor run of form recently and are winless in their five games in all competitions, failing to score in three games in that period. They have failed to score in six of their last eight games in the Copa America, which is a cause for concern.
Interestingly, four of the last six meetings between them have ended in draws, including their last encounter in September. Nonetheless, considering the contrast in the recent goalscoring form of the two teams, La Tri are expected to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Ecuador 2-1 Venezuela
Ecuador vs Venezuela Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Ecuador to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the first half - Yes
Tip 4: Kendry Paez to score or assist any time - Yes