Venezuela as a nation could certainly do with an uplifting performance following their recent political situation.
Winning certainly won’t be easy however, at least Rafael Dudamel’s side are coming into this tournament on the back of a convincing 3-0 demolition of the United States in their last warm-up fixture.
The same score line appeared in Peru’s last warm-up game however, it wasn’t Ricardo Gareca’s men that were doing the scoring – instead his side were well beaten by Colombia.
With Brazil most likely to win the group, this is going to be an important game with regards to a second and third place finish.
Previous head to head encounters between these two nations have always produced tight games – the last two ending in 2-2 ties.
Before that, both countries managed two wins over the other – all four games ending with the victorious team claiming the win by a margin of one goal.
Bearing all this mind, the recommendation is to back Venezuela. Salomon Rondon is on form having scored four goals in his last four games. A Rondon goal and a Venezuela win is currently priced at 4/1 – that is good enough for us.
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Venezuela vs Peru
PaddyPower Pre-Match Odds: Venezuela 11/5, Draw 15/8, Peru 7/5*
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Venezuela as a nation could certainly do with an uplifting performance following their recent political situation.
Winning certainly won’t be easy however, at least Rafael Dudamel’s side are coming into this tournament on the back of a convincing 3-0 demolition of the United States in their last warm-up fixture.
The same score line appeared in Peru’s last warm-up game however, it wasn’t Ricardo Gareca’s men that were doing the scoring – instead his side were well beaten by Colombia.
With Brazil most likely to win the group, this is going to be an important game with regards to a second and third place finish.
Previous head to head encounters between these two nations have always produced tight games – the last two ending in 2-2 ties.
Before that, both countries managed two wins over the other – all four games ending with the victorious team claiming the win by a margin of one goal.
Bearing all this mind, the recommendation is to back Venezuela. Salomon Rondon is on form having scored four goals in his last four games. A Rondon goal and a Venezuela win is currently priced at 4/1 – that is good enough for us.
Recommendation
Salomon Rondon to score and Venezuela to win – 4/1 PaddyPower*
*prices correct at time of writing and are subject to change
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Head to Head Comparison
Venezuela - Last 5 Matches
Peru - Last 5 Matches