Argentina hosts Venezuela in round 17 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Saturday, March 26th at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Buenos Aires)
Argentina is in second place in the standings with 35 points after 15 matches. Lionel Scaloni's team gained ten victories and five draws. Albiceleste accomplished the objective of qualifying for the World Cup ahead of schedule. Along with the Brazilians, the Argentines remain undefeated in the South American qualification. Moreover, the White and Sky Blues retain chances of displacing the Pentacampeons from the first line.
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Venezuela is ranked tenth in the standings with ten points. José Pekerman's team has three victories, one draw, and 12 losses after 16 rounds. The Venezuelan national team is an outsider in the South American qualifiers. And the Red Wine has already lost even mathematical chances for a trip to Qatar. The Venezuelans performed relatively well at their home stadiums and scored ten points, but away statistics are simply terrible. They lost all eight away matches with a total score of 3-18. The contrast between home and away results was clearly manifested in the last two rounds, in which Jose Pekerman, who coached the Argentinean national team at the 2006 World Cup, made his debut as head coach. On January 29, the Venezuelans hammered Bolivia in front of their native stands (4-1), but on February 2, Uruguay beat them with the same score in Montevideo.
These opponents have already sorted things out in the current qualification. On September 3, 2021, Argentina defeated Venezuela in the match of the 9th round in Caracas (1-3). The home team was one man down from the 32nd minute after defender Luis Martinez was sent off. Despite numerous losses, now the Argentines must continue their impressive unbeaten streak. They have enough great players who can replace those who won’t be able to play due to injuries and suspensions. In addition, Albiceleste will have the motivation to please the fans in the final home match of this qualification. Therefore, the loss of points by the home team looks like an unlikely event. Scaloni’s team is characterized by pragmatism. Each of the eight home matches in these qualifiers ended with Under 3.5 goals scored, and the stellar attack of Albiceleste never scored more than three goals. Let's assume that this streak will continue.
Prediction for the match: Argentina to win and Under 3.5 goals scored
