Venezuela-Uruguay. Suarez left and took the goals
Alexey Anisimov September 10, 2024, 08:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The visiting attack will take a day off.
While the new cycle of the Nations League has begun in Europe, selection for the 2026 World Cup continues in South America. On September 11, the eighth round of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup will be played between Venezuela and Uruguay. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 Moscow time. The bookmakers have already made their predictions, now it’s our turn.
What bookmakers expect from the 2026 World Cup qualifying match Venezuela – Uruguay September 11, 2024
The bookmakers cannot identify a clear favourite for the upcoming match, although they give a slight preference to the guests. You can bet on the victory of the Uruguayan national team with a rate of 2.55, which is almost a 40% probability. The victory of the Venezuelan national team is available at the bookmakers with a rate of 3.20, which is just over 30% probability. A draw also has a rate of 3.20.
At the same time, analysts do not expect an effective performance from the South American teams. A total of over 2.5 goals costs 2.60, and a total of under 2.5 goals costs only 1.53. If both teams score, the odds will be 2.18. The most likely experts believe that the result is 1:1, although a defeat of the home team by a minimal score is also expected.
Analysis and prediction for the match of the eighth day of the World Cup Qualifiers Venezuela – Uruguay (09/11/2024)
An era has come to an end for Uruguay: Luis Suarez played his last match in the national team’s jersey. It didn’t go well. The player himself was left without any effective action, and his teammates were content with only a goalless draw in the match against the not-so-dangerous Paraguayan team and only one point in total.
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It will be difficult to improve in the next meeting. The fact is that the Uruguayans usually look better on their field. And in three qualifying rounds away from home, they won only four out of nine possible points. The victory over Argentina can be praised, but the draw with Colombia and especially the defeat by Ecuador indicate instability.
However, this is only half the story. The second point is the good performance of the Venezuelan national team. At home, in the qualifying round, they managed to beat Paraguay and Chile (1-0 and 3-0, respectively), and also drew with Ecuador (0-0). They are clearly not an outsider.
Perhaps the Uruguayans can take advantage of their good defence in the next match. In the last four qualifying rounds, they have never conceded. The Venezuelans do not have a brilliant striker. While 17-year-old Lamin Yamal is making a name for himself in the same Spanish national team, the Venezuelan coach continues to start with 35-year-old Salomon Rondon.
With all due respect to the former RPL player, he has long since passed his peak. Yes, he is still useful at times. But, for example, in the last round he was unable to offer anything even to modest Bolivia (0:4). He can hardly offer it now. Therefore, even the bet that the guests will not lose could be verified.
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However, one should not expect a brilliant attacking game from Uruguay either. Firstly, in 2024 the performance has noticeably decreased: only three goals in five games after the group stage of the Copa America. Secondly, it is not historically easy for the Uruguayans to play in Venezuela: in their last three trips they have only managed one victory and scored just one goal. Modestly.
Tender: the total of both halves is less than 1.5 goals by 1.90.
