South America: World Championship - Qualification
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Estadio Monumental de Maturín will welcome the teams of Venezuela and Ecuador on Thursday for a meeting of the 5th round in the 2026 World Cup Qualifications. Venezuela is currently occupying 4th place in the standings with 7 points, while Ecuador is sitting in 6th place with 4 points.
Venezuela vs Ecuador Head to Head
| Team | Last Game 2021/11/11 | Last 18 Games |
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Worth Mentioning
The previous clash between the teams ended with the score of 1:0 to Ecuador. It was held back on 11th of November 2021. Before that match Venezuela had not tasted defeat in four games against Ecuador recording a total of 1 win and 3 draws in the process. The home factor has proven to be an advantage in the recent 10 head-to-head clashes. The hosting side achieved 5 wins and lost on 1 occasion in the process. Of the last five games, two featured over 2.5 goals and four had both teams scoring. In the meantime Venezuela has not managed to keep a single clean sheet, while Ecuador has not conceded in one of the matches. The last five games between the teams ended with 12 goals scored in total.
Venezuela vs Ecuador Last Games Averages
*Average Metrics based on available data from last 18 games
VenezuelaEcuador
Goals
Fouls
Corners
Offsides
Cards
Posession
Venezuela Form
- ?
- Whome
- Daway
- Whome
- Laway
- Whome
- Whome
- Daway
- Waway
- Waway
- Dhome
Venezuela recorded a 3:0 home victory when coming up against Chile in a 2026 World Cup qualifier on October 17. The team has not suffered a single defeat in three successive matches, ending in 2 victories and 1 draw. The hosts in Venezuela’s 10 most recent encounters notched up a victory 5 times and lost in just 2 of these, underlying the importance of the home crowd. One of Venezuela’s last five meetings produced over 2.5 goals, with both teams hitting the targets in one of them. During these the team was successful in maintaining three clean sheets, and failed to score in just one. The previous five meetings of Venezuela ended with a total of 8 goals.
- Goals1.40
- Fouls15.33
- Corners3.67
- Offsides1.17
- Cards2.33
- Posession40%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
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| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/17 | Venezuela | Chile | 3 | 0 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/13 | Brazil | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | D |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/12 | Venezuela | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/07 | Colombia | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | L |
| Friendly | 2023/06/18 | Venezuela | Guatemala | 1 | 0 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/06/16 | Venezuela | Honduras | 1 | 0 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/03/28 | Uzbekistan | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | D |
| Friendly | 2023/03/24 | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela | 1 | 2 | W |
| Friendly | 2022/11/20 | Syria | Venezuela | 1 | 2 | W |
| Friendly | 2022/11/15 | Venezuela | Panama | 2 | 2 | D |
Ecuador Form
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- Dhome
- Waway
- Whome
- Laway
- Whome
- Whome
- Waway
- Laway
- Lhome
- Daway
In their previous match, Ecuador met Colombia and it finished in a 0:0 draw on homeground. If we disregard its latest encounter, the team has had a streak of two consecutive victories and continues to be undefeated in three games. Playing on homeground had no considerable impact in Ecuador’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 5 wins while the guests triumphed on 3 occasions. Just two of those last 10 clashes were draws. When we take a look at the last five clashes of the team, we see that three ended with more than 2.5 goals, with three having the two involved sides scoring. Ecuador managed to keep one clean sheet and was unable to score in two of those. The total goals scored across the team’s last five meetings amounts to 11.
- Goals1.30
- Fouls12.63
- Corners3.88
- Offsides2.25
- Cards1.13
- Posession57%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
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| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/17 | Ecuador | Colombia | 0 | 0 | D |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/10/12 | Bolivia | Ecuador | 1 | 2 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/12 | Ecuador | Uruguay | 2 | 1 | W |
| WC Qualifying South America | 2023/09/08 | Argentina | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | L |
| Friendly | 2023/06/21 | Ecuador | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/06/17 | Ecuador | Bolivia | 1 | 0 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/03/28 | Australia | Ecuador | 1 | 2 | W |
| Friendly | 2023/03/24 | Australia | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | L |
| World Cup | 2022/11/29 | Ecuador | Senegal | 1 | 2 | L |
| World Cup | 2022/11/25 | Netherlands | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | D |
Formations and Lineups
Venezuela
Formation:4-3-3
- G22Rafael Romo
- D21Alexander González
- D4Wilker Ángel
- D5Christian Makoun
- D15Miguel Navarro
- M16Cristian Cásseres Jr.
- M13José Martínez
- M6Yangel Herrera
- F19Samuel Sosa
- F23Salomón Rondón
- F10Yeferson Soteldo
22
Rafael Romo
21
Alexander González
4
Wilker Ángel
5
Christian Makoun
15
Miguel Navarro
16
Cristian Cásseres Jr.
13
José Martínez
6
Yangel Herrera
19
Samuel Sosa
23
Salomón Rondón
10
Yeferson Soteldo
Ecuador
Formation:4-2-3-1
- G22Alexander Domínguez
- D17Ángelo Preciado
- D2Félix Torres
- D6Willian Pacho
- D3Piero Hincapié
- M21Alan Franco
- M23Moisés Caicedo
- M16Kendry Páez
- M5José Cifuentes
- M10Junior Sornoza
- F11Kevin Rodriguez
22
Alexander Domínguez
17
Ángelo Preciado
2
Félix Torres
6
Willian Pacho
3
Piero Hincapié
21
Alan Franco
23
Moisés Caicedo
16
Kendry Páez
5
José Cifuentes
10
Junior Sornoza
11
Kevin Rodriguez
Popular Markets
This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.
| Last H2H | Last Venezuela | Last Ecuador | Probability | Value Odds Over | |
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| Venezuela WIN | 2/10 | 6/10 | - | 33.48% | 2.99 |
| DRAW | 4/10 | 3/10 | 2/10 | 27.31% | 3.66 |
| Ecuador WIN | 4/10 | - | 5/10 | 39.21% | 2.55 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 4/10 | 4/10 | 6/10 | 46.00% | 2.17 |
| BTTS | 6/10 | 5/10 | 7/10 | 60.00% | 1.67 |
| Over 4.5 Cards | 1/5 | 3/6 | 2/8 | 30.50% | 3.28 |
| Over 10.5 Corners | 2/5 | 2/6 | 1/8 | 29.75% | 3.36 |
| Venezuela over 1.5 Goals | 2/10 | 4/10 | - | 29.00% | 3.45 |
| Ecuador over 1.5 Goals | 4/10 | - | 4/10 | 40.00% | 2.50 |
Match Details
VenezuelavsEcuador
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90+2`(in) J. Ortiz(out) J. Cifuentes
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86`(in) Jhojan Julio(out) J. Sornoza
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84`(in) E. Castillo(out) C. Casseres
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84`(in) T. Rincon(out) J. Martinez
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84`(in) N. Ferraresi(out) C. Makoun
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79`A. FrancoUnsportsmanlike conduct
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79`J. MartinezUnsportsmanlike conduct
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71`(in) D. Machis(out) Sosa Samuel
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71`(in) L. Campana(out) K. Rodriguez
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70`(in) A. Mena(out) K. Paez
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58`(in) Romulo Otero(out) Y. Herrera
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31`J. CifuentesRoughing
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12`P. HincapieElbowing
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9`W. AngelTripping
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5`W. PachoGoal Disallowed - offside