With wins in their first matches of the group stage Venezuela and Mexico find themselves in a good spot and with great chances to reach the knockout phase. But nothing is certain and the last games from their group might prove to be tricky, to say the least. A win here would seriously back one or the other team’s Round of 16 berths and make their third group stage fixture almost a formality.
Venezuela Team News
Venezuela are already enjoying a better group stage performance as they were unable to secure a win during the same phase in the previous Copa America. Their victory over Ecuador also put an end to a 5 game-winless streak for the team as before that they managed a win back in 2023 against Chile. While Venezuela might enter the game against Mexico as underdogs, their two decisive strikers last time out showed that this team has some fight in with goals to boot. It will be up to manager Fernando Batista to make sure that the momentum from their last fixture is carried over to this one too.
Mexico Team News
Despite a tricky opener against Jamaica, Mexico managed to secure the three points, albeit in a rather unconvincing manner. But that could be said to be a reflection of their recent form altogether – inconsistent and unconvincing. From being thrashed by Uruguay and only narrowly escaping against Jamaica to giving Brazil serious headaches. Should Mexico find some form they will without a doubt give any team at the tournament a serious run for their money. The game with Venezuela might be a good staging ground to find that consistency and tournament form as a win here for El Tri will to a large extent assure them of knockout-stage football.
Head-to-Head-Games
Mexico might enjoy a slight advantage in their head-to-head games against Venezuela as they have 2 wins as opposed to Venezuela’s 1 in the last 5 games between them. One common trope between 4 of those 5 fixtures is that goals were scored from both sides.
Venezuela – Mexico Betting Prediction
Venezuela will certainly be emboldened by their win against Ecuador and will do all they can to keep their favourable position. Mexico usually follows a shaky performance with a better one and against Jamaica they were rather shaky. Plus, when these two teams play one another usually both score. I will pick both teams to score here as it is something common between them and I suspect that they might want to ensure that they reach the next stage with a win here.
Betting Tip: Both Teams To Score: Yes
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Odds: 2.04
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