Venezuela vs Ecuador prediction and betting tips on November 17, 2023
Game Prediction
While the qualification for the continental tournament in Europe is finishing, it is simply not needed in South America; there are few countries in CONMEBOL. As a result, the qualification for the World Cup began here at the beginning of autumn. Traditionally, 2 matches will be played during this “window”. Venezuela hosts Ecuador on Friday night. The guests are definitely the favourites of the following battle, but will they be up to the task of winning? The analysts of the website have made a prediction for the match on November 17, 2023.
Venezuela hasn’t started in such a successful way in a long period of time
“The Wines-Red” has long been accustomed to the fact that if it fights for anything, it is for 9th, penultimate place in the qualification. Moreover, the previous time even this debate was “miserably” lost: the team scored a measly number of 10 points, which was 5 less than the closest neighbour in the table, Bolivia. Now, there have been played only 4 matches, but it has already managed to get 7 points! And one cannot help but admit that this is the merit of the new coach, Fernando Batista, who has been an assistant of his predecessor since 2021. His players lost minimally, 0-1, already in the 1st round in Colombia. Then, a couple of days later, the team beat Paraguay at the home arena with the same score. And speaking about October, the team pleasantly surprised everyone again by holding out for a draw with Brazil and defeating Chile (3-0).
Ecuador won back the handicap that its opponents had got
“The Tricolor” qualified for the previous World Cup, but with a kind of scandal. The violations in the naturalization of the footballer were found, and the competitors tried to achieve disqualification. As a result, mainly the player, who had submitted fake documents, was punished and Valencia and the company were allowed to play in Qatar. At the same time, a fine of 3 points was given in the new cycle “in advance”. It was won back in September, when the team achieved a 2-1 result at the home arena in the battle against Uruguay after Argentina’s defeat. As for the previous month, “the Tricolor” added an away win in Bolivia and a goalless draw in the struggle with Colombia on the native field.
Previous head-to-head matches
It goes without saying that the Ecuadorians dominated in the head-to-head matches. Still, Venezuela won in 2021 after 3 draws, and only a couple of months later the team lost to the favourite.
Free prediction for the match Venezuela vs Ecuador on November 17:
The guests are given priority. Still, taking into account the vigorous start of both opponents, we bet on “total: over 2.0” (odd: 1.83).