On October 12 2016 at 01:30 in the regular game of the 2018 World Cup among the South Africa countries at the Estadio Metropolitano de Merida Venezuela play against Brazil.
Venezuela national team can, without any doubt, be called the biggest loser of the current South American World Cup qualifiers. They only gained 2 points of 27 possible, take the last place in the table, they are 5 points below the closest competitor with 9:24 goal difference and it’s an awful result from any point of view.
In fact, the squad of Venezuela is not so bad, but the performance is horrible. In the latest game they lost to Uruguay 3:0 and they seemed not to even try to do anything. Venezuela showed neither skills, nor technique, nor passion or just fortitude. They came to the pitch and left it after the game without creating a single chance to score and without any reliability in defense.
Venezuela usually manage to get at least any points at home, but not this time. They lost to Paraguay, Ecuador and Chile, only gained a single point in the game against Argentina, which played without the most important footballers in the squad. Moreover, Venezuela conceded 10 goals in 4 home games and it’s definitely too much.
Brazil changed the manager after Copa America and he is likely to be the right one for them. They played three games and won all of them with 10:1 goal difference. We must also admit that Brazil didn’t only win against one of the outsiders of the competition Bolivia, but also against the solid Ecuador and Columbia national teams. In the end, the results are not as important as the performance, which helped the team achieve them. Brazil finally started to play so, that it’s pleasant to watch them. They look reliable and disciplined in defense, unpredictable and strong in attack.
The new coach Tite has made a lot of changes in the squad and all of them worked. The results speak louder than words. Last week Brazil outplayed another outsider Bolivia and they led 4:0 before the halftime. It was just too easy for them. And now Brazil will play against Venezuela, which is even weaker and less motivated. On the other hand, Brazil haven’t achieved their ticket to the World Cup, so they shouldn’t take it easy in the forthcoming game.
Brazil won the last two games against Venezuela with 5:1 goal difference. Considering all of the fact mentioned above, we are expecting another convincing victory of Brazil.
Prediction for the match: Brazil to win with -1 handicap.
