Venezuela vs Brazil Prediction 14.11.2024 | WC Qualifiers

• Competition: WC Qualifiers South Africa
• Date: Thursday, 14th, November 2024
• Kickoff: 21:00 UK / 22.00 CEST
• Venue: Estadio Monumental de Maturín (Maturin)

Brazil continues their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying campaign with a Thursday night clash against Venezuela at Estadio Monumental de Maturin.

While they wowed many and defied all expectations in this summer's Copa America, where they surprisingly wom all three group matches only to be halted by Canada in the quarterfinals, Venezuela have now found themselves in trouble during qualificatio for the 2026 World Cup. In fact, La Vinotinto opened the October qualifying cycle in a spot that would send them straight to the big tournament, but a well-earned 1-1 draw against a powerful Argentina and a frustrating 1-2 loss away to Paraguay have caused them to slip out of the top eight.

In recent years, Brazil has struggled to make deeper runs in various tournaments they participate in, and their most recent underwhelming performance came in the 2024 Copa America, where they were shockingly eliminated in the quarterfinals by Uruguay. Moreover, Selecao have been far from impressive during their CONMEBOL qualification campaign so far, as they only managed to come out on top in half of their opening 10 matches, but they can take solace in the fact that they sit four points above Bolivia in seventh place.

Venezuela vs Brazil Betting Tips: BRAZIL TO WIN

Even though they’ve been lacking a true championship mindset in recent tournaments, Selecao still possess enough attacking strength to become the first team to walk away from Maturin with all three points, even in the absence of a classic forward. There’s no denying that the Venezuelans have turned their home ground into a fortress, boasting two wins and three draws from five qualifying matches, but their recent form offers little to celebrate, as their winless drought has now stretched to four months (D2 L3). In sharp contrast, Brazil managed to get their once-doubtful CONMEBOL qualifying campaign back on track during October’s fixtures, first pulling off a late 2-1 victory over Chile before delivering a brilliant performance to crush Peru 4-0 on home soil. Aware of the complicated set of fixtures ahead, picking up full points on Thursday is essential for Selecao, and given they've beaten Venezuela in all nine of their away games to date, netting an imposing 39 goals along the way, Vinicius and co look fully prepared for another victory on this ground.