22 June 2024 - 18:00

- Day 1

South America - Copa America

Ecuador

Venezuela

Prediction:

Ecuador to Win

Odds : -125

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Ecuador vs Venezuela Prediction & Picks - Copa America

Prediction published on 6/20/24, 6:00 PM by Bradley Gibbs in Copa America Picks

On Saturday evening, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Group B at the 2024 Copa America gets underway with a game between Ecuador and Venezuela. Two teams who've met four times since 2021 will go head-to-head in a bid to get off to a good start, which given that they're in a winnable group, will be seen as critically important by both. After back-to-back warm-up wins, the Ecuadorians, who are currently ranked 24 places above their opponents according to FIFA, will fancy their chances.

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Ecuador vs Venezuela Form

Table

Teams	Pts	P	W	D	L	GD
1 Venezuela	9	3	3	0	0	5
2 Ecuador	4	3	1	1	1	1

Ecuador and Venezuela Latest Matches

Ecuador Latest matches

W W L L W W

Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

Total goals

2.17

BTTS

33%

Goals scored

1.33

Goals conceded

0.83

Over 2.5

33%

Under 2.5

67%

Jun 16, 2024 - International Friendlies

Ecuador

2 : 1

Honduras

Jun 12, 2024 - International Friendlies

Ecuador

3 : 1

Bolivia

Jun 9, 2024 - International Friendlies

Argentina

1 : 0

Ecuador

Mar 24, 2024 - International Friendlies

Italy

2 : 0

Ecuador

Mar 21, 2024 - International Friendlies

Ecuador

2 : 0

Guatemala

Nov 21, 2023 - World Cup

Ecuador

1 : 0

Chile

Venezuela Latest matches

W D D L L D

Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

Total goals

1.5

BTTS

33%

Goals scored

0.83

Goals conceded

0.67

Over 2.5

33%

Under 2.5

67%

Mar 24, 2024 - International Friendlies

Guatemala

0 : 0

Venezuela

Mar 21, 2024 - International Friendlies

Venezuela

1 : 2

Italy

Dec 10, 2023 - International Friendlies

Colombia

1 : 0

Venezuela

Nov 21, 2023 - World Cup

Peru

1 : 1

Venezuela

Nov 16, 2023 - World Cup

Venezuela

0 : 0

Ecuador

Oct 17, 2023 - World Cup

Venezuela

3 : 0

Chile

Ecuador against Venezuela : Head to Head (H2H)

Ecuador

17 %

Draw

67 %

Venezuela

17 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

Total goals

BTTS

67%

Goals scored (Team 1)

Goals scored (Team 2)

Over 2.5

33%

Under 2.5

67%

Nov 16, 2023 - World Cup

Venezuela

0 : 0

Ecuador

Nov 11, 2021 - World Cup

Ecuador

1 : 0

Venezuela

Oct 10, 2021 - World Cup

Venezuela

2 : 1

Ecuador

Jun 20, 2021 - Copa America

Venezuela

2 : 2

Ecuador

Jun 1, 2019 - International Friendlies

Venezuela

1 : 1

Ecuador

Jun 8, 2017 - International Friendlies

Venezuela

1 : 1

Ecuador

Ecuador - Venezuela: Form Analysis

After a tough friendly against the world champions at the start of June, where they acquitted themselves well but ultimately lost by a goal to nil, the Ecuadorians have built a nice amount of momentum ahead of this tournament, beating Bolivia, before going on to win against Honduras. Having scored plenty of goals in those two victories, they'll likely be confident of getting the win against a low-scoring Venezuela side.

For the Venezuelans, a lack of goals has been the issue of late, and it is very much a lack of goals that means they enter this Copa America tournament in the US without a win in five games. It's also rather alarming that they've not played any warm-up games ahead of this competition, so we shouldn't be surprised if they're a little off the pace in this Group B clash.

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Players list

Ecuador

Goalkeeper

A. Dominguez

Defender

A. Preciado

F. Torres

W. Pacho

P. Hincapie

Midfielder

J. Caicedo

M. Caicedo

K. Rodriguez

A. Minda

Forward

C. Gruezo

E. Valencia

Venezuela

Goalkeeper

R. Romo

Defender

A. Gonzalez

N. Ferraresi

Y. Osorio

M. Navarro

Midfielder

E. Bello

T. Rincon

J. Martinez

J. Cadiz

J. Savarino

Forward

E. Ramirez

Substitutes

Ecuador

Goalkeeper

H. Galindez

M. Ramirez

Defender

J. Porozo

J. Ordonez

J. Hurtado

L. Layan

A. Micolta

Midfielder

A. Mena

J. Cifuentes

C. Gruezo

J. Sarmiento

J. Ortiz

Forward

A. Minda

K. Paez

J. Corozo

J. Caicedo

A. Franco

K. Rodriguez

J. Yeboah

Venezuela

Goalkeeper

J. Contreras

J. Graterol

Defender

W. Angel

J. Aramburu

J. Chancellor

C. Makoun

Midfielder

E. Bello

C. Casseres Jr

D. Pereira

J. Savarino

Y. Soteldo

M. Lacava

T. Segovia

K. Andrade

T. Rincon

Y. Herrera

Forward

J. Cadiz

D. Machis

E. Ramirez

S. Rondon

Missing players

Ecuador

Defender

A. Preciado

Venezuela

Midfielder

D. Machis

Ecuador & Venezuela Squad Analysis

On paper at least, this Ecuador squad looks tidy. There's a promising blend of youth and experience, with national-team legend Enner Valencia bringing bags of the latter up top, while the likes of Piero Hincapie and Willian Pacho, both of whom play at a high level in the Bundesliga, take care of the former. Jeremy Sarmiento and Moises Caicedo only add to the quality in midfielder and forward areas.

For Venezuela, there's a lack of real high-quality players. Yeferson Soteldo, who will be familiar to Toronto FC fans, is one of the big-name players, who plays in Brazil for Gremio, Darwin Machis of Cadiz (relegated from LaLiga this season) is another known face. Girona's Yangel Herrera is the biggest player in terms of prestige, which all round, is something that this squad lacks.

Ecuador - Venezuela Key Points

This Venezuala team has not played a game since March.
Unlike their opponents, the Ecuadorians have played three times since the start of June, winning twice.
Ecuador come into this game off the back of confidence-boosting wins against Bolivia and Honduras.
Venezuela have either lost or drawn against teams ranked considerably lower than Ecuador in recent times.

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Our Ecuador vs Venezuela Prediction

In all honesty, it's hugely difficult to fancy anything other than an Ecuador win in this Group B opener, so much so that the early odds on offer actually look a little generous. After all, the Venezuelans, somewhat bizarrely, have not played since March, so they really could struggle to be at the pace of an Ecuador team that has played three warm-up matches, scoring plenty of goals in the process. Moreover, we're talking about a Venezuela team that clearly lacks final-third productivity, scoring just two goals in their last five games. Against an Ecuador side that has lots of quality up top and that has scored plenty of goals leading up to this tournament, this could be a huge problem. Our Prediction: Ecuador to Win.

Prediction:

Ecuador to Win

Odds : -125

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Ecuador vs Venezuela - Other Interesting Picks

Enner Valencia to Score

Enner Valencia is very much into the twilight of his career, but he remains a big player for the Ecuadorian national team, make no mistake about that. The forward also brings with him somme vital Copa America experience, while he's no stranger to scoring goals in this famous competition either having notched five goals in 14 previous appearances. We also saw the striker thrive on the biggest stage at the World Cup back in 2022, when he scored three goals. He can make all the difference in this Group B opener.

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