Venezuela vs Mexico Preview & Prediction | 2024 Copa America | Group Stage
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If we have a winner in this game then that team will secure their passage through to the quarter-finals of the Copa America after both teams began with slender but vital victories in the opening match day.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Thursday 27th June, 2024 - UK – 2:00am & Wednesday 26th June, 2024 - US ET – 9:00pm / US PT – 6:00pm
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – Fox Sports & TUDN
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Premier Sports / US – UniMas, Univision, DirecTV Stream, Sling Blue & ViX
VENEZUELA PREVIEW: TURNING THE GAME ON ITS HEAD
Ecuador captain Enner Valencia was shown a red card after 22 minutes but the exciting Ecuadorians still managed to have a half-time lead when Jeremy Sarmiento scored after 40 minutes and put Venezuela under enormous pressure.
However, Fernando Batista managed to galvanise his players in the half-time interval and they came away with what was still a surprising victory, despite the opposition being outnumbered. Goals from substitutes Jhon Cadiz and Eduard Bello got them their win.
MEXICO PREVIEW: UNCONVINCING UNDERPERFORMERS
Ever since their fairly embarrassing group stage exit at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Mexico have continued to significantly underperform expectations and it looked like they might be getting off to a flat start in their opener against Jamaica the other day.
El Tri started the game extremely slowly and laboured for well over an hour against the Caribbean outfit before defender Gerardo Arteaga finally broke the deadlock and managed to secure an unconvincing three points for the Mexicans.
VENEZUELA TEAM NEWS: SUBS TO COME INTO THE ELEVEN
Both Jhon Cadiz and Eduardo Bello are expected to come into the Venezuelan eleven with Jhon Cadiz expected to play slightly out of position as a nominal winger in order for Salomon Rondon to keep his place up-front.
PREDICTED XI (4-5-1): Rafael Romo; Alexander Gonzalez, Nahuel Ferraresi, Yordan Osorio, Miguel Navarro; Eduardo Bello, Yangel Herrera, Jefferson Savarino, Cristian Casseres Jr, Jhon Cadiz; Salomon Rondon
UNAVAILABLE: Tomas Rincon (Injured)
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MEXICO TEAM NEWS: CAPTAIN SET TO MISS OUT
Not only was the overall performance of Mexico generally concerning for their prospects in this tournament, they are also now sweating on the fitness of captain Edson Alvarez who had to withdraw from that game with a hamstring injury.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Julio Gonzalez; Jorge Sanchez, Cesar Montes, Johan Vasquez, Gerardo Arteaga; Luis Romo, Luiz Chavez; Alexis Vega, Orbelin Pineda, Quinones; Gimenez
UNAVAILABLE: Edson Alvarez (Injured)
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VENEZUELA VS MEXICO PREDICTION
Venezuela struggled initially playing against ten men in the first-half but when Ecuador decided to really sit back and try to protect their precious 1-0 lead, that is when there was some incision going forward as they try to replicate their form from early on in their CONMEBOL qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup last autumn. Mexico have underwhelmed going forward for a couple of years now, despite the emergence of Santiago Gimenez up-front. A draw suits both teams and under 2.5 goals as a result seems quite likely.
VENEZUELA VS MEXICO TIP: DRAW & UNDER 2.5 GOALS
