Argentina vs Venezuela Predictions

• Argentina have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last eight games
• Venezuela are without a win in ten away matches
• Argentina have not lost in 13 home World Cup qualifiers

Argentina should canter to victory

Second placed Argentina are unbeaten in World Cup qualifying, and they should ease to a victory against the side who prop up the table in Venezuela.

The Copa America champions are on a terrific run of form, unbeaten in 29 games over three years, while they have picked up 12 wins in the last 15.

Defensively, Lionel Scaloni’s side are rock solid, keeping clean sheets in their last five World Cup qualifiers, with only a 0-0 draw against Brazil blotting their copy book over that period.

Venezuela up against it

While Argentina are sauntering towards the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Venezuela are already out of the running thanks to picking up just 10 points from then 16 games.

José Pékerman would love to mastermind an upset against his home country, who he managed from 2004-2006, but his current side have lost all eight of their away qualifiers, netting just three goals in the process.

Indeed, Venezuela have picked up just one victory in their last 20 away World Cup fixtures, dating back to 2012, and they have not beaten Argentina in a competitive match since 2011.

This fixture should only go one way. I predict a home win without both teams scoring, selecting 3-0 to Argentina as a correct score prediction.