Five-time World Cup winners Brazil host Venezuela tonight in the qualifying stages of next year’s tournament. Brazil have already qualified for the tournament and top their group but lost last weekend to 2-1 to Bolivia. Venezuela, while not mathematically eliminated, cannot realistically overcome a three-point and fifteen-goal gap between themselves and fifth-placed Uruguay and also lost 2-1 on Saturday.
As expected, Brazil are heavy favourites for the game at 2/9 (bet $90 to win $20 profit) and Venezuela are huge underdogs at 18/1 and it is easy to see why, as last time the sides met in October last year Brazil won 4-0 in Venezuela. The draw is priced at 6/1.
A 2-0 win for Brazil is the most likely score at 6/1, followed by 1-0 and 3-0, both at 8/1. 2-1 to the hosts is 10/1 and another 4-0 thrashing is 12/1. A goal-less draw is priced at 20/1 and Brazil have drawn 0-0 in three of their last twelve qualifiers. 1-0 to Venezuela is 35/1 and 2-0 is a huge 150/1.
Both teams to score in the match is priced at 11/10. This could be an interesting bet, as both teams have scored in Brazil’s and Venezuela’s last four qualifiers, and in all of these games there have been over 2.5 goals scored, a bet which is 8/15.
The bookies have made Brazil to be winning at half-time and full-time the most likely scenario at 4/6. Draw/Brazil is 4/1 while Brazil to throw away a half-time lead and draw the game is 40/1. Draw/draw is 11/1 and a shock win for Venezuela after the teams were drawing at half-time is 50/1.
Brazil are favourites to win the World Cup next year in South Africa at 5/1. Venezuela cannot qualify but would like nothing better than to exit the tournament on a high by beating their star-studded opponents tonight.
Brazil vs Venezuela betting odds
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