Uruguay vs Venezuela: Uruguay eye successive wins when they face Venezuela in their next 2022 World Cup Qualifier match on Tuesday at home.
Match Details:
Teams: Uruguay vs Venezuela
Venue: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
Date: Wednesday 2nd February, 2022
Time: 04:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.auf.org.uy/
Preview
Uruguay head into this after an impressive 1-0 away win over Paraguay in their previous clash on Thursday.
Suarez scored the only goal of the contest to get Uruguay their first win after 5 matches (including 4 defeats on the spin).
This win pushed Uruguay to 5th in the table with 19 points and another win sends them into the top 4 automatic qualification spots. Hence, the dream remains alive for the Qatar World Cup.
On the other hand, Venezuela got back to winning ways with a 4-1 home win over Bolivia.
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Rondon led the way with a hat-trick while Machis found the net as well. This was Venezuela’s first win after a hat-trick of losses.
However, the visitors can only reach the play-off spot if they win their remaining matches. The door is slightly ajar but consistency and wins is key in the remainder of the campaign.
At the bottom of the table, La Vinotino have picked up 10 points from 15 matches.
Both sides met in the reverse leg last year, where it finished goalless in Venezuela.
Form Guide
Uruguay: WLLLL
Venezuela: WLLLW
🏆 𝗟𝗢𝗦 𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦
Acá están, ellos son.#ElEquipoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/66Br8EGGQf
— Selección Uruguaya (@Uruguay) January 31, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
Paraguay 0-1 Uruguay
Venezuela 4-1 Bolivia
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Team News
Godin is a doubt after he came off injured vs Paraguay. Vecino is suspended while Coates is ruled out due to Covid-19.
Casseres is the sole absentee for Venezuela due to suspension.
Uruguay possible 11:
Rochet, Araujo, Caceres, Gimenez, Olivera, Pellistri, Bentancur, Arambarri, Valverde, Nunez and Suarez
Venezuela recorded their first victory in four 2022 CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification matches, demolishing Bolivia 4-1 at the Estadio Agustín Tovar to give ‘La Vinotinto’ a faint hope of participation at their first-ever World Cup Finals.
🇻🇪4-1🇧🇴#WCQ pic.twitter.com/Pgb1wQXUpv
— MCHAWMAR (@MCHAWMAR4) January 30, 2022
Venezuela possible 11:
Farinez, Hernandez, Ferraresi, Chancellor, Gonzalez, Martinez, Rincon, Machis, Otero, Soteldo and Rondon
Prediction: Uruguay 2-0 Venezuela
Uruguay returned to winning ways and should be able to hold fort in this one as well. The visitors are last in the table and are winless away from home.
La Celeste should pick up a comfortable win here.
