Argentina vs Venezuela Tips & Preview - Albiceleste to maintain home form

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Argentina already qualified for the World Cup, seeking to maintain home momentum.
Venezuela are in playoff spot but struggles with poor away form and defense.
Argentina favored, given dominant head-to-head record.

Argentina vs Venezuela

Argentina are aiming to maintain their home form when they host Venezuela in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers.

The reigning world champions have already secured a ticket to next year's tournament, but will be looking to maintain their level. They should be too strong for the Venezuelans, who have been poor travellers in the qualifiers.

Argentina News

Argentina were held to a 1-1 home draw by Colombia in their previous qualifying fixture. They fell behind midway through the first half and needed a late equaliser from Thiago Almada to salvage a point.

That result means little as Argentina have already qualified for the World Cup. However, manager Lionel Scaloni will be keen for the team to maintain their momentum, having won four of their last five qualifying matches at home.

Argentina have a habit of making fast starts and have led at the break in three of their last five home matches. The Copa America winners also like to put on a show for their fans, and three of their last five qualifying home matches have produced over 2.5 goals.

Venezuela News

Venezuela currently occupy the intercontinental playoff spot but are only one point above fast-rising Bolivia. Their overall form has been unconvincing lately, with just two wins from their last 10 matches across all competitions.

One of the problems for Venezuela in these qualifiers is a poor record on their travels, having lost their last six away matches across all competitions. Fernando Batista's team suffered a 2-0 away defeat to Uruguay in their previous fixture.

Another issue for Venezuela is their inability to keep things tight at the back. They often adopt an open style of play, which has seen five of the last six away matches across all competitions produce over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Argentina have 10 wins and three draws while Venezuela have picked up just two victories in the last 15 matches. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture last October.

Verdict

Argentina v Venezuela

Argentina are often superior to Venezuela and are expected to claim the upper hand here. The hosts have led at the break in three of their last five home matches and could be backed to win the first half once again.

The world champions have scored in both halves in three of their last five matches against Venezuela. They have also earned a win and over 2.5 goals in two of those fixtures and this clash is likely to follow a similar pattern.

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