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Ecuador vs Venezuela Live Stream & Predictions – Home Win to Nil is Tipped in the World Cup Qualifiers

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Last updated: 20 Mar 2025

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Vedran Ostojic 20 Mar 2025

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Venezuela have lost their last 4 road games and conceded 13 goals
We are backing Ecuador to keep winning at home on Friday
Watch Ecuador vs Venezuela live in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers

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Ecuador didn’t concede a single goal at home since September 2023 in the WC qualifiers, while winning three of their last four games. Venezuela struggle on the road, so a home win is the best bet.

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Stats
HTH
Ecuador Form
Venezuela Form
Team News
Predicted Starting Lineups

Stats

Ecuador have won to nil in 3 of their last 4 home matches.
Ecuador’s Enner Valencia has scored 2 goals in his last 2 matches.
Venezuela have lost their last 4 away matches.

HTH

Ecuador have a 10-7 advantage against Venezuela with 5 draws.

They last met in June 2024, the game being won by Venezuela 2-1 in Copa America.

Ecuador Form

Ecuador are having a strong run in the World Cup 2026 Qualifiers, collecting 19 points in 12 rounds and sit in high 3rd place, just behind Argentina and Uruguay.

The Tricolors had two back to back goalless draws in their two October matches against Paraguay and Uruguay, but bounced back with a convincing 4-0 win against Bolivia in November, Gonzalo Plata scoring a brace, Enner Valencia and Alan Minda also on target.

Ecuador were also victorious in their most recent appearance against Colombia 1-0 even though Piero Hincapie was sent off in the 34th minute. The winning goal was scored by Valencia in the 7th minute.

Venezuela Form

Exactly half of Venezuela’s matches in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers have ended without a winner, currently occupying 8th place with 12 points (two wins, six draws and four losses), one point short of the playoff spot.

La Vinotinto have been winless for seven games in a row, but they did cause some damage to top tier sides, holding Argentina to a 1-1 draw in mid-October, while their mid-November clash against Brazil had the same outcome.

Venezuela were beaten by Chile 4-2 in their most recent competitive match on 20th November, while also losing to the United States of America 3-1 in a friendly match.

Team News

Hosts can’t count on services of Angelo Preciado, Alan Minda, Leonardo Campana and Jhoanner Chavez, while Piero Hincapie is suspended. Carlos Gruezo, Angel Mena and Jeremy Sarmiento were not called up.

Venezuela’s injury list has only two names on it, Yordan Osorio and Miguel Navarro being sidelined, while Jon Aramburu and Wilker Angel are suspended. Roberto Rosales and Ronald Hernandez were not called up. Samuel Rondon is the top scorer on this roster, bagging 45 goals in 114 appearances.

Predicted Starting Lineups

Ecuador: Galindez, Ordonez, Pacho, Torres, Estupinan, Yeboah, Caicedo, Franco, Vite, Plate, Valencia

Venezuela: Romo, Gonzalez, Angel, Ramirez, Rivas; Herrera, Martinez, Soteldo, Savarino, Segovia, Rondon

Verdict

Ecuador v Venezuela

Venezuela’s results on the road have been terrible, suffering four straight defeats and conceding 13 goals. I am backing Ecuador to keep winning at home and keep their net intact.

Additionally, Enner Valencia is backed to find the net on Friday. He scored in Ecuador’s last two games against Colombia and Bolivia.

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