Each day our exclusive MATCH OF THE DAQ service previews the big match of the day – usually a televised game.
As well as the preview we also bring you the head to head records of the two teams as well as a recommended bet on BETDAQ for the match.
Brazil v Venezuela
Copa America
KO 20:00, ESPN
HEAD-TO-HEAD
(Max last 10 only)
14/10/2009 World Cup qualifier Brazil 0-0 Venezuela
12/10/2008 World Cup qualifier Venezuela 0-4 Brazil
06/06/2008 International friendly Brazil 0-2 Venezuela
12/10/2005 World Cup qualifier Brazil 3-0 Venezuela
09/10/2004 World Cup qualifier Venezuela 2-5 Brazil
14/11/2001 World Cup qualifier Brazil 3-0 Venezuela
08/10/2000 World Cup qualifier Venezuela 0-6 Brazil
30/06/1999 Copa America Brazil 7-0 Venezuela
05/09/1993 World Cup qualifier Brazil 4-0 Venezuela
01/08/1993 World Cup qualifier Venezuela 1-5 Brazil
PREVIEW
The reigning Copa America champions begin their 2011 campaign as short price favourites against Venezuela on Sunday. First impressions might be that the 1.21 available to backers on Betdaq is a little skinny given that Brazil have only won one of the last three matches between the sides, but that statistic doesn’t really tell the full story.
A 2-0 win for Venezuela in a 2008 friendly and a 0-0 draw achieved in 2009 during the World Cup qualifying process are the only two occasions in 20 meetings when Brazil have failed to beat its South American neighbours. And the aggregate head-to-head goal count reads Brazil 82-6 Venezuela.
Thanks in part to the tournament taking place in Argentina, Brazil must make do with second place in the outright tournament betting, behind the even money hosts at 3.04, but they look decent value for it to secure a hat trick of titles.
By contrast the Venezuelans are grouped firmly among the outsiders at a whopping 515 on Betdaq. They are judged by FIFA’s latest rankings to be the 69th best national team in the world, sandwiched between Ecuador and Armenia, and 62 places worse off than Mano Menezes’ men.
Venezuela’s last outing saw a 3-0 reverse against Spain and a similar scoreline could be coming here. Back Brazil with a -2 Asian Handicap at 2.23.
RECOMMENDATION: (1-10 points)
Brazil (-2 Asian Handicap) at around 2.23: 4 points
Saturday’s Return: -6 points
