Argentina vs Venezuela: Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups, Dream11 Predictions

Argentina vs Venezuela is the next FIFA World Cup qualifier match as Argentina look to finish strong in the table and continue their unbeaten run to 30 matches as they host Venezuela at La Bombonera on Friday.

Argentina vs Venezuela: Match Preview:

The situation is pretty clear ahead of the clash which does not carry the heaviest burden for either team.

Argentina have already booked their tickets for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as they went through the entire qualifying process unbeaten, much like section leaders Brazil.

Los Gauchos won 10 and drew 5 of 15 games they played so far. They have been especially tough to break down on the home patch, shipping only two goals in eight qualifiers in their own backyard this term.

Since they are up against the continent's minnows here, we have all reasons to expect the continuation of a winning thread and another clean sheet in Buenos Aires for the Argentines.

Lionel Scaloni has surprisingly called up a very strong squad, including Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez, Paulo Dybala, Angel Di Maria, etc.

Venezuela truly do not have much to hope for on Friday in Argentina after losing all of their eight away fixtures in this qualifying term.

The Venezuelans have scored only three goals in the process. They have suffered a tough 4-1 loss in the previous away fixture played in early-February in Uruguay.

Team News:

Argentina:

Emiliano Martinez, Emiliano Buendia, Giovani Lo Celso, and Cristian Romero are suspended and have been ruled out of this fixture. Lautaro Martinez has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unavailable for selection.

Venezuela:

Venezuela have a fully-fit squad and will need their strongest team to defeat Argentina. The away side will need all the resources at its disposal ahead of this encounter.

Argentina vs Venezuela: Head to Head:

Argentina have an excellent record against Venezuela and have won 23 out of 27 matches played between the two teams. Venezuela have managed only two victories against Argentina and have a point to prove this weekend.

The previous meeting between the two teams took place in September last year and ended in a 3-1 victory for Argentina. Venezuela were outplayed on the day and will need to step up in this fixture.

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— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) March 25, 2022

Recent performances in all competitions:

Argentina:

1-0 win over Peru

1-0 win over Uruguay

0-0 draw against Brazil

1-0 win over Chile

2-1 win over Columbia

Venezuela:

3-0 loss against Chile

1-0 loss against Ecuador

2-1 loss to Peru

4-1 win over Bolivia

4-1 loss against Uruguay

Argentina vs Venezuela: Predicted Line-ups:

Argentina Predicted XI (4-3-3): Franco Armani; Nahuel Molina, Nicolas Otamendi, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Guido Rodriguez, Leandro Paredes; Lionel Messi, Joaquin Correa, Angel Di Maria

Venezuela Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Wuilker Farinez; Roberto Rosales, Jhon Chancellor, Nahuel Ferraresi, Oscar Gonzalez; Adrian Martinez, Tomas Rincon; Darwin Machis, Romulo Otero, Yeferson Soteldo; Salomon Rondon.

ARG vs VEN: Dream11 Predictions: