Venezuela vs Ecuador 02/06/19

2 June 2019

Two South American nations go head-to-head for an international friendly match, as Venezuela take on Ecuador at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Venezuela’s four-game unbeaten run (W2, D2) has been brought to halt as Catalonia picked up a 2-1 victory in a friendly two months ago. All four of La Vinotinto’s previous games have seen both teams score, with two of them ending with the same 1-1 scoreline. A potential worry for Rafael Dudamel could be that his players have struggled to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last nine outings, allowing over 1.5 match goals three times though. An encouraging fact for Dudamel, on the other hand, is that Venezuela scored at least one goal in eight consecutive games, netting 2+ match goals on four occasions in the process.

Meanwhile, La Tricolor have endured mixed fortunes over their past six outings (W2, D2, L2), with four of those matches producing under 2.5 goals. Interestingly, Ecuador have failed to find the net three times across those clashes, scoring over 1.5 match goals in the remaining three. Ecuador’s stubborn defending has seen them keep five clean sheets in their last eight games, conceding over 1.5 match goals only once along the way. Los Amarillos now look to post their fourth win against Venezuela since 2011 and stretch their unbeaten run in H2Hs to six games (W3, D2).