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Venezuela vs ArgentinaLeague #34 2026

Venezuela
Venezuela
FT
13
HT: 01
Argentina
Argentina
Y. Soteldo 90+4' (pen)
9/3/2021League #34League #34 · Group Stage - 9Estadio Olímpico de la UCV

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Venezuela36%
×Draw26%
Argentina38%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 577,253 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Venezuela
1.33
Argentina
1.38

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 21 home / 6 away

creates per match

Venezuela
1.33
Argentina
1.33

allows per match

Venezuela
1.43
Argentina
1.33

finishing

Venezuela+0.00on par
Argentina+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Venezuela

Argentina
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
033%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Venezuela or draw
62%
Venezuela or Argentina
74%
Draw or Argentina
64%

Winning margin

Venezuela wins by 2+
16%
Argentina wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Venezuela 1+ goals
74%
Venezuela 2+ goals
38%
Venezuela 3+ goals
15%
Argentina 1+ goals
75%
Argentina 2+ goals
40%
Argentina 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Venezuela (draw refunded)
48%
Argentina (draw refunded)
52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Venezuela at homecreates 1.33, concedes 1.43 · 21 matches

Argentina awaycreates 1.33, concedes 1.33 · 6 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Venezuela attack 1.33 + Argentina defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.33

Argentina attack 1.33 + Venezuela defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.38

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 38%?"

Venezuela scores more
36%
level
26%
Argentina scores more
38%

Argentina at 38% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 38% does not mean "Argentina will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

22
Lautaro MartínezArgentinaArgentina · F
8.5

Possession

27%Venezuela

Shots

7Venezuela

Pass accuracy

45%Venezuela

Statistics

VenezuelaArgentina
Overview
27%Possession73%
7Total Shots17
4Corners5
11Fouls7
Shots
7Total Shots17
3On Target10
3Off Target5
1Blocked2
5Inside Box15
2Outside Box2
Passing
27%Possession73%
219Total Passes595
162Accurate Passes550
74%Pass Accuracy92%
Goalkeeping
7Saves2
Discipline
11Fouls7
2Yellow Cards0
1Red Cards0
2Offsides1

Match Recap: Venezuela vs Argentina

Argentina beat Venezuela 3-1 in League #34 on September 3, 2021.

Goals: Lautaro Martínez (45+2'), J. Correa (71'), Á. Correa (74'), Y. Soteldo (90+4' pen).

Argentina controlled possession (73%) and registered 17 shots to 7.

The match was played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV in Caracas.