Argentina host Venezuela in the World Cup Qualification South America on 5 September 2025, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 00:30 UK Time.
The South American 2026 World Cup qualification will be concluded with two more rounds. These two matches are crucial to Venezuela and they need to win it both if their aim is to move into the top six, which is promotion place. They appear to have achieved a late realization regarding this since two out of their overall four victories in 16 rounds of qualifiers were registered in the last three fixtures. Their recent qualifier match against Uruguay concluded in a 2-0 loss as well.
Argentinian coach Fernando Batista’s biggest challenge of this campaign on paper will begin on Friday, as his team travel to his country Argentina. Moreover, Argentina comfortably reached the World Cup qualifiers and top the qualifiers table with a point difference of 10 with Ecuador in second position. A five-game unbeaten run in the campaign further adds to that and will be playing with the whole squad as well.
It has been a rarity that Argentina lose a head-to-head game against Venezuela. They have played each other numerous times since 1967 and Argentina lost only twice throughout. Argentina plays even better when played at home, boasting a 100% win record except for only two games. So the hope of a must win of Venezuela may be crushed by Argentinians on Friday at their most iconic Estadio Monumental.
Lionel Scaloni and Argentina have been able to carry an unbeaten run since their qualifier loss to Uruguay in their third home match this season. Argentina have not lost a match since that home defeat and only one of the 14 fixtures has seen them accept a draw. A win is the only result they have their eyes set on domestically and it’s not likely to be altered by Venezuela on Friday.
The visitors boast a six-game away losing streak with five of the matches World Cup qualifiers. Their defense conceded a combined 14 goals in the five encounters while scoring four. It is catastrophic and will weigh heavily against Argentina, who have scored at least 3 in seven of the last nine they have hosted Venezuela. Also, the entire Argentina squad returned home including their talisman in front of the field Lionel Messi.
Argentinian attack have scored 15 goals in their last five home matches and conceded just 2. Therefore a clean sheet performance with scores galore by Argentina attack is a possibility on Friday. The 3-0 correct score appears to be a good selection since two out of the previous three home victories of Argentina over Venezuela involved that scoreline. They sure will overwhelm and the ht/ft option is a good alternative which suits the predicted score. Asian Handicap market is also available with the -1.5 handicap bet being quoted at a whopping 1.67 odds.
| Argentina | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 16 | 16 |
| Wins | 11 | 4 |
| Draws | 2 | 6 |
| Loss | 3 | 6 |
| Goals For | 28 | 15 |
| Goals Against | 9 | 19 |
| Argentina | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 8 | 8 |
| Wins | 6 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 2 |
| Loss | 1 | 6 |
| Goals For | 17 | 6 |
| Goals Against | 4 | 17 |
|
10.09.25
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-1 |
|
06.06.25
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
26.03.25
|
Argentina Brazil |
4-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Uruguay Argentina |
0-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Argentina Peru |
1-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Paraguay Argentina |
2-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Argentina Bolivia |
6-0 |
|
10.10.24
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Colombia Argentina |
2-1 |
|
06.09.24
|
Argentina Chile |
3-0 |
|
15.07.24
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-0 |
|
10.07.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
05.07.24
|
Argentina Ecuador (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
Argentina Peru |
2-0 |
|
26.06.24
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
21.06.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
15.06.24
|
Argentina Guatemala |
4-1 |
|
10.06.24
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
27.03.24
|
Argentina Costa Rica |
3-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Argentina El Salvador |
3-0 |
|
22.11.23
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Argentina Uruguay |
0-2 |
|
18.10.23
|
Peru Argentina |
0-2 |
|
13.10.23
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Bolivia Argentina |
0-3 |
|
08.09.23
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
19.06.23
|
Indonesia Argentina |
0-2 |
|
15.06.23
|
Argentina Australia |
2-0 |
|
29.03.23
|
Argentina Curaçao |
7-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Argentina Panama |
2-0 |
|
18.12.22
|
Argentina France (Penalties:4 - 2) |
3-3 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
09.12.22
|
Netherlands Argentina (Penalties:3 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
03.12.22
|
Argentina Australia |
2-1 |
|
30.11.22
|
Poland Argentina |
0-2 |
|
26.11.22
|
Argentina Mexico |
2-0 |
|
22.11.22
|
Argentina Saudi Arabia |
1-2 |
|
16.11.22
|
UAE Argentina |
0-5 |
|
28.09.22
|
Argentina Jamaica |
3-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
Argentina Honduras |
3-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
Argentina Estonia |
5-0 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
31.03.22
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-1 |
|
25.03.22
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
01.02.22
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-0 |
|
28.01.22
|
Chile Argentina |
1-2 |
|
16.11.21
|
Argentina Brazil |
0-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-1 |
|
26.03.25
|
Argentina Brazil |
4-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Argentina Peru |
1-0 |
|
16.10.24
|
Argentina Bolivia |
6-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
Argentina Chile |
3-0 |
|
15.07.24
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-0 |
|
10.07.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
05.07.24
|
Argentina Ecuador (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
Argentina Peru |
2-0 |
|
21.06.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
15.06.24
|
Argentina Guatemala |
4-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
27.03.24
|
Argentina Costa Rica |
3-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Argentina El Salvador |
3-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Argentina Uruguay |
0-2 |
|
12.10.23
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
15.06.23
|
Argentina Australia |
2-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Argentina Curaçao |
7-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Argentina Panama |
2-0 |
|
18.12.22
|
Argentina France (Penalties:4 - 2) |
3-3 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
03.12.22
|
Argentina Australia |
2-1 |
|
26.11.22
|
Argentina Mexico |
2-0 |
|
22.11.22
|
Argentina Saudi Arabia |
1-2 |
|
28.09.22
|
Argentina Jamaica |
3-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
Argentina Honduras |
3-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
Argentina Estonia |
5-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
01.02.22
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Argentina Brazil |
0-0 |
|
14.10.21
|
Argentina Peru |
1-0 |
|
10.10.21
|
Argentina Uruguay |
3-0 |
|
09.09.21
|
Argentina Bolivia |
3-0 |
|
11.07.21
|
Argentina Brazil |
1-0 |
|
07.07.21
|
Argentina Colombia (Penalties:3 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
04.07.21
|
Argentina Ecuador |
3-0 |
|
22.06.21
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
19.06.21
|
Argentina Uruguay |
1-0 |
|
14.06.21
|
Argentina Chile |
1-1 |
|
04.06.21
|
Argentina Chile |
1-1 |
|
13.11.20
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-1 |
|
09.10.20
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
18.11.19
|
Argentina Uruguay |
2-2 |
|
11.09.19
|
Argentina Mexico |
4-0 |
|
06.07.19
|
Argentina Chile |
2-1 |
|
20.06.19
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-1 |
|
15.06.19
|
Argentina Colombia |
0-2 |
|
22.03.19
|
Argentina Venezuela |
1-3 |
|
09.09.25
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Uruguay Argentina |
0-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Paraguay Argentina |
2-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Colombia Argentina |
2-1 |
|
26.06.24
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
22.11.23
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
18.10.23
|
Peru Argentina |
0-2 |
|
12.09.23
|
Bolivia Argentina |
0-3 |
|
19.06.23
|
Indonesia Argentina |
0-2 |
|
09.12.22
|
Netherlands Argentina (Penalties:3 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
30.11.22
|
Poland Argentina |
0-2 |
|
16.11.22
|
UAE Argentina |
0-5 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
30.03.22
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-1 |
|
28.01.22
|
Chile Argentina |
1-2 |
|
12.11.21
|
Uruguay Argentina |
0-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Paraguay Argentina |
0-0 |
|
03.09.21
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-3 |
|
29.06.21
|
Bolivia Argentina |
1-4 |
|
08.06.21
|
Colombia Argentina |
2-2 |
|
18.11.20
|
Peru Argentina |
0-2 |
|
13.10.20
|
Bolivia Argentina |
1-2 |
|
15.11.19
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
13.10.19
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-6 |
|
09.10.19
|
Germany Argentina |
2-2 |
|
06.09.19
|
Chile Argentina |
0-0 |
|
03.07.19
|
Brazil Argentina |
2-0 |
|
28.06.19
|
Venezuela Argentina |
0-2 |
|
10.09.25
|
Venezuela Colombia |
3-6 |
|
05.09.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Uruguay Venezuela |
2-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Venezuela Bolivia |
2-0 |
|
26.03.25
|
Venezuela Peru |
1-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Ecuador Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
USA Venezuela |
3-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Chile Venezuela |
4-2 |
|
14.11.24
|
Venezuela Brazil |
1-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Paraguay Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Venezuela Uruguay |
0-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Bolivia Venezuela |
4-0 |
|
06.07.24
|
Venezuela Canada (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
01.07.24
|
Jamaica Venezuela |
0-3 |
|
27.06.24
|
Venezuela Mexico |
1-0 |
|
22.06.24
|
Ecuador Venezuela |
1-2 |
|
24.03.24
|
Guatemala Venezuela |
0-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Italy Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
10.12.23
|
Colombia Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
22.11.23
|
Peru Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
16.11.23
|
Venezuela Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Venezuela Chile |
3-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Brazil Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Venezuela Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Colombia Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Venezuela Guatemala |
1-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
Venezuela Honduras |
1-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Uzbekistan Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
24.03.23
|
Saudi Arabia Venezuela |
1-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
Syria Venezuela |
1-2 |
|
15.11.22
|
Venezuela Panama |
2-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
UAE Venezuela |
0-4 |
|
22.09.22
|
Venezuela Iceland |
0-1 |
|
09.06.22
|
Saudi Arabia Venezuela |
0-1 |
|
01.06.22
|
Malta Venezuela |
0-1 |
|
31.03.22
|
Venezuela Colombia |
0-1 |
|
25.03.22
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
01.02.22
|
Uruguay Venezuela |
4-1 |
|
28.01.22
|
Venezuela Bolivia |
4-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Venezuela Peru |
1-2 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ecuador Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
15.10.21
|
Chile Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
10.10.21
|
Venezuela Ecuador |
2-1 |
|
08.10.21
|
Venezuela Brazil |
1-3 |
|
09.09.21
|
Paraguay Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
06.09.21
|
Peru Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
03.09.21
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-3 |
|
27.06.21
|
Venezuela Peru |
0-1 |
|
20.06.21
|
Venezuela Ecuador |
2-2 |
|
09.09.25
|
Venezuela Colombia |
3-6 |
|
06.06.25
|
Venezuela Bolivia |
2-0 |
|
26.03.25
|
Venezuela Peru |
1-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Venezuela Brazil |
1-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Venezuela Uruguay |
0-0 |
|
06.07.24
|
Venezuela Canada (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
27.06.24
|
Venezuela Mexico |
1-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Venezuela Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Venezuela Chile |
3-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Venezuela Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Venezuela Guatemala |
1-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
Venezuela Honduras |
1-0 |
|
15.11.22
|
Venezuela Panama |
2-2 |
|
22.09.22
|
Venezuela Iceland |
0-1 |
|
30.03.22
|
Venezuela Colombia |
0-1 |
|
28.01.22
|
Venezuela Bolivia |
4-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Venezuela Peru |
1-2 |
|
10.10.21
|
Venezuela Ecuador |
2-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Venezuela Brazil |
1-3 |
|
03.09.21
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-3 |
|
27.06.21
|
Venezuela Peru |
0-1 |
|
20.06.21
|
Venezuela Ecuador |
2-2 |
|
08.06.21
|
Venezuela Uruguay |
0-0 |
|
17.11.20
|
Venezuela Chile |
2-1 |
|
14.10.20
|
Venezuela Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
14.10.19
|
Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago |
2-0 |
|
10.10.19
|
Venezuela Bolivia |
4-1 |
|
28.06.19
|
Venezuela Argentina |
0-2 |
|
15.06.19
|
Venezuela Peru |
0-0 |
|
02.06.19
|
Venezuela Ecuador |
1-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
Uruguay Venezuela |
2-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Ecuador Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
USA Venezuela |
3-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Chile Venezuela |
4-2 |
|
15.10.24
|
Paraguay Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Bolivia Venezuela |
4-0 |
|
01.07.24
|
Jamaica Venezuela |
0-3 |
|
22.06.24
|
Ecuador Venezuela |
1-2 |
|
24.03.24
|
Guatemala Venezuela |
0-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Italy Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
10.12.23
|
Colombia Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
22.11.23
|
Peru Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Brazil Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Colombia Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Uzbekistan Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
24.03.23
|
Saudi Arabia Venezuela |
1-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
Syria Venezuela |
1-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
UAE Venezuela |
0-4 |
|
09.06.22
|
Saudi Arabia Venezuela |
0-1 |
|
01.06.22
|
Malta Venezuela |
0-1 |
|
25.03.22
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
01.02.22
|
Uruguay Venezuela |
4-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ecuador Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
15.10.21
|
Chile Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
09.09.21
|
Paraguay Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
06.09.21
|
Peru Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
17.06.21
|
Colombia Venezuela |
0-0 |
|
13.06.21
|
Brazil Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
03.06.21
|
Bolivia Venezuela |
3-1 |
|
14.11.20
|
Brazil Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
09.10.20
|
Colombia Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
19.11.19
|
Japan Venezuela |
1-4 |
|
11.09.19
|
Colombia Venezuela |
0-0 |
|
22.06.19
|
Bolivia Venezuela |
1-3 |
|
19.06.19
|
Brazil Venezuela |
0-0 |
|
09.06.19
|
USA Venezuela |
0-3 |
|
06.06.19
|
Mexico Venezuela |
3-1 |
|
22.03.19
|
Argentina Venezuela |
1-3 |
|
20.11.18
|
Iran Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
16.11.18
|
Japan Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
05.09.2025
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0
|
|
10.10.2024
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-1
|
|
25.03.2022
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0
|
|
03.09.2021
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-3
|
|
28.06.2019
|
Venezuela Argentina |
0-2
|
|
05.09.2025
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0
|
|
25.03.2022
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0
|
|
22.03.2019
|
Argentina Venezuela |
1-3
|
|
06.09.2017
|
Argentina Venezuela |
1-1
|
|
19.06.2016
|
Argentina Venezuela |
4-1
|