The Matchday 16 clash in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers between Uruguay and Venezuela will take place on June 11 at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo. Uruguay vs. Venezuela: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Matches – 9 (International matches, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 28;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 22%.
Beating Bolivia is one thing, but taking points off Uruguay is an entirely different challenge. That is the task facing Venezuela. However, given Uruguay’s poor form in 2025, the visitors certainly have a realistic chance.
Uruguay have gone four qualifiers without a win, picking up two draws and suffering two defeats. This run has seen the team fall from second to fifth in the standings. Venezuela, once far behind, are now just three points adrift. Both Uruguay and Colombia have allowed Venezuela to close the gap, potentially setting up a dramatic finish to the qualification campaign. The Uruguayans still boast a solid defensive record, conceding just 0.8 goals per match. However, their attacking output has collapsed — they’ve scored only once in their last four fixtures, that goal coming in a 1:1 draw with Brazil.
Two rounds ago, Venezuela sat in eighth place with little hope of reaching the finals. But two consecutive wins have lifted the team above Bolivia and put them within striking distance of the top six. The fixture list has also favoured them. On matchdays 14 and 15, Venezuela faced more manageable opposition — Peru (1:0) and Bolivia (2:0) — with both matches played at home. It’s worth noting that Argentina (1:1), Brazil (1:1), and Uruguay (0:0) all failed to win in Maturín.
Away from home, Venezuela remain vulnerable, but even in their March clash with second-placed Ecuador, they were narrowly beaten by a single goal (1:2). Those recent wins have given the team a boost in confidence, and despite the stronger opponent on paper, expectations are that Venezuela will keep things close. Given Uruguay’s ongoing scoring issues, it’s reasonable to expect Venezuela to either avoid defeat or lose by no more than one goal.
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Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Santiago Andrés Mele Castañero
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gk. | 1 | -2 |
Mathías Olivera
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df. | 9 | 1 |
José María Giménez
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df. | 7 | 0 |
Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva
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df. | 5 | 1 |
Facundo Pellistri Rebollo
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mf. | 14 | 0 |
Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches
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mf. | 13 | 0 |
Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro
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mf. | 12 | 1 |
Nahitan Nández
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
Rodrigo Bentancur
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Substitutes
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Cristopher Javier Fiermarín Forlán
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Franco Israel Wibmer
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Sebastián Enzo Cáceres Ramos
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df. | 9 | 0 |
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Guillermo Varela
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df. | 5 | 0 |
Joaquín Piquerez Moreira
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df. | 5 | 0 |
Santiago Ignacio Bueno Sciutto
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
Nicolás Fonseca
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Lucas Torreira
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Rodrigo Zalazar
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Cristian Gonzalo Olivera Ibarra
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
Agustín Álvarez Martínez
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Fernando Ariel Batista
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Rafael Enrique Romo Pérez
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gk. | 14 | -16 |
Miguel Ángel Navarro Zárate
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df. | 9 | 0 |
Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor
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df. | 9 | 0 |
Nahuel Ferraresi
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df. | 8 | 0 |
Jon Mikel Aramburu Mejías
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df. | 7 | 1 |
Yeferson Soteldo
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mf. | 13 | 1 |
Cristian Sleiker Cásseres Yepes Jr.
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mf. | 11 | 0 |
José Andrés Martínez Torres
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
Yangel Herrera
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
José Salomón Rondón Giménez
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fw. | 14 | 4 |
David Enmanuel Martínez Morales
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Alain Baroja Méndez
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Wuilker Faríñez Aray
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Alexander David González Sibulo
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df. | 10 | 0 |
Christian Frederick Bayoi Makoun Reyes
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Jhon Chancellor
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
Telasco José Segovia Pérez
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mf. | 7 | 1 |
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Edson Daniel Castillo García
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Jefferson David Savarino Quintero
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fw. | 10 | 2 |
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Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández
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fw. | 8 | 1 |
Eduard Alexander Bello Gil
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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