Copa America Group B Top Spot at Stake in Venezuela vs Mexico Clash

Venezuela vs Mexico Game Information

• Game: Venezuela vs Mexico
• Date: Wednesday, June 26
• Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Location: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
• Venezuela vs Mexico Live Stream: Fubo.tv

Venezuela vs Mexico Betting Odds

Is Venezuela at +275 Worth the Risk?

Forget about Venezuela being the worst team in CONMEBOL. Now, that tag belongs to Bolivia. Los Chamos made that clear with their 2-1 victory over Ecuador, in which Jhonder Cadiz and Eduard Bello were the scorers.

Yes, Venezuela played with one more player for 70 minutes, but Los Chamos still had to come from behind since Jeremy Sarmiento scored the opener for Ecuador right before halftime. Sometimes, facing a 10-man team is more complicated but Venezuela found a way and now we’re talking about a highly motivated team that’s offering great odds (+275) to win straight up.

To answer the question above, yes, I believe Venezuela at +275 is worth the risk. First, the team is full of confidence. Second, the attacking unit is led by Salomon Rondon, who didn’t score against Ecuador, but still won Player of the Match. Finally, since Fernando Batista took over as head coach, La Vinotinto is 13-6-5.

That’s including the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, in which Los Chamos already got a historic result in Brazil thanks to a 1-1 draw.

Even a draw against Mexico, which is offering a +215 price in the sportsbook, would be great for Venezuela but again, now it’s the time to include Los Chamos in your picks.

Venezuela vs Mexico Betting Tips

• Mexico won the last meeting between the two 3-1.
• Last meeting between the two at Copa America finished 1-1.
• Mexico is 2-1-0 against Venezuela at Copa America.
• Both scored in the last five meetings between the two.
• The total has gone over 2 goals in three of their last five encounters.
• Average number of goals in meetings between these two is 3.
• Mexico is unbeaten against Venezuela: 10-3-0.
• Venezuela only won one of its last six games in all competitions.

Mexico Favored at ‘Home’

The main reason for Mexico to be slightly favored at +115 is that the match is in the United States. The crowd at SoFi Stadium will be like 80-20 favoring El Tri. Otherwise, I would say Venezuela deserves to be the favorite.

Mexico suffered tremendously against Jamaica, so much so that a defender had to surprise everybody in order to score the game-winner. Plus, VAR disallowed a goal scored by Michail Antonio that would have meant the advantage for the Reggae Boyz at the beginning of the second half.

Michail Antonio can’t believe it! Celebration ruined 😱😱😱

His goal gets annulled due to offside

It’s still 0 – 0 after an hour between Mexico and Jamaica#CopaAmerica2024 pic.twitter.com/1YMLOJXcLG

— Stadium Astro 🇲🇾 (@stadiumastro) June 23, 2024

Prior to suffering against Jamaica, El Tri lost 3-2 against Brazil and 4-0 against Uruguay in friendly matches. Even so, Los Aztecas remain the betting online favorites to win Group B at -110. I’m not saying Mexico isn’t a good team, but right now, Venezuela is playing better. Mexico coach Jimmy Lozano hasn’t been able to establish good chemistry between lines and he’s losing credibility.

Now, I’m not saying that it will be an easy victory for Venezuela, in fact, I expect Mexico to score and the game total, which is set at two goals, to go over (-135). After all, Mexico’s attacking unit will be led by Santiago Gimenez, who had an awesome season in the Eredivisie with Feyenoord and needs to start showing his talents at prestigious tournaments like the Copa America. Otherwise, he won’t be able to sign for a powerhouse.

By the way, both teams to score in the match offers even-money odds. Just in case you needed an extra option for your parlay (wink-wink).

Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets.

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