Venezuela vs Argentina match stats & report

1–3 Full time

World Cup - Qualification South America · Group Stage - 9 · Estadio Olimpico de la UCV, Caracas · Ref L. González

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Venezuela lost to Argentina 1–3 in the World Cup - Qualification South America (Group Stage - 9) on 3 September 2021. Argentina had 73% of the ball.

Venezuela vs Argentina match statistics

VenezuelaArgentina

27% Ball possession 73%
7 Total shots 17
3 Shots on target 10
3 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside the box 15
4 Corners 5
11 Fouls 7
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 0
1 Red cards 0
219 Passes 595
74% Pass accuracy 92%
7 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

32' Red card Adrian Martinez Venezuela
45' Yellow card Y. Soteldo Venezuela
45+2' Goal L. Martinez (assist G. Lo Celso) Argentina
71' Goal J. Correa (assist L. Martinez) Argentina
74' Goal Á. Correa Argentina
79' Yellow card Jan Hurtado Venezuela
90+4' Penalty scored Y. Soteldo Venezuela

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Venezuela

Confirmed 4-4-2 L. González

1 W. Fariñez

2 N. Ferraresi 14 O. Gonzalez 21 A. Gonzalez 4 Sema Velázquez

13 J. Martinez 10 Y. Soteldo 7 J. Savarino 8 T. Rincon

9 E. Ramírez 17 Josef Martínez

Bench A. Martinez , M. Villanueva , D. Carrillo , Jan Hurtado , R. Hernández , J. Graterol , R. Otero , J. Moreno , E. Castillo , J. Murillo , R. Romo , Freddy Vargas

Argentina

Confirmed 4-4-2 L. Scaloni

23 E. Martinez

5 N. Molina 8 M. Acuña 6 G. Pezzella 19 N. Otamendi

20 G. Lo Celso 18 G. Rodriguez 7 R. de Paul 11 Á. Di María

22 L. Martinez 10 L. Messi

Bench J. Correa , Á. Correa , A. Gómez , E. Palacios , P. Dybala , N. Domínguez , L. Martínez , N. Tagliafico , J. Musso , G. Rulli , N. González , G. Montiel

Form guide

Venezuela at home

2–0–1 in 3 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 3
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

Based on 3 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Argentina away

4–1–0 in 5 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 5
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

46% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Venezuela vs Argentina head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
28 Jun 19	Venezuela v Argentina	0–2
22 Mar 19	Argentina v Venezuela	1–3
5 Sep 17	Argentina v Venezuela	1–1
6 Sep 16	Venezuela v Argentina	2–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Venezuela vs Argentina head-to-head record