Predictions & Livescore Copa America - Venezuela vs Mexico

Copa America - Venezuela vs Mexico
Match Time: 27-06-2024 09:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Venezuela

A gritty Venezuelan side did not let an early goal deter them on matchday one, scoring two second-half strikes in 10 minutes to claim their first-ever come-from-behind victory at the Copa America.

That also ended a five-match winless run for Fernando Batista's men across all competitions, as they won their opening match at this tournament for the first time since 2016 (1-0 win over Jamaica).

A victory on Wednesday would mark the first time they will have won consecutive matches at this tournament since 2016, while it has been over a year since they last won back-to-back international fixtures in June 2023.

While their victory on Saturday was the first time they won a Copa America contest when conceding the opening goal, Venezuela have come back to earn a positive result in two of their previous five encounters this year when going down 1-0.

Meanwhile, they have won four successive matches when scoring the opening goal, failing to concede in any of those contests.

They are unbeaten in six consecutive meetings against sides from CONCACAF, conceding in only one of those encounters (a 2-2 draw with Panama in November 2022).

Mexico

El Tri survived some nervy moments in their opener but ultimately came away as deserved winners, with 62% possession and nine efforts on target.

Had a Michail Antonio strike not been ruled out for offside, though, things could have been different for Jaime Lozano's men, who ended a two-match losing run with that triumph.

That extended their unbeaten run in the group portion of this tournament to four matches, while they have not lost any of their previous three opening fixtures at the Copa America.

In the last 13 matches in which they had netted the opener, Mexico emerged victorious on 12 occasions, with their only defeat over that span being against Colombia (3-2) in Los Angeles last December.

On Wednesday, the Mexicans have a chance to post consecutive clean sheets for the first time in the group stage of this tournament since 2001.

Mexico have never lost in 13 all-time meetings versus the Venezuelans, winning two of the three Copa America encounters played against them.

Prediction: Venezuela 2-1 Mexico