Will Peru also surprise against the Venezuelans?
Peru gave up the red lantern in the last matchday of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The white-reds beat Bolivia 3-1 at home, thus also reducing the gap to the starting position for the World Cup playoffs. Only three points separate Peru from seventh place. The upcoming match against the Venezuelans is therefore all the more important. As our Venezuela vs. Peru betting tip shows, the next coup for “La Bicolor” cannot be ruled out.
In favor of the Peruvian national team, above all, is the balance in the last international matches against the Venezuelans. Since April 2015, Peru has not lost a single match against Venezuela. In the last eight head-to-head meetings, the FIFA world ranking 40th team even has a record of 4-4-0 and is therefore confident about the upcoming encounter.
Venezuela has not won any of the last nine international matches since July 2024. In these nine encounters, the Venezuelan national team has a miserable record of 0-3-6. Nevertheless, the bookmakers see “La Vinotinto” as favorites in the upcoming match and are only offering odds in the 2.00 range for bets on a home win.
Venezuela – statistics & current form
Venezuela are still in freefall. With the defeat against Ecuador, the team of national coach Fernando Batista remained winless for the ninth time in a row. In addition, there was the third defeat in a row for the Venezuelan national team. In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Venezuela have a meager record of 2-6-5 and have already conceded 17 goals.
Encouragingly, before the upcoming match against Peru, is only the record at home. In six home matches, Venezuela remained unbeaten in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. However, there were four draws in these six encounters. The Venezuelan national team only won two of these six home matches.
Nevertheless, if you still want to bet on the home side in the upcoming match between Venezuela and Peru, you can get the best odds for it at Betano.
Will the negative streak of the Venezuelans against Peru continue?
Venezuela have not won a single international match against Peru in almost ten years. In the last four head-to-head matches, Venezuela have even lost three times to the Peruvian national team. The only time Venezuela remained unbeaten against Peru was in the first round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The encounter ended in a draw on Peruvian soil.
In the current state of the Venezuelans, however, there is little to suggest that the Venezuelans will fare better this time. Fernando Batista’s team has lost four of its last five internationals. In these five matches, “La Vinotinto” has conceded twelve goals – on average more than two goals per game.
Fernando Batista will nonetheless refrain from making any changes to the starting lineup. Venezuela lost their last away game in Ecuador 2-1, and even that result was fortunate, as the Ecuadorians dominated for long spells.
Venezuela’s provisional line-up:
Romo – Gonzalez, Mejias, Ferraresi, Makoun – Vargas, Rincon, Segovia, Savarino – Rondon, Josef Martinez
Peru – statistics & current form
Peru have tasted blood with their recent victory over Bolivia and have minimized the gap to seventh place. The White-Reds still have a realistic chance of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. If Peru actually manage to finish seventh in the qualifying race, “La Bicolor” will still make it to the World Cup play-offs.
In view of this, the upcoming match is also of great importance. Peru are targeting the next points against neighboring Venezuela and are relying on the head-to-head in recent encounters. In the last four matches, Peru have faced Venezuela with a record of 3-1-0 and are therefore confident going into the upcoming international match against “La Vinotinto”.
Betting fans who fancy Peru to score the first goal in the Venezuela vs. Peru game can currently get odds in the 4.00 range and can use a betting provider with a German license for this. The last time Peru visited Venezuela as part of a World Cup qualifier, “La Bicolor” celebrated a 2-1 victory on foreign soil.
Is Peru working on their away weakness in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers?
However, the Peruvians have not yet won a single away game in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. So far, the white-reds have played six away games with a record of 0-1-5 and have not even scored a single goal. Statistically, Peru is the second-weakest away team in the ranking. Only Chile has even worse statistics.
In their last three away games, Peru lost to teams such as Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina. Surprisingly, Peru only lost 1-0 to Argentina in the group stage. If they can replicate that performance, the Peruvian national team has a realistic chance of getting a point against Venezuela.
Oscar Ibanez will probably not dare to make any major changes to the starting lineup, true to the motto “never change a winning team”. After the 3-1 win against Bolivia, Peru can also be trusted to pull off a coup against Venezuela.
Predicted Peru lineup:
Gallese – Advincula, Garces, Abram, Trauco – Aquino, Tapia, Carrillo – Polo, Flores – Guerrero
Venezuela – Peru Head to head / H2H record
In the last 38 meetings between the two nations, Peru lead the direct comparison against Venezuela with a record of 23-7-8. The White-Reds have dominated in the last eight head-to-heads in particular. In this period, Peru have a record of 4-4-0 against the Venezuelans. Peru have won three of those four meetings in their last four meetings.
In the first round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Peru and Venezuela drew. The Peruvians led 1-0 at home. After the break, the Venezuelan national team equalized and took a point away from home.
Venezuela vs. Peru tip
Peru sees an opportunity for a comeback in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. With their victory against Bolivia, the Peruvian national team has already secured three important points in the race for seventh place. Peru is now aiming for the next coup against Venezuela and wants to overtake their upcoming opponent. However, betting on the Peruvians as a guest at “La Vinotinto” is associated with a great deal of risk.
Peru have not won a single away game in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The white-reds have not even scored a single goal in six group games on foreign soil. It therefore remains to be seen how Peru will fare against the Venezuelans. Only the head-to-head speaks in favor of the guests.
We expect a low-scoring encounter between the two clubs and are placing our Peru vs. Venezuela tip on betting odds of 2.44 for Under 1.5 goals in the game. We are betting four out of ten possible units on this. Risk-loving bettors can also try a betting tip on “Double Chance X2”.