Saudi Arabia host Venezuela at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah on Friday (March 24) for a friendly.

The Green Falcons play for the first time since their group stage exit from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last November. Herve Renard’s side started their campaign with a stunning 2-1 win over eventual winners Argentina, but defeats to Poland and Mexico knocked them out before the knockouts.

Saudi Arabia played in the Arabian Gulf Cup in January this year, but it was mostly a second-string group. They lost to Iraq and Oman after beating Yemen in their opener. The Middle Eastern giants have called up 26 players for this month’s double header, with all of them plying their trade with local clubs.

Meanwhile, Venezuela’s wait for a first appearance at the World Cup continued following another disappointing qualifying campaign in the CONMEBOL zone, picking up just three wins in 18 games. With the qualifiers for the next edition of the cup set to begin in September, La Vinotinto will look up to these friendlies as a chance to prepare for the same.

Fernando Batista has named 29 players for this month’s friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, including captain Tomas Rincon and record goalscorer Salomon Rondon. The former West Brom star has 38 goals in 92 appearances, at least 15 more than any player in the nation’s history.

Match Details:

• Match: Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela
• Date: 25 March 2023
• Time: 12:30 am
• Venue: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Prediction

Venezuela got the better of Saudi Arabia last time and will look to make it a double, but the Green Falcons have improved a lot since then and could exact revenge.

Prediction: Saudi Arabia 2-1 Venezuela

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Head-To-Head

• Saudi Arabia and Venezuela have met just once – last year in a friendly – which La Vinotinto won 1-0, courtesy of a Nahuel Ferraresi strike.
• After going seven games unbeaten, Saudi Arabia have lost four of their last five games, including two at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
• Venezuela have lost just one of their last six games, going unbeaten in their last three.
• The visitors have scored eight goals in their last three games.

Tip:Saudi Arabia to win (vs Venezuela)
Odds:2.50 (Bet365)
Real odds:2.35

Short argue:We expect a strong game from Saudi Arabia. They have very good strikers who should score goals. Venezuela are weak in defence.

— Stilian Aleksandrov (@betinum) March 24, 2023

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Live Stream Time

This match will start from 12:30 am

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Date

This match will take place on 25 March 2023

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Team News

Fahad Al-Rashidi and Hussain Al-Qahtani were the only two players selected by Renard who have yet to earn a senior cap with Saudi Arabia, while Al-Nassr keeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi made his first three appearances for the national team at the Gulf Cup earlier this year.

Firas Al-Buraikan has 10 goals in the Saudi Professional League this season, one more than Cristiano Ronaldo, while the last player to score for the national team was Turki Al-Ammar, the first internationally for the Al-Shabab midfielder, who was not selected for this encounter.

Saleh Al-Shehri had the equaliser for the Saudis in their upset over Argentina last November, with the winner coming courtesy of Salem Al-Dawsari, who also scored in their defeat to Mexico (2-1), equalling former striker Sami Al-Jaber for the most goals with the Green Falcons in World Cup competition (three).

🇻🇪 Venezuela vs Arabia Saudí 🇸🇦

✅ Fernando Batista se estrena como DT #Vinotinto 🇻🇪 #VamosVinotinto pic.twitter.com/ahtJRVGFzT

— Conexión Goleadora (@conexgoleadora) March 24, 2023

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Lineups

Saudi Arabia:

Al-Owais; Abdulhamid, Al-Tambakti, Al-Amri, Al-Harbi; Kanno, Sharahili; S. Al-Dawsari, Al-Khaibari, Al-Aboud; Al-Buraikan

Venezuela:

Graterol; Hernandez, Navarro, Makoun, O. Gonzalez; Savarino, Rincon, Moreno; Cordova, Rondon, Josef Martinez

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Odds

We say: Saudi Arabia 1-0 Venezuela

Although the Venezuelans play with much less fear in friendlies than games that count, the Green Falcons are in an element they know well and should benefit from the home crowd and an environment they are comfortable in, so we believe they will have the edge on Friday.

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Stats

• Saudi Arabia 39.3%
• Venezuela 32.02%
• Draw 28.65%

¡El viernes se estrena @bochabatista en la @SeleVinotinto! 🇻🇪⚽📺

Y lo vivirás desde las 2:30 pm por @Canal_Televen.

Venezuela 🇻🇪 vs Arabia Saudí 🇸🇦

Ahí estaremos junto con @AnthonyAbellas y @JavierSemeler00 #VinotintoXTeleven pic.twitter.com/Yr9IVPchwz

— Carlos Domingues (@CDominguesP) March 20, 2023

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Tips

Tip 1 – Result: Saudi Arabia

Tip 2 – Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5

Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Betting Trends

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 39.31%. A win for Venezuela has a probability of 32.03% and a draw has a probability of 28.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win is 1-0 with a probability of 12.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (7.95%) and 2-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Venezuela win is 0-1 (11.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (13.28%).

Salomón Rondón se unió a los entrenamientos de Venezuela en Arabia Saudí, antes del partido vs la selección local. Aunque el delantero de River Plate lleve más de un año sin marcar con clubes, con la Vinotinto en 2022 sumó 7 tantos. ¿Volverá a celebrar el caraqueño? pic.twitter.com/ulQY3cbqDV

— Idioma Futve (@idiomafutve) March 22, 2023

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela Where To Watch Live International Friendly Today Match

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