Bolivia Vs Chile Betting Tip: Bolivia – 1 February 2022

Bolivia Vs Chile

Tuesday 1 February, 2022 – 20:00 (GMT)
World Cup Qualifier
Pick: Bolivia WIN
Odds: 17/10
Bookmaker: Coral
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 29 January 2022)

Preview: A trip to La Paz when badly in need of a positive outcome would be a nightmare scenario for almost any team. So these are anxious times for Chile who know only three points will suffice against a Bolivia side bidding for a fourth consecutive home win.

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Bolivia – Fourth successive home win can revive qualifying aspirations?

La Verde won’t have given up all hope quite yet on reaching their first World Cup finals since 1994, despite suffering a setback away to rock-bottom Venezuela on Friday evening. Morale would have been high after taking nine points from the last twelve available. This didn’t translate onto the pitch, however, as a chastening 4-1 loss that could so easily have been more leaves them back in eighth place (W4 D3 L8).

They will fancy their chances of bouncing straight back though. That is because playing in La Paz, some 3,000 meters above sea level, has historically been a massive leveller for them, enabling them to record some big upsets. In this qualifying campaign alone, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela were all defeated, Colombia held, while Argentina had to come from behind to clinch a narrow victory.

Key Stat: 13 of the 15 points Bolivia have earned in 2022 World Cup qualifying came when playing at home. They have won each of their three previous home qualifiers, beating all of Paraguay (4-0), Peru (1-0) and Uruguay (3-0) to nil.

 

 

Chile – La Roja on the brink and needing to win?

Having been forced to watch on from the sidelines as France reigned supreme in Russia four years ago, Chile now look set to miss out on World Cup qualification for a second time in succession. Martin Lasarte and his players are essentially in last chance saloon following Argentina’s 2-1 defeat of La Roja in Santiago in the last round, languishing in seventh (W4 D4 L7) aware that any further slip ups would likely prove fatal.

Chile must make up a three point deficit to even make the intercontinental play-off and have only three games in which to pull it off. They probably have the toughest remaining schedule as well. Nobody has gotten the better of Brazil so far; Bolivia are aiming to win four consecutive home games without conceding; and Uruguay are finishing strongly after taking the bold step of replacing long-serving manager Oscar Tabarez.

Key Stat: Chile have struggled away from home in 2022 World Cup qualifying, collecting five out of a possible 24 points (W1 D2 L5) whilst scoring just five times. Netting under 1.5 goals in all seven said matches.

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Bolivia Vs Chile Betting Advice

A draw in La Paz would be detrimental to both these teams chances of making the tournament in Qatar in December. However, splitting them isn’t going to be easy. Bolivia sit a point behind seventh-placed Chile, who in turn are three points off Uruguay in fifth and that last chance saloon play-off berth. Moreover, there was nothing separating them in the reverse fixture in June last year, which ended 1-1 in Santiago, Chile.

 

 

Bolivia are a different animal in the Bolivian capital of La Paz, with its high altitude making life extremely uncomfortable for visiting sides. Chile haven’t travelled well throughout this campaign, picking up five points from eight away qualifiers whilst netting just five. Conversely, Bolivia are coming off three successive home wins to nil – the last two against Peru and Uruguay, who are placed higher than La Roja.

Best Betting Odds – Bolivia Vs Chile

Bolivia – 17/10 (Coral)
Draw – 21/10 (BetVictor)
Chile – 7/4 (WilliamHill)