There’s Copa Sudamericana action happening on Friday as Caracas take on Deportes Iquique.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Caracas v Deportes Iquique - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Caracas
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Caracas will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 3-1 Copa Sudamericana loss in their previous game against Atlético Mineiro.
In that game, Caracas had 45% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Caracas was Jeriel De Santis (59'). Atletico Mineiro had 23 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. Tomás Cuello (48') and Rony (77') scored for Atlético Mineiro.
Matches involving Caracas have often been exciting affairs lately with plenty of scoring anticipated. Over their past six games alone, a total of 21 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 7 of these being chalked up by Caracas. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be continued on here.
Deportes Iquique
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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Unión La Calera in Campeonato Nacional competition, Deportes Iquique will be hoping to turn things around here.
In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games involving Deportes Iquique, three or more goals have gone in. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell is 3.17, with the average number of goals for Deportes Iquique working out to 1.5.
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Head to head
The last league encounter between these sides was Copa Sudamericana match day 1 on 01/04/2025 when the final score was Deportes Iquique 1-2 Caracas.
In that game, Deportes Iquique had 56% possession and 9 shots on goal with 1 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Edson Puch (4').
At the other end, Caracas had 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Daniel Aguilar (37') was the scorer.
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Team News: Caracas
The Caracas manager doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this game owing to a completely healthy squad ready to go.
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Team News: Deportes Iquique
Deportes Iquique manager Miguel Ramírez has to currently contend with reduced team options. Daniel Castillo (Tendon rupture) and Rubén Farfán (Meniscus injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We feel that Deportes Iquique are certainly able to find the back of the net against this Caracas team, but it is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re going for both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Caracas after the 90. Should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 minute result market, staking on Caracas is available for 2.15, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.5 and betting on a win for Deportes Iquique will get you 3.3. Those are the top returns on offer at the current time.
Renata Leite,
21:00 28/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Caracas
Formed: 1967
Stadium: The Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (20,900)
Chairman: Philip Valentiner
Manager: Fernando Aristeguieta
Competitions: Copa Sudamericana (Group H)