We said: Venezuela 1-0 Guatemala
A tight affair could be on the cards on Sunday, but Venezuela will be regarded as the favourites to come out on top.
Guatemala will hope to replicate the resilient performance shown in the win over Costa Rica, but with Rondon and Martinez potentially leading the line for Venezuela, they could just edge this contest by a slender margin.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Venezuela win with a probability of 41.56%. A win for Guatemala had a probability of 30.4% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Venezuela win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.33%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Guatemala win was 0-1 (10.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Venezuela in this match.