This Friday, June 18, the Copa America that is being played in Brazil continues, in a duel that can be crucial for the Chilean team that comes from three consecutive draws, in what were the qualifying rounds that just passed, where coincidentally the two qualifying matches coincide with the first two games in this Copa America, Bolivia will face again the Bolivian team led by the Venezuelan coach Cesar Farias, who has his top player Marcelo Martins out for testing positive for COVID-19, so now the Altiplano team will have to look for the heroic deed without its top scorer against La Roja. This duel between Chile vs. Bolivia will be this Friday, June 18 from 16:00 E.T, the same will be broadcast by Directv Sports signal. 

Let’s review five interesting facts about the duels between Chile and Bolivia: 

1. Bolivia managed to draw with Chile (1-1) in their last match, which turned out to be the last game before the Cup on June 9. 

2. In recent years, Chile has won 10 of the 13 confrontations with Bolivia, lost 1, and drawn 2. 

3. Their last two meetings in the Copa América also resulted in victories for Chile, 2-1 in 2016 and 5-0 in 2015. 

4. Chile has won four of the five most recent meetings that have not been played at altitude, by an average margin of two goals each. 

5. Bolivia has scored in its last seven international matches, two of them against Chile. 

Let’s review the current performance of each team ahead of what will be the second match for both during this Copa América: 

Chile: Chile has only 2 wins in its last 8 matches in all competitions, one of them in a friendly at home against Bolivia, at the same time, it is difficult to win against them, as they have only suffered 2 defeats in this period, both away from home, an interesting fact is that La Roja has scored in every match since international soccer returned from the Covid-19 break. Now the national team will try to correct the course and get revenge against César Farías’ team, whom they faced in the eighth round of the South American qualifiers, sealing a draw by the minimum difference despite the superiority shown by the ‘Team of All’. It should be noted that the Altiplano team has not won in the continental tournament since June 15, 2015, against Ecuador by 3-2. 

Bolivia: The Altiplano side surprised with a 3-1 victory over Venezuela at the beginning of June, but this remains their only win in 9 matches. Although they managed to score in all but one of them, the number of defeats in this period is 6, with 21 goals conceded, and La Verde is coming off a 3-1 loss to Paraguay at the Estadio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira, so now they will be looking to repeat the result achieved in the qualifiers to steal an important point against the team coached by Martín Lasarte. 

Betting line: 

Chile: 83.7% (-416) – Goals: 3.36 – Best O/U: u2½+121 

Bolivia: 8.4% (+1000) – Goals: 0.56 – Best O/U: o2½-169 

Draw: 7.9% (+480)

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