Tuesday's World Cup qualifying predictions: Colombia should vanquish Venezuela

Best bets, analysis and predictions for Tuesday's World Cup qualifying matches.

Best bets

Colombia to beat Venezuela 12.30am Tuesday night
1pt 7-10 BoyleSports, Coral, Ladbrokes

Morocco-Morocco double result v DR Congo 8.30pm Tuesday
1pt 6-4general

Senegal to beat Egypt 6pm Tuesday
1pt 10-11 general

Betting preview

Incentive must always be factored in when betting on international football and Colombia have plenty of that going into their clash with Venezuela in Puerto Ordaz.

The four automatic World Cup qualification spots in South America have been filled, but ahead of the final round of fixtures Colombia are in a three-way tussle with Peru and Chile for the sole inter-confederation playoff berth.

And with in-form Liverpool ace Luis Diaz spearheading their attack, Colombia can be expected to play on the front foot against Venezuela, who are set to finish bottom of the Conmebol standings regardless of Tuesday's result after losing 13 of their 17 qualifying matches.

Morocco are all square with DR Congo after a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their World Cup qualifier but the Atlas Lions can assert their superiority back on home soil.

DR Congo topped their group in the previous round of African qualifying but won just half of their six games and did not even qualify for the recent Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco, meanwhile, reached the quarter-finals of Afcon and won all six of their group games in the previous phase, conceding only once in the process. Back them to take a first-half lead and hold onto secure a spot in Qatar with victory.

Senegal saw off Egypt in the Afcon final in Cameroon and they can again get the better of the Pharaohs in the second leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff.

Egypt edged the first leg 1-0 but Senegal's attacking stars could turn the tie on its head on home soil.

They are a more adventurous side than their opponents and, with Sadio Mane and Ismaila Sarr in their ranks, they should benefit from needing to attack the second leg having scored 15 times in their six qualifying group games.

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