Bolivia will face Chile at the Estadio Municipal de El Alto on Tuesday in another round of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have endured a difficult qualifying campaign so far and are in danger of missing out on an eighth consecutive World Cup appearance as they sit eighth in the table, four points behind the sole inter-confederation playoff spot.
They were beaten 2-0 by Venezuela in their last match, conceding both goals in the opening half hour and failing to find a way back into the contest despite a fairly improved second-half display.
Chile meanwhile have suffered a sharp decline in status in recent years and now look set to extend their stay away from the global stage. They suffered a narrow and largely unsurprising 1-0 defeat to group winners Argentina last time out, falling behind after just 16 minutes to extend their winless streak against La Selección to nine games.
The visitors sit rock-bottom in the table with 10 points from 15 games and will be eliminated from the running for qualification regardless of Tuesday's result should Venezuela win elsewhere.
Bolivia vs Chile Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 51 meetings between the two nations. Bolivia have won just eight of those games while Chile have won 32 times, with their other 11 contests ending in draws.
- The two teams last faced off in the reverse meeting of Tuesday's fixture last September with the hosts picking up a 2-1 victory to end a five-game winless run in this fixture.
- Chile are the second-lowest-scoring side in the CONMEBOL qualifiers with just nine goals in 15 matches.
- La Verde were ranked 80th in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 28 places behind their midweek opponents.
Bolivia vs Chile Prediction
Bolivia have lost two of their last three games and are winless in their last six. They are, however, unbeaten in their last five qualifying games on home soil and will fancy their chances of a positive result this week.
Chile are winless in their last three games, failing to score any goals in that period. They have the worst away record in the CONMEBOL qualifiers so far and could lose this one.
Prediction: Bolivia 2-1 Chile
Bolivia vs Chile Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Bolivia to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last six matchups)