Saturday 28/06/2014, 18:00, World Cup Last 16, Brazil vs Chile

Brazil vs Chile Betting Preview

In the absence of a qualifying campaign, Brazil got fully committed to a string of friendly games and after losing the opening match won the next 10 in a row. They continued the hot run at the World Cup 2014, with the only hiccup being the scoreless draw against Mexico. Even so they won the group and will now meet a familiar rival, the pleasant surprise of Group B, who defeated and eliminated Spain, the defending champion.

Brazil vs Chile Betting Odds

At Bet365

Brazil 1.65, Draw 4.20, Chile 6.00

Brazil vs Chile Betting Tips

Pundits were a bit disappointed by Brazil's opening game, despite the fact that the host nation won by 3-1 against Croatia. A controversial penalty and an otherwise mediocre performance rose questions about their ability to win the trophy and those concerns were amplified by the scoreless draw against Mexico.

Brazil finished the group stage on a positive note and utterly destroyed Cameroon, with Neymar scoring twice and improving his chances to win the top scorer competition. The hosts will need his offensive output to defeat Chile, a team that cruised past Australia and caused the untimely elimination of Spain.

Scolari has only made slight changes to the starting formation and stuck to those players that he chose for the opening game. Neymar is the recipient of most balls and he made the most of his opportunities in the last match, after being successfully annihilated by Mexico. Chile has a decent defenses but its best asset is the midfield, coordinated and led by Arturo Vidal.

Brazil needs to be wary of Sanchez and Vargas and employ a similar strategy to the one used by the Netherlands in the last match of Group B. Each of them has scored one goal so far and they know that replicating that performance against Brazil would weigh heavily in the balance. Overall, Chile was successful against teams that chose to defend but has a hard time retaking the initiative when confronted with an offensive opponent

Key Facts

• In 19 head to head games, Brazil won 15 times, including 13 games at home, where they are yet to lose
• Brazil won 10/11 recent games with Chile who draw once, thanks to a late equalizer from Vargas

Brazil vs Chile Betting Odds Prediction

Chile did a fine job at the World Cup and had they been pit against a different opponent, the South Americans would've had a better chance to advance to the quarterfinals. As it is, this match is very likely to end with another comfortable victory for the hosts and punters should move quickly, before odds eventually drop. Right now Bet365 offers 1.65 for Brazil to prevail but it is most unlikely that we'll enjoy the same value four days from now.

Bet: Brazil @ 1.65 with Bet365