Ecuador vs Bolivia Prediction & Betting Tips (15 November)

Ecuador and Bolivia face off this Friday - early in the morning on Saturday, mainland Portugal time - at the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, in Guayaquil, in a game related to matchday number 11 of the South American qualifying phase for the World Cup 2026 . The challenge will be broadcast live and exclusively on SportTV 1.The Ecuadorians appear in fifth place, with 13 points, nine less than leader Argentina, but just six behind Colombia. The team led by Argentine Sebastián Beccacece has, on the other hand, just two more points than Venezuela, which is the first team outside the qualifying zone for the next World Cup.

 Bolivia occupies seventh place, which at the end of this qualifying phase will give the right to compete in the intercontinental play-off. The Bolivians have 12 points, nine of which were won at home, at altitude, a factor that has undoubtedly been an ally of the team coached by Óscar Villegas. Bolivia has, moreover, won three of its last four games. What will it be like in Guayaquil?

Bolivia are rarely involved in away games in which both teams find the net, with this being the case in just one of their previous seven trips in the World Championship 2026 . It has been a similar story as far as high-flying Ecuador are concerned on their own patch of late, as one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from ten of their last 13 encounters.