Italy vs Venezuela, World Baseball Classic – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:4
16/03/2026 at 20:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • World Baseball Classic - Play Offs - Semi-finals
  • Where to Watch on TV:
czech-republicCzech-republicCT sport, Oneplay
germanyGermanySportdigital1+
japanJapanNetflix
mexicoMexicoFOX One
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomTNT Sports 1
usaUsaFox Deportes, Fox Deportes, FOX One, Fox Sports 1

Match Stats

Hits
58
Errors
00
2B - double
00
3B - triple
00
Home runs
01
Runs batted in
24
Left on base
86
Base on balls
53
Strikeouts
88
Stolen bases
10
At bat
3033
Batting average
0.1670.242

Highlights

Chances of winning


Italy
37.7%
Venezuela
62.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
40.9% 59.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

40.5% 59.5%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Italy has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.2%)
  • Venezuela has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.2%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Italy than the current prediction. (+2.8%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Venezuela than the current prediction. (-2.8%)
  • Italy - Venezuela Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.54
    (2.36)

    1.54
    (1.63)
    4.4%
    (3.7%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 10.00
    • The most likely Handicap: 2 (-2)
    What is the prediction for Italy - Venezuela?
  • Users Predictions: 8 users predict this event. Italy will win (votes: 4 - 50%). Venezuela will win (votes: 4 - 50%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Italy: 15.4%84.6%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Italy (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Venezuela (votes: 1 - 33.3%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 4:6.
  • Preview Facts
    • Italy is in fantastic form, winning most of its recent matches (last 5 games: 5 wins).
    • Venezuela is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).
    • Venezuela might have a minor edge in this game.
    • In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Italy won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 13:15. (average 6.5:7.5).
    Latest results of Italy
    14.03.2026 Italy - Puerto Rico 8:6
    11.03.2026 Mexico - Italy 1:9
    10.03.2026 USA - Italy 6:8
    08.03.2026 Italy - Great Britain 7:4
    07.03.2026 Italy - Brazil 8:0
    Latest results of Venezuela
    14.03.2026 Japan - Venezuela 5:8
    09.03.2026 Nicaragua - Venezuela 0:4
    07.03.2026 Venezuela - Israel 11:3
    06.03.2026 Venezuela - Netherlands 6:2
    Draw
    Play Offs

    Quarter-finals
    1Dominican Republic (D1)South Korea (C2)10 : 0
    2Canada (A1)USA (B2)3 : 5
    3Italy (B1)Puerto Rico (A2)8 : 6
    4Japan (C1)Venezuela (D2)5 : 8

    Semi-finals
    1Dominican Republic (D1)USA (B2)1 : 2
    2Italy (B1)Venezuela (D2)2 : 4

    Final
    1USA (B2)Venezuela (D2)2 : 3