Colombia vs Bolivia Prediction: 16/6/2024

Colombia

Following their recent 5-1 victory over the United States in an international friendly, Colombia aims to continue their winning streak. In that match, goals were scored by Jhon Arias (6′), Rafael Borré (19′), Richard Ríos (77′), Jorge Carrascal (85′), and Luis Sinisterra (88′). Timothy Weah netted the only goal for the United States at the 58th minute.

Colombia has shown a strong offensive performance, scoring in each of their last six matches, accumulating a total of 14 goals while conceding just 5. It remains to be seen if they can maintain this trend in their upcoming game.

Bolivia

Bolivia, coming off a 3-0 defeat to Ecuador in their last friendly match, will be looking to bounce back. Ecuador’s goals were scored by Enner Valencia (18′), John Yeboah (25′), and Jordy Caicedo (70′).

Under the guidance of Antônio Zago, Bolivia has managed to score 6 goals in their last six matches, averaging 1 goal per game.

Head to Head

Looking at past encounters since October 11, 2011, Bolivia has struggled against Colombia, failing to secure any victories while Colombia has won 83% of these matchups. In these games, a total of 19 goals were scored, with Colombia contributing 15 and Bolivia 4, averaging 3.17 goals per game.

Their last competitive meeting was on March 24, 2022, during the South American World Cup Qualifiers, where Colombia defeated Bolivia 3-0. In that match, Colombia had 76% possession and 19 shots on goal, with 7 on target. The goals came from Luis Díaz (39′), Miguel Borja (72′), and Mateus Uribe (90′). Bolivia managed 2 shots but none were on target.

Prediction

We believe Colombia will create numerous goal-scoring opportunities and capitalize on them. Conversely, Bolivia is likely to struggle but might manage to score at least once.

We predict a comfortable 3-1 victory for Colombia.

Our expert partners are suggesting a bet on over 1.5 goals for this match.