The final of Copa America will feature Argentina and Colombia and this composition will be a first in the tournament’s history. While Argentina had the easier route to the climax of Copa America, Colombia fought tooth and nail against other favourites to be where they are right now.
Argentina Team News
Lionel Scaloni and his team will have to defend the trophy against Colombia, who are flying high right now and are brimming with confidence. For Argentina facing tough opponents will be nothing new, although throughout the tournament La Albiceleste did not face any of the other so-called favourites for the trophy. Despite that, the team was solid, especially in defence, where Argentina conceded just one goal throughout their campaign. In attack, La Albiceleste were not as dominant as one might expect, but they did get the job done and managed to get themselves out of sticky situations.
Colombia Team News
The first final since 2001 for Colombia has the nation buzzing with excitement and confidence, as the last time Colombia was in this stage of Copa America they won the competition. And there is good reason for all of this as La Tricolor are in fine form and are now unbeaten in any of their last 28 fixtures. Colombia also had the harder task of reaching the final as they had to face off against Brazil in the group stage and Uruguay in the semi-finals. These two teams were ranked as bigger favourites for the trophy, yet La Tricolor passed their test with flying colours and earned this final with sweat and hard work.
Head-to-Head-Games
Argentina and Colombia are evenly matched in the head-to-head as both have one win in their last 5 meetings. The remaining 3 ended in draws. Goals are also not all that common between these two, as 4 of these last 5 games featured under 2.5 goals in regular time. Colombia’s defence has also failed to shut down Argentina’s attack in any of their last 3 games.
Argentina – Colombia Betting Prediction
Given that this is a final and mistakes can be costly, my pick for this game is under 2.5 goals. It is also motivated by the fact that meetings between Argentina and Colombia have not produced many goals in the recent past as well and I do not expect now to be an exception given the occasion and the stakes associated with this game. Thus, under 2.5 goals seem like a good pick to me and I am going with that.
Betting Tip: Under 2.5 Goals
Bookmaker: Stake
Odds: 1.44
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