Today we will find out who will face Argentina in the Copa America final. One of Uruguay and Colombia will reach the final step and looking at the predicted favourites before the tournament start, we can see that both teams were high up – 3rd and 4th, depending on who you ask.
Uruguay Team News
Eliminating Brazil in the previous round is sure to give La Celeste a confidence boost as they were one of the prime suspects to win Copa America after Argentina. Marcelo Bielsa’s boys managed to achieve a great milestone, but now they will have to face an equally challenging Colombia outfit. But Uruguay will be entering their semi-final fixture on the back of 5 consecutive wins, 4 of which have seen them keep a clean sheet. And while La Celeste has been rather quiet on the scoring in their last 2 games, it was still sufficient enough to bring them to this phase.
Colombia Team News
La Tricolor has proven itself to be one of the most entertaining teams to watch in this tournament. They have an almost perfect record so far, with their only draw being against Brazil. A look at their goal-scoring statistics will reveal 11 goals scored in 4 games so far at Copa America, which amounts to 2.75 goals on average per game. This is a mighty amount and is certainly the opposite of the stable Uruguayan defence. This is well reflected in Colombia’s recent fixtures as except for the 1-1 draw with Brazil, all of their last 6 games produced over 2.5 goals. What is even more impressive – La Tricolor’s last loss was back in 2022.
Head-to-Head-Games
Games between Uruguay and Colombia tend to be tense close affairs. The 4 draws in their last 5 meetings are an indicator of that, with Uruguay having 1 win from these last 5 fixtures while Colombia managed to record a victory, but only after penalties in the quarter-finals of the last Copa America.
Uruguay – Colombia Betting Prediction
I believe that Colombia’s stellar attack will be counteracted by Uruguay’s terrific defence. More often than not it is defensive stability, rather than attacking potency that wins you trophies. Whether Uruguay can prove this remains to be seen, but their games with Colombia have often been very close. Whether it is 0-0 draws or other stalemates, oftentimes there isn’t much to separate those two. Given that their previous clash in Copa America was settled after penalties and the prevalence of draws in their head-to-head, I expect this game to also go the extra mile and end in a draw after regular time.
Betting Tip: Draw
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 2.75
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