Brazil vs Colombia prediction: SOUTH AMERICA: Copa América betting tips on match 2024-07-02 01:00.
[p]After a less than impressive 0-0 draw against Costa Rica to open their Copa América campaign, Brazil showed their class as they dispatched Paraguay 4-1 on matchday two, all but securing their place in the quarter-finals. A draw will be enough to progress as they meet Colombia in California, but the Seleção will be keen to win and top the group as it will likely mean avoiding a tie with Uruguay in the last-eight.[/p]
[p]Dorival Júnior’s men may have underwhelmed of late, but they’ve still strung together a six-match unbeaten run in 2024 (W3, D3), meaning confidence should be high as they head into a fixture they’ve dominated over the years (W21, D11, L4). However, one of those defeats came in their most recent meeting in November, while two of the other three also came in the group stages of the Copa América![/p]
[p]Colombia will be full of belief they can secure their first-ever set of back-to-back H2H wins, as a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica on matchday two not only secured their progression to the knockout stages, but extended their unbeaten run to 25 matches (W20, D5). That run dates back to February 2022 and now includes ten consecutive wins, marking them out as serious contenders for the Copa crown.[/p]
[p]Néstor Lorenzo’s men only need a draw to secure top spot in the group, but will be keen to keep their momentum as they won all six of their matches en route to winning the tournament back in 2001! The Tricolour have reached the semi-finals in two of the last three iterations of this competition, and have the opportunity to put in a statement performance here to lay down a marker for their rivals as they look to go one better in the United States. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Brazil midfielder Lucas Paquetá was at the forefront of the action in his nation’s win over Paraguay, as he scored, assisted, received a yellow card and missed a penalty! The evergreen James Rodríguez has rolled back the years in this tournament by assisting three times in Colombia’s two group matches.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brazil have kept just two clean sheets across their last 11 competitive matches.[/p]