USA vs Colombia prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-07 21:30.
[p]Two nations who will feature in the 2024 Copa América begin their final preparations here, as the USA welcome Colombia to FedEx Field in Maryland. With home advantage for the upcoming tournament, the Stars and Stripes will be hoping to seal two wins over the next week to raise confidence even further before their opening fixture against Bolivia on June 23rd. [/p]
[p]Before that, head coach Gregg Berhalter will likely tinker with his selections as he looks to give fringe members of his squad a chance to impress. So far in 2024, the USA’s form has been indifferent, with a disappointing 1-0 friendly loss to Slovenia being followed by CONCACAF Nations League victories against Jamaica and Mexico, which saw them ultimately win the overall tournament in March. Next up is the challenge of breaking a seven-match winless H2H streak (D2, L5), five of which saw the USMNT fail to even score! [/p]
[p]There are few sides in men’s international football that are in finer form than Colombia at present, after a pair of friendly victories in March – one against FIFA world-ranked #8 Spain (1-0) – extended their current winning run to six matches. That’s impressive enough, but with their overall unbeaten streak now at 21 games (W16, D5), no matter what happens in this clash, Colombia will enter the Copa AmĂ©rica as one of the dark horses for title glory. [/p]
[p]The away side’s recent form has been built on the foundations of a solid defence, who have delivered 13 clean sheets across that 21-game sequence. On top of that, they’ve also impressively become the masters of winning tight affairs, as none of their last ten internationals have seen them take victory by more than one goal! [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ricardo Pepi has scored seven times in his last 11 caps for the USA, with his last four strikes all coming after the 75th minute. It’s likely to be a team effort for Colombia as their last ten goals have all been scored by different players (including one own goal), though Luis DĂaz remains their most dangerous attacker after netting a brace against Brazil last November. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: USA have received one card at most in nine of their last ten internationals. [/p]