England Women vs Colombia Women Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions

On Saturday, England will play Colombia in the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The game will take place at the Stadium Australia in Sydney.

Having reached the quarter-finals for the first time, Colombia seek to prolong their historic World Cup run. They’ll face an England team that has been a bit hot and cold throughout the tournament. Even so, the Lionesses are the pre-match favorites, as they aim to make the semi-finals for the third time in a row.

The victor from the England-Colombia contest will face either Australia or France in the semi-finals.

Form: England vs Colombia

England Form

At present, England seem capable of facing any opponent, having remained unbeaten in their last three matches. The Lionesses began with victories of 1-0 and 6-1 over Denmark and China, respectively. They then had a penalty shootout win against Nigeria following a 0-0 draw. In their last 10 international matches, England won six, drew three, and suffered one defeat.

In their four World Cup games, England have scored eight goals, 2.0 goals on average. They’ve kept three clean sheets, having only conceded one goal.

Colombia Form

In their previous three games, Colombia won against Germany 1-2, lost 1-0 to Morocco, and won against Jamaica by 1-0. Colombia had a moderate performance in their last 10 international games, securing four wins, three draws, and three losses.

Colombia have scored 1.3 goals on average in their four World Cup games, having found the back of the net five times. They’ve conceded two goals and kept two clean sheets.

England vs Colombia Stats

Line-Ups: England vs Colombia

England vs Colombia H2H

During the most recent England vs Colombia match, England secured a narrow 2-1 victory. The game took place on June 2015 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. To date, this is the only time these two teams played against each other. The current best odds offered by bookmakers for another Lionesses victory are 1.53.

Topscorer

In terms of in-form players for finding the target, some noteworthy names are emerging on both teams. Lauren James has been in excellent form, scoring three goals in four World Cup games, and is likely to start for England against Colombia. Meanwhile, Colombia also have some appealing players to consider, including Catalina Usme who has scored two goals so far in the tournament.

WIN – DRAW – WIN

OVER – UNDER

Under 2.5 goals was the right pick in three of England’s four World Cup outings. These games produced nine goals in total, 2.3 goals on average. Colombia have also seen Under 2.5 goals three times in the same run. The total number of goals scored was seven, 1.8 goals on average. In the past encounter between England and Colombia, Over 2.5 goals came out.

BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE

Both England and Colombia have scored the first goal in three of their four World Cup games. BTTS was the right pick in just one of these four matches.