Ace Football previews the World Cup round 2 match between Colombia and DR Congo and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Colombia go up against DR Congo on Wednesday in their second outing in the World Cup group stage.
Following the opening round of the World Cup group matches, Colombia are number one on three points, while DR Congo have one point as number two. Colombia arrive at this match placed as number 13 in the FIFA world ranking, while DR Congo lack behind as number 46 in the world.
Team form: Colombia vs DR Congo
Colombia Form
In their last three outings, Colombia won 3-1 against Costa Rica, beat Jordan by 2-0 and hammered Uzbekistan 1-3. Colombia were able to win seven of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings.
DR Congo Form
DR Congo have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Denmark, they got a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Chile, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Portugal. DR Congo secured five wins in their last 10 internationals in all tournaments, with three being drawn, and two of them ending in defeat.
Betting stats for Colombia and DR Congo
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Colombia and DR Congo played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Colombia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Colombia matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Colombia have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Colombia matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Colombia matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 DR Congo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 DR Congo matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Colombia vs DR Congo
Yoane Wissa shows decent form right now for DR Congo, as he has scored one goals in his last six games. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Colombia, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Luis Diaz also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored one goals in his last six matches for his country.
Betting markets: Colombia vs DR Congo
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Colombia won seven times, drew one and lost two times. DR Congo claimed five wins, drew three times and lost two in their last 10 games across all tournaments.
Both teams to score
Colombia scored first in seven of their last ten home games. DR Congo scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. DR Congo were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Colombia, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for DR Congo, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Colombia vs DR Congo
To sum up, the upcoming match between Colombia and DR Congo seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.
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