Colombia
Colombia have won four of their last five, drawing the other.
Ghana
Ghana's last trio in Group L were a 1-0 win over Panama, a 0-0 draw with England and a 2-1 loss to Croatia.
Betting Insights
- Colombia are favorites to get past Ghana in Saturday's FIFA World Cup knockout stage matchup at Kansas City Stadium, but the 2.15 is perhaps a bit on the short side for a young and relatively inexperienced team against a solid Ghana side who will be well up for this.
- The Black Stars are a respectable 3.65 to take the game with the draw set at 3.2, which looks about right given the different trajectories of each nation in the early stages of the tournament.
- Nestor Lorenzo's team have an abundance of talent and have been playing on the front foot throughout the tournament with the 4-2-3-1 system allowing them to make some sharp transitions when they have the ball.
Prediction
- This should be a game of few clear-cut chances and goals as Ghana are a tactical side and can be either highly compact or very dangerous on the break depending on the opponent.
- Carlos Queiroz's side are set up to adapt to the opponent and they will try to frustrate Colombia and hit them with their pace and power on the counter attack or set pieces.
- Colombia are a pressing side, although Lorenzo has the quality to play his way at Ghana and can change his shape in possession to be more dangerous.
- Colombia's last three games in Group K tell the story with a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan, a 1-0 win over DR Congo and a 0-0 draw with Portugal.
- The two nations' contrasting styles and Ghana's slightly better counter-attacking thrust points to an entertaining game that could well come down to which way the game is being played at the end of the 90 minutes.
- Under 2.5 goals is being quoted at 1.5 and Both Teams to Score - No at 1.62, which is far too high, so we are leaning towards a Colombia victory in a low-scoring game.
