⚽Bolivia vs Colombia
🆕World Cup, KO: 21:00 Oct 10, 2024, Estadio Municipal El Alto
🆕Bolivia go head-to-head against Colombia on Thursday. Read our Predictions and Betting Tips with Match Preview, Head-to-head stats (h2h) and Team Form Analysis.
Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Estadio Municipal de El Alto will host Thursday’s World Cup qualifier between Bolivia and Colombia, the two teams who defeated Chile and Argentina respectively in their last qualifying games. Bolivia crushed Venezuela 4-0 in their last home game and seeing that they welcome their rivals at an altitude of 4.150 m, we are positive that La Verde are going to grab something from the Colombia clash. The good news for the hosts is that Always Ready midfielder Robson Matheus has overcome his minor injury.
Los Cafeteros, on the other hand, have a chance to overtake Argentina in top position in the standings, but beating Bolivia at Estadio Municipal el Alto is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Wolves midfielder Yerson Mosquera remains in the recovery room, alongside Crystal Palace defender Daniel Munoz.
How the bookies view it: Closely fought encounter
There is little to separate both teams among the bookies with a win for Bolivia priced at 13/8 by JILIPAGCOR, who is also offering odds of 8/5 for a Colombia victory. A draw is set at odds of 2/1 by Jililuck.
Bolivia vs Colombia Prediction
Colombia climbed to second place in the South American World Cup qualifying standings after a huge 2-1 win over Argentina a month ago.
James Rodriguez stole the show with a goal and an assist, taking Los Cafeteros to revenge on Los Gauchos for the narrow extra-time defeat in the Copa America final this summer.
Colombia now have four wins and draws apiece from the opening eight rounds of the qualifying campaign.
They boast one of the best defensive records with just five goals conceded along the way.
The Colombians will now face the likes of Bolivia on Thursday evening in Matchday No 9 away at Estadio El Alto.
Bolivia will also come into the tie on a high after a huge 2-1 win away at Chile. It was the third win in the last four qualifiers for the Bolivians who have thus compensated for a horrendous start to the campaign.
It is always difficult to play in high altitude in Bolivia but we still have plenty of reasons to back the visitors at attractive odds here.
Firstly, Bolivia did beat Chile 2-1 last month but they’ve done so from just two shots on target. For the sake of comparison, Chile fired 18 attempts in that game.
Furthermore, Bolivia have already lost two out of four home outings in this qualifying campaign.
Lastly, Colombia’s main stars have been firing on all cylinders in the Premier League as Luis Diaz and Jhon Duran are scoring goals for fun at the beginning of the season.
Bolivia also boast the worst defensive record in the whole qualifiers with 15 goals allowed in 8 matches.
This will be the music to the ears of Luis Diaz who is 3.40 to score anytime on Thursday. The away win is paid at the 2.45 odds.
Head to head: Smooth Sailing for Colombia
Colombia have an 11-2 advantage with five draws from 17 previous matches against Bolivia. The Colombians have won five of the last six meetings and triumphed 3-0 during the Copa America back in June.
Highlighted Team (Colombia):
Seleccion de futbol Colombia has stepped on to the international scene in 1938 with its competitive debut against Mexico. Colombia has in recent years become a national symbol of strength representing country’s efforts to fight the negative reputation.
Passionate about their football team, Colombians have formed a huge fan base which enjoyed in their team’s impressive run to the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals at the competition in which Real Madrid star James Rodriguez was awarded the Golden Boot for most goals and the Best Goal of the Tournament awards. Jose Pekerman’s team has also been named the Fair Play team at the same event.
The fans were pretty disappointed to see their team reach the quarter-final stage at the 2015 Copa America though as Colombia crashed out in disappointing fashion losing to Argentina after a penalty kick. Radamel Falcao remains the most prominent star of the current team despite his poor spells with Manchester United and Chelsea respectively. Monaco striker is also the team’s top scorer with 25 goals added to his name.
Players to watch: Colombia’s exciting attack
Colombia have shown plenty of attacking verve in the qualifiers, orchestrated by James Rodriguez, who has been rolling back the years in recent times. The likes of Luis Diaz and Jhon Duran have also impressed and can help the Colombians produce over 0.5 goals at 4/11 by Betfred.
Bolivia have also looked sharp going forward with the duo of Carmelo Algaranaz and Miguel Terceros catching the eye. Both men can ensure the hosts produce over 0.5 goals at 4/11 by Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Bolivia are without goalkeeper Calrlos Lampe, who tore his Achilles tendon in the win over Chile. Guillermo Viscarra is likely to start in goal while Algaranaz and Terceros should feature in attack.
Yerson Mosquera, Rafael Santos Borre and goalkeeper David Ospina are ruled out for Colombia through injury. Camilo Vargas should feature in goal on Thursday while Jefferson LermaDis set to start in midfield, with Duran leading the line.
Bolivia: Viscarra, Medina, Haquin, Suarez, Sagredo, Vaca, Cuellar, Villamil, Terceros, Miranda, Algaranaz
Colombia: Vargas, Mojica, Lucumi, Sanchez, Arias, Lerma, Arias, Rios, Rodriguez, Diaz, Duran
