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Brazil and Colombia face each other at the Nilton Santos Stadium for a friendly, the first of the year for both teams. The record of recent direct matches favors the home team, who in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 07-09-2016, ended with Brazil’s victory by (2-1 ). Special attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Brazil
This is the first friendly of the year of the home team, who played only 1 last year, with the final result: Panama (0-2) Brazil. This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; Against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played, for the World Cup Qualifiers – South America, he won the Peru away by (0-2). In the last 10 home games Brazil has recorded 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. The defense has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 games, and their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 games. There are 1 highlights in the last 17 home games in all competitions: 4 of his 10 goals in minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Brazil play their first showing in 2017, trying to maintain the same good performance they showed the year before, when they lost only one match – to Peru in the Copa America. Of the twelve matches played that year, the Brazilian team won eight, and comes from six consecutive victories. The last game played was against Peru, by the Qualifiers for the World Cup, that ended the Brazilian victory by 0x2. Before, the team had achieved a great result when receiving the rival Argentina at home and leave the field with a beautiful thrashing 3×0. For this match, the coach should keep the team in 4-3-3 or 4-5-1, and will feature only players who play in Brazilian football.
Colombia
This will be the first friendly of the year visiting team, who played only 1 last year, with the final score: Colombia (3-1) Haiti. This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with a total of 20 goals scored and 12 conceded. Already inside the home, won 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 21 goals scored and 14 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a defeat away with Argentina by (3-0). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Colombia won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4. In their away games there is a tendency to have few goals, since 5 of the last 12 that disputed finished with Less than 1.5 goals . In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 highlights in the last 12 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 7 of his 16 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Colombia also enter the field for its first commitment of 2017, seeking to regain the victory to end the fast of positive results that lives. The team did not win for three matches, and in the last of them suffered an expressive thrashing, when it went to the home of Argentina and left there defeated by 3×0. In 2016, the Colombian National Team made fifteen games, of which it won nine, lost four and drew two. The Colombians stood out for the good campaign made in the America’s Cup, winning the third place in the competition. The team’s last victory came against Paraguay in the World Cup Qualifiers in a game that ended 0-0 for the Colombians. For that match, the coach must keep the team at 4-5-1.
Prediction: Brazil Win @ 1,40