Read our prediction for Colombia vs Chile below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions. Use our betting tips for the match between Colombia vs Chile and you can increase your winnings!
Colombia vs Chile Prediction & Betting tips
Chile wins the Copa America for the third time in a row. This scenario is by no means excluded. The Chileans may have gotten old, but to get through to the quarter-finals in the playoffs, freshness and quality but definitely sufficient. First of all, you have to deal with the best team in the preliminary round.
Colombia was the only team without a loss point through the group stage. That’s why you have to put the Colombians in this duel probably the favorite role. Such considerations by experts have never really interested La Roja because the warriors from Chile seem to be on a mission again.
Colombia won in the preliminary round three wins from three games and was able to prevail, among others, against the co-favorites from Argentina. That is why the cafeteros have now been added to the narrower list of favorites for the title. In the quarter-finals between Colombia and Chile, the results in the group stage are probably a prognosis for the cafeteros. But Chile is dangerous. Led by Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez and with the knowledge that this team has won the Copa America twice in very similar constellations, they will be confident in this encounter.
Especially in the knockout rounds La Roja is then very difficult to crack. In addition, the Chileans will now have run really hot again, after they have already taken a break and missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Maybe they will make a comeback. We can understand it, if you give a tip on the defending champion in the match between Colombia and Chile. By implication, this also means that anything is possible in this game.
The winner of the match will face the winner of the match between Uruguay and Peru in the semi-finals. These are not overpowering opponents, so this Copa is completely open and the outcome is uncertain. The kick-off for the quarter-finals at the Copa America 2019 between Colombia and Chile in the Arena Corinthians of Sao Paulo takes place in the night from Friday to Saturday at 00:00 (CET).
Colombia:
The Colombians have become more and more the secret favorites in the course of the tournament. Carlos Queiroz continues the successful work of Jose Pekerman and also sets new accents. That’s what makes the cafeteros so dangerous in this Copa. A look at the last games makes it clear that you have to reckon with the Colombians. Most recently, there were five consecutive victories in which Colombia did not concede a single goal. Defensively, the team of Carlos Queiroz is very strong and they also have an enormous individual class on offense.
The attackers are always able to score from nothing or with a single action. These are actually the ingredients to win the Copa America. This feat has been achieved only once in the cafeteros, namely in 2001 in their own country, where many stars and even the entire Argentine team have boycotted the tournament due to safety concerns. Now maybe the big hit could succeed against the assembled competition. What is certain is that it might make sense to look at the Colombia-Chile quota for a Colombian victory.
The cafeteros could afford to make various rotation-related changes in the Copa without weakening the team. Carlos Queiroz also makes it clear that in a tournament, a lot of things happen and the starting eleven in the opening match is rarely the team that plays in the further course of a tournament. Thus, the formation has also changed enormously in the last group match against Paraguay. Colombia was already through after two wins before anyway. However, Jefferson Lerma scored once again a 1-0 win in that match.
Carlos Queiroz defends his rotation and the results prove him right. He also lets him know that he needs 23 champions to win the Copa America. Therefore, we expect again some changes in the starting eleven against Chile. James Rodriguez is expected to start as well as Davinson Sanchez or Yerry Mina. However, there are even more options for the coach, all but Luis Muriel should have all players available.
Chile:
It will be a very special game for Reinaldo Rueda. The coach of the Chileans is a Colombian citizen and trained the cafeteros between 2004 and 2006. Now he will serve for the first time a team playing against his country. We’re sure there’ll be two hearts beating in his chest in the quarterfinals. Still, he will do anything to continue the mission title hat trick. This feat was previously only achieved by Argentina between 1945 and 1947. In modern times, this seemed unthinkable.
Now the Chileans are only three games away from this historic triumph. A defeat in the last five games is a record that can be quite positive in the quarter-finals, especially since this defeat in the last group match with a heavily modified team against Uruguay, after La Roja but was already qualified for the quarter-finals , Therefore, it would not be a sensation if we made a prediction on the defending champion in the game between Colombia and Chile.
For Uruguay, for example, Jean Beausejour, Mauricio Isla or Arturo Vidal were spared in the last game. The Urus, on the other hand, played almost full. Nevertheless, the Chileans were perhaps even the slightly better team. A draw would have been fine in any case. However, Uruguay scored the first goal ten minutes before the end. However, the defeat is not a broken leg and in the quarterfinals we will probably see again the true face of the Chileans.
However, the respect is also very big. Of course, Reinaldo Rueda is a special connoisseur of Colombian football. He knows that La Roja will meet a very mature and high-quality opponent, but nevertheless looks forward to the match against his home country. As it looks, Chile will play in this match with the best team. Injury-related losses are not to be lamented. This means that the audience in Sao Paulo can get ready for a hot game.
Colombia vs Chile head to head matches
10.11.16 WC Colombia Chile 0 : 0
23.06.16 CA Colombia Chile 0 : 2
12.11.15 WC Chile Colombia 1 : 1
11.10.13 WC Colombia Chile 3 : 3
11.09.12 WC Chile Colombia 1 : 3