Ghana (1-1-1) / Colombia (2-0-1)
09:30 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Ghana +600 / Colombia -190 — Over/Under: 2.5
Colombia Preview
Colombia finished the group phase of the World Cup with 7 points, with two wins and one draw and were placed 1st in Group K. They are coming off a 0-0 draw with Portugal, where they had 55% possession of the ball and 24 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 89% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.70 compared to Portugal’s 0.92.
Colombia is averaging 1.33 goals per game, while allowing 0.33 goals per game. They have a +1.0 goal differential, 1.47 average expected goals, 0.91 average expected goals conceded and +0.6 average expected goal differential. They have 60% possession of the ball and 80% save percentage, while having 2 clean sheets.
Daniel Muñoz is Colombia’s top scorer with 2 goals. Luis Díaz, Gustavo Puerta, Juan Quintero are Colombia’s top passers, with one assist each.
Ghana Preview
Ghana finished the group phase of the World Cup with 4 points, with one win, one draw and one loss and were placed 3rd in Group L. They are coming off a 2-1 loss to Croatia, where they had 47% possession of the ball and 6 total shots, 1 of them on target. They had 88% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 0.64 compared to Croatia’s 0.42.
Ghana is averaging 0.67 goals per game, while allowing 0.67 goals per game. They have a +0.0 goal differential, 0.83 average expected goals, 0.81 average expected goals conceded and +0.0 average expected goal differential. They have 36% possession of the ball and 82% save percentage, while having 2 clean sheets.
Caleb Yirenkyi, Daryl Luckassen are Ghana’s top scorers with one goal each. Ernest Nuamah, Brandon Thomas-Asante are Ghana’s top passers, with one assist each.
Ghana vs Colombia Prediction
In this Ghana vs Colombia Prediction, Colombia is coming as -190 favorites. Colombia went through the group stages of the World Cup undefeated, while playing excellent defense, having conceded just one goal. Ghana lost only to Croatia and kept a clean sheet against England, having conceded just two goals in three games. Both teams also have 1.72 average conceded expected goals and I expect a low-scoring grind today. Take the under