Wednesday, October 17, at 1:00 AM, Colombia receives the replica of the Costa Rican nation in a duel that has proven to be unbalanced throughout history. The National of Falcao and James Rodriguez (photo) is the favorite and the winning odds are not bad for combinations.
The match between the two will take place in the United States in New Jersey, and the direct dueling balance so far favors Colombian football (9 wins, a draw and four failures). Costa Rica does not look good after a failed World Cup tournament. The lack of experience of Bryan Ruiz, the national red-blue, has only two wins in the last 11 games and has not scored in 6 of these matches. Offensive issues are obvious, because the Costaric national does not bring enough footballers around the adversary.
Colombia comes after a 4-2 enthusiasm with the US national.
Colombia should be able to keep the danger at a distance with a series of 6 consecutive matches without defeat in 2018. By the way, from 2017 to today, Colombia has lost just two of 11 out of 11 and the change of Pekerman’s selector seems to have been of good August, because the football practiced lately was much more combinational and vertical. With only one failure this year, Colombia has grown to a defensive level and has not received a goal in 5 games played in 2018, which is a massive improvement in the game. In the last game, Falcao & Comp. have defeated the US national with 4-2.
Colombia also has 7 wins in the last 8 straight games against Costa Rica and in four of these matches it has not received a goal. Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez will be holders, according to the Medellin press, which increases the chances of winning their favorites. In 4 of the last 5 games, Costa Rica was led off and Colombian stars should make a difference over the 90 minutes. We are betting on a clear success here, and Colombia should extend its invincible series in front of a rival without glare. We recommend average stakes for both bets, because we are talking about a friendly match.
PREDICTION: Colombia to win @ 1.40
