Colombia v Mexico
27 September 2000hrs
Football – World – International Friendly
Pick Draw
Bookmaker bet365
Odds: 3.20 odds taken 1333 GMT, Tuesday 27th September
Tuesday evening brings us further action from the International Friendlies being played this week and features this upcoming clash between Colombia and Mexico as South meets North America when the two teams face off at the Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California) with Colombia looking to start the long journey towards qualifying for the next World Cup, while Mexico will be using this game as a warm-up for November’s World Cup finals in Qatar.
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Colombia Preview – Can Colombia build on recent winning streak?
Colombia only just narrowly missed out on claiming the 5th place intercontinental play-off spot in the South American section of the World Cup qualifiers as they finished just one point shy of the 5th placed finishers, Peru, although Colombia finished their campaign on a high note as they recorded back to back wins against Bolivia and Venezuela respectively.
However, Colombia will be kicking themselves for being involved in too many draws which slowed down their progress and they eventually finished with W5, D8, L5, and along with a 1-0 loss to Argentina, they also suffered what would prove to be a pivotal 1-0 defeat at home to Peru which was the difference in the end.
Anyway, since then, Colombia have also posted wins against Saudi Arabia and Guatemala in international friendlies and they’ll be looking to make it five wins on the trot in all competitions when they take on Mexico in the United States on Tuesday night, while the bigger picture shows Colombia have lost just three out of their last 16 matches overall.
Within this 16-match period, six of these games have ended in stalemate, but they hold a fairly decent record against Mexico in previous exchanges as Colombia have lost just one of the last seven meetings against their Tuesday night’s opponents.
Colombia will also be keen to set the record straight here by proving they should have been on the plane for Qatar for this forthcoming World Cup and they’ll be eager to continue their recent winning streak in this upcoming clash.
Mexico Preview – Can Mexico turn the tables on Colombia?
Meanwhile, Mexico did achieve qualification for the forthcoming World Cup in Qatar as they finished level on points with the group winners of the CONCACAF section, Canada, who have also moved the highest number of places in the FIFA World rankings, and Mexico made sure that the likes of Costa Rica and Panama didn’t get a sniff of a chance.
Mexico lost just twice throughout the whole of their qualifying campaign which spanned a total of 14 games, losing to United States and Canada, but also picking up eight wins and four draws on their way to claiming the runners-up spot and one of the vitally important top four places in the section.
Having also lost just twice in their last 15 matches across all competitions, Mexico have proven themselves to be a hard unit to beat while a solid defensive unit has also kept a total of nine clean sheets within these last 15 games, making them equally as tough to play against as Colombia.
Mexico have also drawn six of these last 15 matches as the stalemate has featured rather prominently overall, and another draw on Tuesday night wouldn’t be the end of the world for either nation in this tussle.
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Colombia v Mexico
Key Facts – Colombia v Mexico Tip
- Colombia have lost just 3 out of their last 16 matches overall
- Mexico have lost just 2 of their last 15 matches across all competitions
- Colombia have lost just 1 of their last 7 meetings v Mexico
Both Colombia and Mexico head into this international friendly in reasonable form which has also involved a number of draws as well, and another stalemate could be on the cards in this Tuesday night’s clash on neutral ground in the United States as neither side will want to end up on the losing side either.
The best betting odds for Colombia v Mexico
Colombia to win: 2.50 at bet365
Draw: 3.20 at bet365
Mexico to win: 2.55 at bet365
