Colombia, as a surprise to everyone, finished first in Group A, leaving Argentina, the host and the favorite for the trophy, second. Peru, finished as the third best team and advanced to the quarter finals of the tournament
Colombia
Colombia finished the game with the record of W2 D1 L0, scoring 3 goals and conceding 0. The team has so far the best defense, who has not yet been broken. As a result of their good performance the team topped Group A with 7 points, leaving Argentina behind them. Obviously all eyes are on Falcao, the guy who shined in Europa League and Porto this year, who already scored in 2 goals in the tournament. Colombia is the team with most successful crosses (15) and is also the team with most shots off target (34).
Peru
Peru is the team that managed to record all 3 outcomes of the game, a win a loss and a draw. With 4 points in total, the team, became the best third team and advanced to the quarter-finals, in front of the teams of Paraguay (who also qualified) and Costa Rica. With only 2 goals scored and 2 conceded, the team has the worst offense from all of the teams that qualified to the quarter-final stage.
Prediction
If you haven’t watched any of the games of Copa America 2011, and you just read the names of the teams, you would think Peru, got off easy, by not facing Argentina or Brazil. However Colombia proved in the group stage, that their current shape is far superior than those of Argentina and Brazil all together. Colombia has yet to concede a goal and is appointed as the favorite for this game, odds for a victory at 1.72 by (bet365)
Looking at the statistic Colombia has achieved 1264 successful passes compared to 753 for Peru. Attempts on target, 19 for Colombia, 10 for Peru. Offsides, 2 for Colombia, 11 for Peru.
Both teams have met 7 times since 2004, with Peru not being able to win any of those games, 4 draws and 3 losses. Most recent game was an international friendly in 2010 that ended 1:1, preceded by a victory for Colombia with 1:0 in 2009 and 2 more draws. Last time both teams met in Copa America game was back in 2004 in a Group game that ended 2:2. That being said, I think your banker for this game is the Draw No Bet, for Colombia, priced at 1.28 in (bet365)
My prediction however would be a little bit riskier, going for a victory for Colombia in regular time.
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