Colombia vs. Peru – Prediction (Friendly – 16.11.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Colombia just haven’t been the same since losing on penalties to Chile at the summer’s Copa América (CA). That 0-0 draw marked the first of what is currently four scoring blanks in five for Colombia (D4, L1), and in turn, they have led at the end of just one of those ten halves of football. Luis Muriel was at the double last time Colombia managed any goals. Each came in the first half, with one from the spot. The Coffee Growers’ last six wins, however, have all been accompanied by a clean sheet. That said, only one of those victories saw them win both halves, but they have their moments, with their last five wins seeing them score inside the 15 minutes leading up to the 45th or 90th minute mark.

Colombia’s only goals across their last six matches have come in the first half. Peru have lost all of the last four games to see them concede first. Each of the four H2H friendlies played this century have produced a 1-0 half-time scoreline.

Since the end of their own CA journey, Peru’s games have been close-fought affairs, being settled by a margin of under 1.5 goals (W1, D1, L2). The winning goal was scored in the second half in two of the three matches won/lost. Peru midfielder Christofer Gonzáles is his nation’s most recent scorer. Three of his last five club goals have been equalisers. The importance of the first goal is underlined by the fact that Peru achieved eight of their last nine victories with a clean sheet, in a sequence going back to May 2018. Of those eight clean-sheet wins, five yielded a margin of 2+ goals.

Match Info and Live Scores.