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Colombia and England meet at the Otkrytiye Arena in a game for this phase of the World Cup (Round of 16). There is no record of direct clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was played on 31-05-2005 and ended with the result: Colombia (2-3) England.

Analysis of Colombia

The team gained access to this phase of the World Cup (Round of 16) after the first place they won in Group H with a total of 6 points. In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Colombia won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3. Their attack has regularly scored as they have managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 matches. In the 15 games he played, he only managed 1 turnaround in the five games in which he suffered the first goal.

Colombia start from the first knockout round after winning first place in Group H with 6 points from 2 wins and 1 defeat. The last victory in this World Cup was against Senegal, by 0-1, in a game in which Mina made the only goal of the team. In this game against England, coach José Néstor Pékerman should play in the usual 4-3-3, however, with a very defensive strategy, since the opponent holds players of great individual value. It is important to note that the strengths of the Colombians are in the offensive sector: Squared is a very fast and excellent player in the transition defense-attack. In doubt for this game is James Rodriguez due to muscle problems.

Analysis of England

The team gained access to this phase of the World Cup (Round of 16) after Group 2, with a total of 6 points. In the last 10 games, England has won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In their games there is a tendency to have a few goals, since 9 of the last 22 that disputed finished with Less than 1.5 goals. There have been 1 period in the last 20 games played for all competitions: they suffered 7 of their 14 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ').

England go to this game with a defeat against Belgium, by 0-1, adding in this way the first snub in this World Championship. We remember that the English arrive at this stage of the competition after having finished in the 2nd position of Group G with 6 points conquered. In this game against Colombia, coach Gareth Southgate is expected to risk a 3-5-2 aggregate of possession and organized attacks, always with Lingard and Sterling as responsible for taking the team to the attack. It is important to emphasize that the English team has great offensive quality and a competent defensive sector in the aerial game. Harry Kane is one of the great highlights of the England team, being this the best scorer with 5 goals scored. For this match the coach has doubted the central defender Stones due to injury.

Betting Tip: 

This game of the last 16 of the World Cup 2018 puts teams face to face with some quality difference, so it is anticipated that England dominates much of the game and creates more danger compared to the opponent. On the other hand, the Colombians should have the lesson well studied, which will go through to defend in an organized way and look for any counterattack to score goals. Having said this and taking into account also the defensive failures of the two teams, betting in favor of the market '' plus 1.5 goals '' is a good option.