We said: Colombia 1-1 Venezuela
Both managers will relish the opportunity to give some of their younger players a chance in national colours as they build up toward the next round of World Cup qualification matches in June next year. Players will also be keen to impress here, which should make this an entertaining watch, and we feel this one will end in a score draw.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Colombia win with a probability of 63.81%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Venezuela had a probability of 13.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colombia win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.34%) and 2-1 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.33%), while for a Venezuela win it was 0-1 (5.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Colombia in this match.