Tips of the day: Copa America---Colombia VS Paraguay

Colombia VS Paraguay   Livescore / H2H Stats
Time: 25-06-2024 05:00 Tuesday
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The Colombians are fourth in the list of contenders for the trophy – behind Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Colombia were third in the previous Copa America, so naturally they are one of the favorites to reach at least the final. And the latest results of the “coffee makers" are impressive with 23 games without defeat, 8 wins in a row right before the America's Cup is serious stuff. Moreover, Nestor Lorenzo’s men did not only beat low leveled teams. During the winning stretch, they dealt with Brazil (2-1), Spain (1-0), Mexico (3-2) and the USA (5-1). The key players of the Colombian national team are David Ospina, James Rodriguez and Luis Diaz. Interestingly, the Argentine coach is counting on fresh blood in attack. There was no place in the selection for experienced players as Duvan Zapata, Luis Muriel, Radamel Falcao and Juan Cuadrado.

As for the Paraguayans, there are hardly any surprises to be expected from them. The national team made it to the playoffs in the previous two tournaments, but then it was noticeably easier to do it than this year, because more than two teams advanced from the group stages. Guarani’s selection is not even close to being star studded. The only ones that stand out are Miguel Almiron (Newcastle) and Julio Enciso (Brighton). And the results on the eve of the America's Cup, to put it mildly, are not the best. “The Red and White” went on a series of 4 matches without wins and goals scored, which they managed to interrupt only in mid-June, not without difficulty beating Panama (1-0).

Goaloo Prediction
Colombians are considered favorites absolutely deservedly. We will be very surprised if they come to the tournament in such a crazy shape and stumble in the first match. Yes, Paraguay is a difficult opponent, and does not always allow itself to be beaten. But the “coffee makers” are now so good that they even deal with the top national teams, so the Paraguayans should be beaten.

We expect a hard-fought game with plenty of fighting and a small number of goals scored, so an accurate 1-0 score seems most likely. Well, the key bet, based on all of the above, will be a total of less than 2.5 goals.

Pick: Total goals Under(2.5)