Argentina vs Colombia
2018 World Cup Qualifiers – South America.
Date: Tuesday; 15th November 2016,
Kick-off at 23:30 UK
Venue: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan.
Colombia travel to Argentina for a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night.
Having failed to win any of their four previous qualifiers, Argentina find themselves in a crisis.
Edgardo Bauza’s side suffered the ultimate himilation on Thursday night, losing 3-0 to rivals Brazil.
The result leaves Argentina 6th in the CONMEBOL standings, outside the qualifying positions and eight points behind leaders Brazil.
Colombia, meanwhile, are 3rd in the table following their 0-0 draw with Chile on Thursday.
The two sides met earlier in qualification, with Argentina winning the fixture 1-0 almost exactly a year ago.
Team news
Edgardo Bauza may opt to make a number of changes following Argentina’s 3-0 defeat.
Man City striker Sergio Aguero could return to the side after missing out against Brazil.
Ramiro Funes Mori is likely to get the nod ahead of Martin Demichelis to partner Nicolas Otamendi in defence.
Enzo Perez and Angel Di Maria are expected to occupy the wide positions.
Having been brought on against Chile, winger Luis Muriel and striker Radamel Falcao could start the match for Colombia.
Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez will captain the side and play in behind the striker, while Arsenal’s David Ospina will keep goal.
Argentina vs Colombia: Head-to-head stats
Argentina are unbeaten in the last 6 matches against Colombia in all competitions with 4 wins and 2 draws. They earned a 1-0 win when the teams met at Colombia for the first leg fixture of the qualifiers on 17th November 2015.
Colombia were able to hold Argentina to a goal-less draw in their last visit for a World Cup qualifying game. However, Argentina haven’t lost a qualifying match at home to since 1993. The last 5 matches end in 3 Argentina wins and 2 draws. And Colombia failed to score in their last 4 visits to Argentina.
Argentina vs Colombia: Prediction
Argentina are a side in lot of troubles at the moment and they need a win to boost their morale. There is no doubt that they got abundance of quality in the squad. But it is a shame that they hardly look like a team in the football field.
Colombia are no pushovers, they have some quality match winners on their own. However, their poor record in Argentina could dent their chances here. We are expecting a very tight contest on Tuesday and this will be a very tactical battle. And Argentina will certainly get their win, but this will be only by the slightest of the margins.
Argentina vs Colombia: Bet Tips
Argentina to lead 1-0 at half-time at 3.40 (12/5)
Total Match Goals: Under 2.5 at 1.70 (7/10).
