Colombia vs Portugal, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Alireza Faghani
- Assistant 1 George Lakrindis
- Assistant 2 James Lindsay (Australia)
19 games this season
🟨 1.1/game
⚽ 4.5 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Colombia | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| #41 | Position | #42 |
| 7 | Points | 5 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 2 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 0 |
| 4 | Scored | 6 |
| 1 | Conceded | 1 |
| +3 | GD | +5 |
| 2.33 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 67% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
67%
Clean Sheets
Colombia this season
Colombia this season
67%
Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
Portugal this season
Colombia are 41st (7 pts). Portugal are 42nd (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Colombia
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Colombia and Portugal get this one started.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colombia and Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colombia must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 35' Colombia have won 22 goals from 86 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 40' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 46' A tactical swap from Portugal — Diogo Dalot on, Joao Cancelo off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Samuel Almeida Costa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 428 appearances.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno Fernandes made 123 appearances and scored 140 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' The Colombia bench stirs into life. Jhon Cordoba is withdrawn and Luis Suarez gets his opportunity.
- 65' Davinson Sanchez, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 70' Rafael Leao gets the nod from Portugal. He replaces Joao Felix and will look to change the dynamic.
- 75' Colombia are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Portugal's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 76' The Colombia manager makes a substitution. Jhon Arias departs to be replaced by Kevin Castano.
- 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Gustavo Puerta.
- 87' The Colombia bench stirs into life. Santiago Arias is withdrawn and Daniel Munoz gets his opportunity.
- 90' Another change for Portugal made on 90 minute. Nuno Mendes leaves to be changed by Matheus Nunes.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
Colombia Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
-
16
Jefferson Lerma ↓ Richard Rios 60'
- 23
- 10
-
9
Jhon Cordoba ↓ Luis Suarez 60'
-
4
Santiago Arias ↓ Daniel Munoz 87'
- 22
- 3
- 7
- 12
-
11
Jhon Arias ↓ Kevin Castano 76'
- 14
Bench
- 19
- 13
- 17
- 1
-
20
Juan Fernando Quintero ↑ 76'
-
25
Luis Suarez ↑ 60'
- 24
- 8
-
2
Daniel Munoz ↑ 87'
- 21
- 18
- 26
-
6
Richard Rios ↑ 60'
-
5
Kevin Castano ↑ 76'
- 15
Coach
Néstor Lorenzo
Portugal Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
21
Ruben Neves ↓ Joao Neves 46'
- 7
-
20
Joao Cancelo ↓ Diogo Dalot 46'
- 18
- 8
- 3
-
11
Joao Felix ↓ Rafael Leao 70'
- 1
-
25
Nuno Mendes ↓ Matheus Nunes 90'
-
23
Vitinha ↓ Samuel Almeida Costa 70'
- 13
Bench
- 10
-
5
Diogo Dalot ↑ 46'
-
17
Rafael Leao ↑ 70'
- 19
- 2
-
6
Matheus Nunes ↑ 90'
- 22
- 12
- 16
-
24
Samuel Almeida Costa ↑ 70'
- 9
- 14
- 26
- 4
-
15
Joao Neves ↑ 46'
Coach
Roberto Martínez
H2H
Head to Head
Colombia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.45
Colombia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3
Portugal xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 0.75
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 1.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 2.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
| ± 3.5 | 1% |
|
99% |
| ± 4.5 | 0% |
|
100% |
Double Chance
Colombia or Draw
82%
Draw or Portugal
66%
Colombia or Portugal
52%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
19.1%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 1
1.9%
0 – 2
1.7%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 0
0.6%
2 – 2
0.4%
3 – 1
0.3%
0 – 3
0.2%
Asian Handicap — Colombia
| Handicap | Colombia covers | Push | Portugal covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 21% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 13% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Colombia keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
64%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.