After their exploits at World Cup 2014, Colombia are expected to produce a similarly thrilling effort in Russia. They are well-fancied to top Group H, and to do so they will need to find a way past Senegal here in Samara on June 28.
As for the Senegalese, football fans with long memories may well recall when they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2002. They were aggressive, direct and played some outstanding football, and now they would love to re-enact that effort in Russia.
So, who will take the honours when the two teams meet, and who will head home empty handed? We’ll try to figure it out in our Senegal vs Colombia predictions below.
Senegal vs Colombia previous matches
Senegal won 2-1 against Poland and got a tie with Japan. Now they hope to go through to 1/8 and all they need to succeed is a draw against Colombia.
Colombia started-off pretty bad - they lost 2-1 against Japan. After that in a duel for life, they beat Poland 3-0 and still have a chance to go through. If Japan loses to Poland, Colombia can advance with just a tie, but honestly, we don't think that this will happen. It would be the best if they won.
Senegal vs Colombia statistics
1. Senegal v Colombia Odds Preview
Punters favouring Colombia can just about double their money by backing the South Americans here: they are available at 2.00.
Senegal are the natural outsiders then at 4.46, while the draw can be backed at 3.42.
Don't forget that you will find more free Sengal vs Colombia betting tips in our community the closer the match will be! Plus, you can always check our other WC previews, for example, another 28/06/2018 fixture - Panama vs Tunisia predictions.
2. Where the Money Is - Senegal vs Colombia Prediction
The Colombians can field a front three of Carlos Bacca, Luis Muriel and Radamel Falcao if they want, with support coming from James Rodriguez, the supremely-talented creative player who lit up the World Cup in 2014.
That gives a flavour of the options at their disposal, and we haven’t even mentioned the likes of Juan Cuadrado and Jose Izquierdo, who has had a fine season in the English Premier League with Brighton.
Defensively they can call upon Tottenham’s Davinson Sanchez, Barcelona’s Yerry Mina and Milan’s Cristian Zapata, and so this Colombia squad is packed with quality.
They just about snuck through the CONMEBOL qualification group, but remember how tough the South American campaign is. They finished just one point behind Argentina – Lionel Messi and co., and took points off Brazil, Uruguay and Chile.
But the most pertinent point of their qualification campaign is how effective they were in wining when favourites; that is a skill in itself, and suggests they should be taken very seriously here.
As we know, the African section of qualifying is rather more straightforward than the South American, and Senegal were treated to a final group that consisted of themselves, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and South Africa.
That alone tells you how much easier Senegal’s path to Russia was than Colombia’s, and you do worry that their lack of competitive international football could come back to haunt them on the biggest stage of them all.
The Africans have a rock solid spine of their team: Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gueye and Cheikh Kouyate in midfield and Sadio Mane in attack.
But as mentioned, they don’t play much competitive football as a unit outside of the World Cup and African Cup of Nations, whereas Colombia are proven in World Cup and Copa America competition.
So, we have to back the South Americans at 2.00 here.
Colombia and Senegal lock horns in the last of the Group H matches, and they will have their eyes on a place in the Round of 16. Who will prevail? Watch it live at 1xBet thanks to their Senegal vs Colombia live stream. Yes, you can watch the match live, on 1xBet website. Find out more about where to watch World Cup live streams.
Senegal vs Colombia Betting Tips
After their exploits at World Cup 2014, Colombia are expected to produce a similarly thrilling effort in Russia. They are well-fancied to top Group H, and to do so they will need to find a way past Senegal here in Samara on June 28.
As for the Senegalese, football fans with long memories may well recall when they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2002. They were aggressive, direct and played some outstanding football, and now they would love to re-enact that effort in Russia.
So, who will take the honours when the two teams meet, and who will head home empty handed? We’ll try to figure it out in our Senegal vs Colombia predictions below.
Senegal vs Colombia previous matches
Senegal won 2-1 against Poland and got a tie with Japan. Now they hope to go through to 1/8 and all they need to succeed is a draw against Colombia.
Colombia started-off pretty bad - they lost 2-1 against Japan. After that in a duel for life, they beat Poland 3-0 and still have a chance to go through. If Japan loses to Poland, Colombia can advance with just a tie, but honestly, we don't think that this will happen. It would be the best if they won.
Senegal vs Colombia statistics
Contents
1. Senegal v Colombia Odds Preview
Punters favouring Colombia can just about double their money by backing the South Americans here: they are available at 2.00.
Senegal are the natural outsiders then at 4.46, while the draw can be backed at 3.42.
Don't forget that you will find more free Sengal vs Colombia betting tips in our community the closer the match will be! Plus, you can always check our other WC previews, for example, another 28/06/2018 fixture - Panama vs Tunisia predictions.
2. Where the Money Is - Senegal vs Colombia Prediction
The Colombians can field a front three of Carlos Bacca, Luis Muriel and Radamel Falcao if they want, with support coming from James Rodriguez, the supremely-talented creative player who lit up the World Cup in 2014.
That gives a flavour of the options at their disposal, and we haven’t even mentioned the likes of Juan Cuadrado and Jose Izquierdo, who has had a fine season in the English Premier League with Brighton.
Defensively they can call upon Tottenham’s Davinson Sanchez, Barcelona’s Yerry Mina and Milan’s Cristian Zapata, and so this Colombia squad is packed with quality.
They just about snuck through the CONMEBOL qualification group, but remember how tough the South American campaign is. They finished just one point behind Argentina – Lionel Messi and co., and took points off Brazil, Uruguay and Chile.
But the most pertinent point of their qualification campaign is how effective they were in wining when favourites; that is a skill in itself, and suggests they should be taken very seriously here.
As we know, the African section of qualifying is rather more straightforward than the South American, and Senegal were treated to a final group that consisted of themselves, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and South Africa.
That alone tells you how much easier Senegal’s path to Russia was than Colombia’s, and you do worry that their lack of competitive international football could come back to haunt them on the biggest stage of them all.
The Africans have a rock solid spine of their team: Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gueye and Cheikh Kouyate in midfield and Sadio Mane in attack.
But as mentioned, they don’t play much competitive football as a unit outside of the World Cup and African Cup of Nations, whereas Colombia are proven in World Cup and Copa America competition.
So, we have to back the South Americans at 2.00 here.
Colombia and Senegal lock horns in the last of the Group H matches, and they will have their eyes on a place in the Round of 16. Who will prevail? Watch it live at 1xBet thanks to their Senegal vs Colombia live stream. Yes, you can watch the match live, on 1xBet website. Find out more about where to watch World Cup live streams.