Colombia vs Jamaica Prediction: Don’t expect many goals

Colombia’s brilliant form in the group stage of the tournament was stopped following the 1-0 defeat to Morocco in the final game. The Colomobians had already picked up 6 points from 2 wins in the opening 2 games and had already booked their place in the Knockout stages, while the Moroccans needed the win to also register their place in the Knockout stage. On the final day, Colombia ended top of the group with 6 points and a goal difference of 2.

Jamaica had to fight till the final day to make it to this round and their journey was rocky in the group stage. They played a goalless draw in their opening game against France and then went on to win Panama 1-0 in the second match and finally they held Brazil to a 0-0 draw on the final day. At the end of the group stage, they had 5 points and a goal difference of 1, finishing in second place behind France.

Colombia have certainly outdone expectations already in the tournament. Qualifying for their first world cup was an achievement for this team and now they have qualified for the Knockout stages in top spot, ahead of Germany and South Korea. Colombia recorded 2 wins and 1 defeat in the group stages to earn them 6 points in total. Colombian forward Linda Caicedo leads the goal charts for the team with 2 goals and defender Manuela Vanegas has been sensational for the team in the group stages.

According to the statistics, Colombia scored 4 goals and conceded 2 goals in 3 games. They scored 1.3 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 11%. They created an average of 0.3 chances per game, missing 0.0 chances per game. They played a total of 12.3 shots per game and 4.0 shots on target per game. They also played an average of 4.3 corners per game and retained 49.7% ball possession. They conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game and kept 1 clean sheet.

Team streak: less than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (6/7)

Jamaica had to be tough to make it to this stage as they picked up just 1 win in 3 games, drawing the remaining 2. At the end of the group stages they qualified for the Knockout stages with 5 points and a goal difference of 1. They qualified ahead of Brazil and Panama who ended in 3rd and 4th place respectively. Jamaican goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer has been the star performer for the team with her shot stopping abilities. Allyson Swaby scored the only goal for Jamaica so far.

According to the statistics, Jamaica scored 1 goal and conceded 0 goals in 3 games. They scored 0.3 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 3%. They created an average of 0.0 chances per game, missing 0.0 chances per game. They played a total of 9.7 shots per game and 2.0 shots on target per game. They also played an average of 3.7 corners per game and retained 34.3% ball possession. They conceded an average of 0.0 goals per game and kept 3 clean sheets.

Team streak: No losses (3), no goals conceded (3), less than 2.5 goals (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (10/10), less than 10.5 corners (5/7).

Jamaica and Colombia have faced each other 2 times in the past and each team won 1 match.

These teams making it to this stage shows their level of resilience and determination. And we can expect to see those qualities in this stage. Both clubs are not known for counter attacking football and they create very little scoring opportunities. Even more so, the Jamaicans are a tough team to beat as they prefer to play deep and safe. That is surely a quality they need to survive in this stage and it will cause a lot of problems for the opposition. So we can expect the game to stay quiet and goalless and go onto penalties.

• Under 2 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Both Teams to Score No
• Draw FT at 3.05 Odds