Colombia – Chile (LIVE STREAM)

Colombia and Chile join forces at the Metropolitan Stadium Roberto Meléndez in a meeting for the World Cup Qualifying – South America (1st Round). The record of recent direct confrontations favors the visiting team, who in the last 3 matches won 1 and drew 2. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 06-23-2016, ended with Chile’s win by (0-2) . Special attention is required for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Analysis of Colombia
After 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in 4th place with 17 points earned. In the last match, they drew 2-2 at home against Uruguay, after the previous match won (0-1) away with Paraguay. This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 10 conceded, against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 Defeats at home, with 24 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 5 home games in the World Cup Qualifiers – South America, Colombia won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 Games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 10 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the scoring in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Colombia play again at home in what will be the eleventh match of the selection in the World Cup Qualifiers. The team has been making a good campaign in the tournament so far. In the last game played, the Colombians received Uruguay at home and managed to conquer a tie in 2×2. Before, they had achieved a great result by beating Paraguay away from home by 0x1. The Colombian National Team had a great performance in the Copa America played in the USA, winning the third place over the owners of the house. Now, Colombia occupies the fourth position in the table. For that match, the coach should keep the team in 4-5-1, probably with Bacca acting in front.
Analysis of Chile
The visiting team is currently in 7th place with 14 points, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Ecuador by (3-0). In the last match, he won at home to Peru by (2-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; Against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last 5 games as a visitor to the World Cup Qualifiers – Su America Chile has 2 wins and 3 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of his last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition.

Chile are back on the field again for the World Cup Qualifiers without having won away from home after winning the Copa America title over Argentina. In the last round, the team received Peru at home and won by 2×1. Before, the Chilean Team had been thrashed by Ecuador away from home by 3×0. The team started very well in the tournament, when they stayed three games unbeaten, coming to beat Brazil by 2×0. Now, the Chileans occupy the fifth position in the table. For this confrontation, the coach must keep the team in the 4-3-3, highlighting midfielder Vidal, who scored two goals in the last game.