Colombia vs Paraguay Prediction & Betting Tips

How both sides have been getting on

Colombia's last 20 matches across the World Cup, qualifiers and friendlies show eight wins, six draws and six defeats, with 32 goals scored and 21 conceded. That's a decent scoring rate, though the same sample includes a 6-3 defeat away to Venezuela and a 3-1 loss to Uzbekistan, so it's not been flawless.

Colombia: 20 completed matches; Paraguay: 20 completed matches.

Colombia

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

21

Difference

+11

Paraguay

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

15

Difference

+7

Paraguay's equivalent run reads nine wins, seven draws and four losses, with 22 for and 15 against. It's a tighter, more conservative record than Colombia's, built more on clean sheets than goals. Their most recent match in this sample was a 0-1 defeat away to France at the World Cup back in July, so there's a gap before this fixture that the numbers don't cover.

Colombia's sample runs closer to the present, including a 1-1 draw away at Mexico just days before this preview was written.

Colombia have the busier recent sample and Paraguay's is a touch older, so read both with that context in mind.

Comparative Team Statistics: Colombia vs Paraguay

A history of close contests, tilted Colombia's way

These two have met ten times since 2016 across qualifiers, Copa America and friendlies. Colombia have won six of those meetings, drawn three, and lost just once — a 1-2 defeat back in 2017.

The most recent meeting, in World Cup qualifying in March 2025, ended 2-2. Before that, Colombia won 2-1 at the 2024 Copa America. It's a rivalry that's often been tight on the scoreboard, even when Colombia have come out on top.

Recent head-to-head history favours Colombia, though the margins have generally been slim.

A name to watch up front

The player data we have flags J. Arias as Colombia's top scorer across a recent five-match stretch, with two goals in that spell. It's not a full squad list or a ranking against every teammate, just a snapshot of one attacking contributor.

Colombia:

Best scorers:

J. Arias - 2

There's no wider injury or squad information available for either side, so it's hard to say much more about who might feature.

A friendly without qualifying stakes

This is an International Friendlies fixture, not a qualifier, so there's no direct bearing on group standings. Colombia's most recent game in the data, a 1-1 draw away at Mexico, came just days before this one, while Paraguay's last recorded fixture was back in July at the World Cup.

Friendlies scheduled between major competitive windows can sometimes see a different look from either side, though we don't have team sheets or lineup information to confirm anything specific here.