Predictive Analysis

Match-Up Lab

Pre-match analysis powered by rating models, historical head-to-head records, and contextual signals.

Pick a Match-Up

Choose any two teams and the rating model will compute win, draw, and loss probabilities along with expected goals.

Colombia
54.5% win probability
Predicted winner
25.5%
Honours shared
Draw chance
1.56 - 0.83
Model goals (home - away)
Expected score
2.4
Over 2.5: 43%
Total goals

Colombia

1553#14
CONMEBOL
VS

Costa Rica

1474#44
CONCACAF
Venue
Context

Rating-Based Prediction

WFS predictor · expected score + venue adjustment · drawn from full historical performance

54.5% 25.5% 20.0%
COL
CRC
79
Rating Gap
1.56
Exp. Goals COL
0.83
Exp. Goals CRC
80.0%
COL No Defeat
2.4
Exp. Total Goals

Key Factors

Rating-model adjustments and contextual signals that could influence the outcome

Recent Form 7W/1W

Colombia won 7 of their last 10 games; Costa Rica won 1. Current form favours Colombia.

H2H Dominance 12W-2W

Colombia hold the historical edge: 12W-0D-2L across 14 meetings.

Rating Gap 79 pts

Colombia hold a 79-point rating edge: roughly 11.8% extra win probability on ratings alone.

Goalless Draw Risk 12% 0-0

12.2% of Colombia's games end goalless, well above the global average, suggesting a low-scoring match.

Goal Patterns 2.4 xG

Combined avg of 3.04 goals per game. Expected total for this match: 2.4 (Over 2.5 probability: 43%).

Tournament Pedigree 2014

Both teams are major tournament winners. Colombia's most recent title: 2001. Costa Rica's most recent title: 2014.

AI Match-Up Evaluation

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Head-to-Head Record

14 meeting(s) · 1993-2026

12
COL Win
0
Draws
2
CRC Win
35
Goals For
14
Goals Against
Last 10 H2H
← most recent

Comparative Profile

Era-aware metrics use only games from the last 10 years.

Era
124
Games Played
151
50.8%
Win %
37.7%
1.54
Goals Per Game
1.29
0.87
Goals Against / Game
1.23
48.4%
Clean Sheet %
32.5%
25.0%
Failed to Score %
37.7%
16.1%
Goalless Draws %
12.6%
All-Time / Lifetime
1,553
Current Rating
1,474
#14
World Ranking
#44
51.0%
Win as Favourite
52.3%
29.4%
Win as Underdog
28.8%
10
Longest Win Streak
11
28
Longest Unbeaten Run
14
1604 (2024)
Peak Rating
1573 (2002)
7W-5L
Penalty Shootouts
6W-10L

Rating Trajectory (Last 2 Years)

Both teams' rating lines overlaid · convergence / divergence analysis

Rolling Win Rate (20-Game Window)

Rolling win rate comparison · which team is in better current form?

Scenario Modeller

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54.5% 25.5% 20.0%

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Recent Meetings

H 01 Jun 26 AWAY
3 - 1
Friendly
H 28 Jun 24 NEUTRAL
3 - 0
Copa América
A 16 Oct 18 NEUTRAL
1 - 3
Friendly
A 11 Jun 16 NEUTRAL
2 - 3
Copa América
H 06 Jun 15 NEUTRAL
1 - 0
Friendly
H 02 Jul 11 NEUTRAL
1 - 0
Copa América
H 17 Jul 04 NEUTRAL
2 - 0
Copa América
A 09 May 02 AWAY
1 - 2
Friendly
H 16 Jun 97 NEUTRAL
4 - 1
Copa América
H 31 Mar 93 AWAY
4 - 1
Friendly

If they play 100 times

Scoreline distribution from the WFS predictor. Each cell shows how often that score would occur out of 100 simulated games: amber for home wins, slate for draws, violet for away wins.

Most likely scorelines
1 - 0
14.3%
1 - 1
11.9%
2 - 0
11.2%
2 - 1
9.2%
0 - 0
9.2%
0 - 1
7.6%