The CONMEBOL 2022 World Cup qualifiers return this week, with Colombia hosting Peru on Thursday with kickoff at midnight.
Colombia’s World Cup qualification campaign has been a mixed bag so far. They played a goalless draw against Brazil last time out, marking four straight games where they failed to score.
Colombia is fourth in the table with 17 points from 14 games. They will now be looking to return to winning ways this week to continue their push for a third consecutive World Cup appearance.
Peru, who were slow out of the gate in the World Cup qualifiers, rebounded from their early struggles with a 2-1 victory over Venezuela in their last match. They are now riding a two-game winning streak, further strengthening Peru’s chances of reaching its World Cup in Russia next year.
In addition, Peru holds the same spot behind Friday’s hosts in the table but has a lesser goal difference. They will now be looking to make it three wins out of three when they travel to Colombia later this week.
Colombia has not won a game in its last five outings, drawing four of those matches and losing once. They are, however, unbeaten at home in qualifiers and will be hoping to make their home advantage count when the World Cup starts on Thursday.
Colombia vs. Peru Head to Head
Both sides have 19 games against each other, with hosts taking 10 wins while opponents with 2 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Colombia 2-1 Honduras
- Colombia 0-0 Paraguay
- Brazil 1-0 Colombia
- Colombia 0-0 Ecuador
- Uruguay 0-0 Colombia
Away
- Peru 3-0 Jamaica
- Peru 1-1 Panama
- Etranjeros 0-2 Peru
- Venezuela 1-2 Peru
- Peru 3-0 Bolivia
Colombia Team News
Johan Mojica and Wilmar Barrios will be available to coach Jose Pekerman after serving their suspensions. Duvan Zapata is the only notable absentee from the squad due to injury.
Peru Team News
The visitors do not have any injured or suspended players for their game on Friday.
Prediction and Odds
Colombia has drawn four of their last five qualifiers, losing once, and are winless in their last five games, though they did lose only one qualifier at home.
- Draw
- Correct Score: 1-1
- Double Chance
