Colombia and Ghana meet in the early hours of Saturday morning with the two teams battling for a place in the World Cup Round of 16.
The clash in Kansas City will see Los Cafeteros, who finished top of Group K, take on a Black Stars side who progressed from Group L as one of the best third-placed teams in the tournament.
Colombia beat Uzbekistan and DR Congo before drawing with Portugal to seal first place in the standings, while Ghana frustrated England, holding the Three Lions to a goalless draw, after beating Panama with an injury-time winner in their opening game.
It’s set to be an intriguing tie and the victors will face either Switzerland or Algeria in the next round and we’ve analysed the stats and browsed the World Cup betting markets for a Bet Builder for this match which pays out at 13/2 should it come in.
Colombia v Ghana Bet Builder Tips
Colombia to extend unbeaten run
Colombia were described as dark horses heading into the World Cup and have so far proved their credentials as a team who could go deep into the tournament.
Beating Uzbekistan and DR Congo in their first two matches, Los Cafeteros kept their cool to draw with Portugal and top Group K.
Boasting experience all over the park and players like James Rodriguez and Luis Diaz pulling the strings, La Tricolor are unbeaten in five games, winning four, and they can extend that run with another victory in Kansas City.
Ghana lost last time out against Croatia and will likely fall short again when taking on Nestor Lorenzo’s side on Saturday.
Leg 1: Colombia to win @ 1/2
Ghana to make it tough
While Ghana are underdogs heading into this game, the Black Stars will relish that tag and look to make life difficult for Colombia.
Carlos Queiroz will set his team up to be solid and rigid with the aim of frustrating Los Cafeteros and nicking a goal at the other end against the run of play.
Ghana stopped England in Group L, keeping Harry Kane and co quiet and restricting the Three Lions to just four shots on target.
However, this set-up does come at a cost and the Black Stars themselves only recorded two efforts on goal in those 90 minutes.
Against Colombia, Ghana may struggle to create many chances when the focus is on stopping the opposition.
Leg 2: Under 2.5 goals @ 13/20
Diaz to add to goal tally
Luis Diaz will be one of Colombia’s main attacking threats when they come up against Ghana and he should be capable of unlocking the Black Stars’ backline.
The winger scored 26 goals in 51 matches for Bayern Munich last season across all competitions and has already got his name on the scoresheet at the World Cup.
Diaz scored the crucial second goal in the 3-1 opening group game win over Uzbekistan and will be eager to find the net again to help Colombia advance.
The frontman recorded 11 shots in three group matches and will look to take aim against Ghana and boost his goal tally.
Leg 3: Luis Diaz anytime goalscorer @ 7/5
