Colombia 0–0 Portugal
Pre-match forecast — frozen before kickoff
- Colombia
- Draw
- Portugal
Model gave this result 32%, books 26%, Polymarket 25% — all sources missed.
Most likely scorelines
Model expected goals: Colombia 1.22 − Portugal 1.29 (Portugal +0.07)
- 1–113.2%
- 0–110.2%
- 1–09.6%
Scoreline probabilities come from the uncorrected model — their implied result split won't exactly match the corrected bars above.
Pre-match preview
The model rates this fixture as nearly even, with Portugal favored marginally at 35% to Colombia's 34%, separated by just one percentage point. The draw probability stands at 32%, suggesting a competitive encounter where all three outcomes cluster within a narrow band.
The compressed win probabilities indicate genuine uncertainty about the outcome. The 31.6% draw chance reflects a match likely to be closely contested rather than one-sided, with neither team commanding a clear advantage in the model's assessment. The three outcomes span only 3 percentage points from lowest to highest, pointing to a closely matched pairing on the available evidence.
The sportsbook consensus diverges meaningfully from the model, favoring Portugal at 48% versus the model's 35%—a gap of roughly 13 percentage points. The market also prices Colombia substantially lower at 27% compared to the model's 34%. The dashboard does not adjudicate between these sources; the discrepancy suggests material disagreement on the relative strength of the two sides.
Written by Claude before the match from the figures above — it has no squad, injury, or form data. See the methodology.