Colombia have not exactly been a force to be reckoned with in the defensive third, but the Tricolor responded admirably to going behind in their three group games and can trouble an equally permeable Slovakia backline.
Slovakia can count themselves fortunate to even be in the last 16, and their run will likely come to an end against the unbeaten Colombians, but Cardenas's men will not be many people's picks to get the better of England or Italy in the last eight.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Slovakia Under-20s win with a probability of 57.31%. A draw has a probability of 22.1% and a win for Colombia Under-20s has a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Slovakia Under-20s win is 1-2 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (9.81%) and 0-2 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (10.37%), while for a Colombia Under-20s win it is 2-1 (5.49%).
