Colombia vs Ghana

Group X · Friday, July 3, 2026, 01:30 UTC · Kansas City

Colombia

57% · Elo 2003

1-0 / 2-1 / 1-1

Scoreline cluster

Ghana

22% · Elo 1570

The model's read

The model makes Colombia strong favourites at 57%, leaving 22% for Ghana and 21% for the draw. Goals project around 1.9–1.3 in an open game (both teams to score 59%, over 2.5 61%). The biggest single factor is Overall strength, favouring Colombia. Confidence sits at 50/100 with moderate upset risk; the underdog has paths to a result.

Auto-updated every hour as ratings, odds and news change.

Match outcome

oracle-v1.0.0

COL 57%Draw 21%GHA 22%

Colombia win

56.9%

Draw

21.4%

Ghana win

21.7%

Expected goals

1.89 – 1.25

Scoreline cluster

1-0 / 2-1 / 1-1

top exact 1-0 · 10.0%

Confidence

50/100

Result lean

Colombia clear edge

Score band

Open 1-1 / 2-1 type game

Goal environment

Open

If it opens up — high-scoring alternative

3-1 at 6.1% — most likely scoreline with 3+ goals total.

no exact score is dominant; BTTS 59% and Over 2.5 61% both elevated; top three scorelines within 2 pp

Risk & uncertainty

Upset risk

40/100

Data quality

80/100

Uncertainty band

40 – 68%

Most likely scorelines

Top 12 from a Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson matrix.

10
10.0%
21
9.7%
11
8.4%
20
7.7%
01
7.3%
12
6.4%
31
6.1%
22
6.1%
30
4.8%
32
3.8%
02
3.4%
41
2.9%

Top 12 most likely scorelines. Heat is relative to the most likely outcome. Colombia vs Ghana.

Team comparison

Rating profile across the key dimensions.

Ensemble breakdown

Final probabilities blend the technical model with every available source layer. Persisted 2026-07-11 01:01:24 UTC.

Final (blended) home

56.9%

Final draw

21.4%

Final away

21.7%

Source weights applied

  • technical57.8%
  • learned16.1%
  • market0.0%
  • crowd7.5%
  • external0.0%
  • intel8.6%
  • fundamental7.0%
  • sentimentMomentum3.0%

Source presence

  • technical1 signal
  • learned1 signal
  • marketnot used
  • crowd1 signal
  • externalnot used
  • intel34 signals
  • fundamental16 signals

Why this prediction

Coverage 67/100
Conflict 24/100

Partial coverage — some signal classes are missing.

Technical

75/100

Fundamentals

83/100

Betting

0/100

Prediction market

77/100

Sentiment

0/100

Top positive drivers

  • · learned signal favours home (40.5 pp above uniform)
  • · crowd signal favours home (34.8 pp above uniform)
  • · technical signal favours home (20.7 pp above uniform)

Top risk drivers

  • No standout risks.

Missing: bookmaker market · external prediction sites

Learned model

In blend

The learned model contributes to the public ensemble blend, alongside ratings, market signals and news intelligence. Performance is validated against an Elo baseline.

COL 74%Draw 23%GHA 3%

Colombia win

73.9%

Draw

23.4%

Ghana win

2.8%

Total goals (λ)

2.50

Model confidence

61/100

Logistic regression model — version wdl-v1, trained on 19k historical internationals.

Article intelligence

Recent news, injury alerts and sentiment extracted by the NLP layer.

Colombia

33 articles / 14d

Sentiment 25
Morale 0

Injury alerts

· Sanchez (outruled out)

Ghana

1 article / 14d

Sentiment -100
Morale 0
Net signal lean (home minus away): 60 · confidence 16%

Goals markets

BTTS yes

58.8%

Over 1.5

80.3%

Over 2.5

60.8%

Over 3.5

38.5%

Under 2.5

39.2%

Market intelligence

Market calibration unavailable.

No live odds have been ingested for this match yet.

Bookmaker prices typically populate closer to kickoff — when they do, this panel will show implied-probability consensus, the gap to our model and how the line is moving.

Explanation

Why the model sees the match this way.

Model prediction: Colombia 54% to win, 27% for Ghana, 19% draw. Expected goals: Colombia 1.89 vs Ghana 1.25. Scoreline cluster: 1-0 / 2-1 / 1-1. Top exact 1-0 only 10.0%. Goal environment open (BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 61%). Open 1-1 / 2-1 type game. Primary factor: overall strength difference is the dominant driver. Confidence: 50/100. Moderate confidence; outcome is meaningfully uncertain.

Factor contributions

ColombiaFactorGhana
Overall strength
Recent form
Attack/defense balance
Expected-goals proxy
Squad depth
Injuries & suspensions
Travel, rest & weather
Tactical matchup
Tournament experience
Market calibration

Risk factors

  • No notable risk factors identified.

Uncertainty factors

  • No major uncertainty flags.

Tactical read

No standout tactical mismatch — the stylistic edge is modest.

Upset risk

Moderate upset risk — the underdog has identifiable paths to a result.

These predictions are probabilistic and not guarantees. Not betting advice.