Colombia vs New Zealand Prediction and Betting Tips


colombia will face new zealand on Saturday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale in a friendly between the two nations. The Coffee Makers have secured a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and have begun their preparations for the world show with a series of friendlies.

During the last international break, they drew with two American teams, thrashing Mexico 4-0 in their first game before playing to a goalless draw with Canada in their second. Colombia were the better team against Canada last time out, but didn't score a goal and will be looking to improve on that this weekend.

Like their opponents at the weekend, New Zealand will also take part in next year's World Cup after missing out on the previous three editions of the tournament. However, they have struggled to impress in their warm-up games so far, following a 1-0 loss to Poland during the last international break with a 1-1 draw against a Norway side that rested a number of key players, including Erling Haaland.

Colombia vs New Zealand Head to head and key numbers

  • Saturday's match will be only the second meeting between Colombia and New Zealand.
  • The two teams first met at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, where Colombia secured a 3–1 victory in the group stage on their way to a fourth-place finish in the tournament.
  • New Zealand are winless in their 17 matches against CONMEBOL nations, losing 13 of those matches.
  • Colombia, meanwhile, has three wins and a draw in its four games against OFC countries.
  • Colombia are ranked 13th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, while New Zealand are ranked 85th.

Prediction Colombia – New Zealand

The Coffee Makers they are unbeaten in their last seven matches, accumulating three wins and four draws in that period. They have no home advantage to rely on this weekend, but remain safe favorites for this one due to the sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams.

The All Whites, on the other hand, are winless in their last five matches, with four of those matches ending in defeat. They have historically failed to perform against South American teams and could suffer a defeat here.

prediction: Colombia 3-0 New Zealand

Colombia vs New Zealand betting tips

Tip 1 – Result: Colombia wins

Tip 2 – Goals – Over/Under 2.5 – Over 2.5 Goals (Three of the last four home games have resulted in over 2.5 goals)

Tip 3: Both teams score: No (Both teams have found the back of the net in just one of the hosts' last four games)