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Who will win Colombia vs DR Congo?

Onside's model gives Colombia a 49% win probability (31% draw, DR Congo 20%). We publish every prediction before kickoff and grade it after full time. See every graded prediction. Full match breakdown below.
MODEL PREDICTION · GROUP K · MD2

Colombia vs DR CongoWin Probability & Model Prediction

Wednesday, 24 June 2026 · 02:00 UTC · Zapopan

Onside's AI model gives Colombia 49%, draw 31%, and DR Congo 20%. Colombia is the model favourite (narrow confidence) for this World Cup 2026 Group K fixture on Wednesday.

COLOMBIA WIN
49%
DRAW
31%
DR CONGO WIN
20%
SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
1.360.77
★ MODE
10
14.7%
11
13.9%
00
13.4%
20
11.0%
21
8.5%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
36%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
41%

Model updated from 3 played matches. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

QUICK FACTS · MODEL OUTPUTS

Colombia vs DR Congo World Cup 2026 prediction

Onside's model gives Colombia 49%, draw 31%, and DR Congo 20% — colombia favoured. Calibrated against the rolling tournament hit-rate; every call is publicly graded after full-time on the model record.

Colombia vs DR Congo prediction score

Expected scoreline: 11 — rounded from the bivariate-Poisson expected goals (Colombia 1, DR Congo 1). The full top-five most-likely scorelines are on this page below.

Colombia vs DR Congo head to head

Group K fixture at Zapopan, kickoff Wed 24 Jun, 02:00 UTC. Model anchors: FIFA rank (COL #13 vs COD #46), confederation, and live MD1+ form learned from this tournament's results.

Colombia vs DR Congo line up

Probable XIs and confirmed lineups land at the match centre as soon as managers release them — typically ~1 hour before kickoff. Onside's player-projection engine pre-computes the most-likely scoring threats per side from current tournament form.

MODEL SAID · HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
MODEL CORRECT
PRE-MATCH MODEL
COL 49% / D 31% / COD 20%
FINAL SCORE
10

Model picked Colombia at 49% — they took the result. Adds to the running accuracy score.

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MODEL RATIONALE

Ranking gap is the story

Colombia sit 33 places above DR Congo in the FIFA ranking (#13 vs #46) — a gap of that size is hard for the underdog to close in a one-off match. Colombia comes out at 49%, DR Congo at 20%, with the rest on the draw. Treated as a narrow call rather than a foregone conclusion.

MATCH CONTEXT

How the teams compare

WORLD RANKING
Colombia
#13
DR Congo
#46
PREMIER LEAGUE PRESENCE
Colombia
2
DR Congo
2
HOME SOIL
Colombia
DR Congo
REGION
Colombia
CONMEBOL
DR Congo
CAF
PREMIER LEAGUE THREAD

The PL names in each squad

Colombia2 PL
  • Daniel MuñozCrystal Palace
  • Jefferson LermaCrystal Palace
DR Congo2 PL
  • Yoane WissaNewcastle
  • Aaron Wan-BissakaWest Ham
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