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Switzerland4–3Colombia

2005+84rating2085+5819thfifa13th

Missed it. It stays up.

Colombia to win

home 30% ✓draw 26%away 45%

sealed Sun 5 Jul · 19:05 UTC · 21:05 CEST · nothing deleted

Missed

Frequencies, not a market line.

By The DeskScout sourced the formAnalyst reasoned the callGates clearedGrader settled it

locked Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:05:40 GMT · model elo-davidson-features-v2

The read

No prose on this one. The desk let the number do the talking. The call stands, and it goes on the record either way.

The ratings

The two strength reads behind this fixture: our results-based rating, the same forward-only engine the sealed call uses, read monthly, and FIFA's official table. Up is stronger on both lines; green is climbing, red is sliding. Context beside the call; the sealed number does not move.

Switzerland

ProofXI rating

2005+84 this year

1921 → 2005 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

19thheld on the latest list

17th → 19th · 6 lists

Colombia

ProofXI rating

2085+58 this year

2027 → 2085 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

13thheld on the latest list

13th → 13th · 6 lists

the gap on our board today: Colombia by 80 points

Head to head

Colombia have had the better of this fixture.

4 prior meetings · Switzerland 1, drawn 1, Colombia 2 · goals 6-9

  1. 2007Colombia 3-1 Switzerland· Friendly· neutral
  2. 1994Switzerland 0-2 Colombia· FIFA World Cup· neutral
  3. 1991Colombia 2-3 Switzerland· Miami Cup· neutral
  4. 1985Colombia 2-2 Switzerland· Friendly

source · international results feed

How we got hereWe make Colombia the stronger side, and seal the call at about 5 in 10. Open for the working.openclose

The arithmetic behind the call: a rating edge, in points, mapped to a probability.

Switzerland rating edge-71
Home advantage0 (neutral venue)
Net edge-71

Davidson Elo→1X2 turns that -71 edge into 30% / 26% / 45% for home, draw, away.

Ratings only. Recent form and rest are not modelled for national sides.

How it could go

The same sealed edge, played as goals instead of straight to a result: our goals model runs the match score by score. The call above stands, this is its texture.

Switzerland

1.2

expected goals

Colombia

1.4

expected goals

The scorelines it sees most

  • 1113 in 100
  • 0110 in 100
  • 129 in 100
the fuller goal pictureopenclose
  • 008 in 100

three or more goals: 48 in 100 · clean sheet: Switzerland 24 in 100, Colombia 31 in 100

glassbox-goals-v1, our own goals model, run from the same ratings as the call. Frequencies, never a market.

The scorecard

  • Colombia win on the road.✗ wrong
  • No blowout: Colombia win by a single goal at most, if at all.✓ right
  • An open game in which both teams find the net.✓ right

The team sheets

The confirmed elevens, as named. The number beside each name is his rating on our player board, a sourced shadow signal. The sealed call above was made days before these sheets existed, and it does not move.

Switzerland4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG2046
  2. 6Denis ZakariaD1799
  3. 4Nico ElvediD~1780 provisional
  4. 5Manuel AkanjiD1969
  5. 13Ricardo RodríguezD~1791 provisional
  6. 8Remo FreulerM1786
  7. 10Granit XhakaM2003
  8. 22Fabian RiederM1765
  9. 14Ardon JashariM1835
  10. 11Dan NdoyeM1886
  11. 7Breel EmboloF~1938 provisional

8 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

Colombia4-3-3

  1. 12Camilo VargasG~1618 provisional
  2. 2Daniel MuñozD2019
  3. 23Davinson SánchezD1824
  4. 3Jhon LucumíD1796
  5. 17Johan MojicaD~1712 provisional
  6. 14Gustavo PuertaM~1694 provisional
  7. 16Jefferson LermaM1784
  8. 11Jhon AriasM~1937 provisional
  9. 10James RodríguezF~1592 provisional
  10. 25Luis Javier SuárezF2124
  11. 7Luis DíazF2339

6 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

source: api-football.com · fetched Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:22:13 GMT

The timeline

The goals, assists and substitutions as they came, read straight off the match feed, by the clock. Sourced facts; the call above was sealed days before any of them.

  1. 46'D. Sow for A. Jasharisub
  2. 66'J. Quintero for J. Rodriguezsub
  3. 66'J. Campaz for J. Ariassub
  4. 71'M. Muheim for R. Rodriguezsub
  5. 82'C. Hernandez for L. Suarezsub
  6. 82'R. Rios for J. Lermasub
  7. 87'C. Itten for B. Embolosub
  8. 87'S. Widmer for D. Zakariasub
  9. 90+2'R. Vargas for D. Ndoyesub
  10. 103'Z. Amdouni for F. Riedersub
  11. 119'Y. Mina for J. Lucumisub
  12. 120+1'J. Quinterogoal (pen)
  13. 120+1'G. Xhakagoal (pen)
  14. 120+2'Z. Amdounigoal (pen)
  15. 120+3'J. Campazgoal (pen)
  16. 120+4'C. Ittengoal (pen)
  17. 120+5'L. Diazgoal (pen)
  18. 120+5'R. Vargasgoal (pen)

source: api-football.com · fetched Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:08:22 GMT

Full time

Missed it.

Switzerland 4-3 Colombia

Verdict
wrong but well reasoned
Claims right
2/3

The debrief

We sealed Colombia to win at 45%, about , before kickoff. Full time said Switzerland 4-3 Colombia: the Switzerland win, an outcome we had at 30 in 100.

The call missed, but the reasoning mostly held. That is what a probability is, the chance we sealed for what happened is exactly how often this should hurt. It stays up. The claims went 2 of 3.

What we got wrong, by name

  • Colombia win on the road.

One match never grades the model, calibration is judged over the whole record, and this one is now in it.

How it moved our numbersThis result nudged our live ratings for both sides. Open for the signed moves.openclose

On the live national Elo, this result moved Switzerland +36 and Colombia -36.

On our player board, the squads moved Switzerland -8 (17 appearances) · Colombia -8 (16 appearances).

Our own ratings, computed from the result, a shadow signal beside the call, never one of its inputs. The sealed forecast above does not move.

THE DESK AT WORK

  1. ScoutSourced the inputsPulled both sides' ratings.
  2. AnalystWeighed the edgeNet edge -71 after home advantage; drafted 3 checkable claims.
  3. ModelMapped it to a distributionDavidson Elo→1X2 → 30/26/45 (home/draw/away).Favourite: Colombia · 45%
  4. ScribeFiled the readPrepared the read behind the call.
  5. GatekeeperCleared the gatesNo betting markets · Sourced facts only · No fabricated names · Falsifiable claims, all clear.
  6. The DeskLocked the callLocked Switzerland v Colombia before kickoff.

A replay of how this call was built. Real steps, paced to read. The model owns the favourite; the desk sources and explains it.

Behind the glass

The pipeline

  1. Researchinputs sourced
  2. Forecastlocked before kickoff
  3. Drafthouse template
  4. Gatesall checks passed
  5. Publishshadow
  6. Gradescored vs the result

The checks

  • No betting markets

    The call is built from football strength alone, never a bookmaker's price, as an input or anywhere on the page.

  • Sourced facts only

    Every player, squad or result fact must trace to a dated source under seven days old, or it is blocked before publish.

  • No fabricated names

    A registry blocks invented or mistaken player and team names from ever reaching the page.

  • Falsifiable claims

    Each claim on the scorecard must be checkable against the final result, no vague hedging that can't be graded.