Read our prediction for Portugal vs Uruguay below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Portugal vs Uruguay Prediction & Betting tips
On Monday evening from 19:00, Lusail Iconic Stadium will host the match between Portugal and Uruguay, a match that is part of the 2nd round of the group stage of the World Football Championship in Qatar. The two national teams are in group H along with South Korea and Ghana. Portugal and Uruguay have met only once so far, even at the previous tournament in 2018, but then the meeting took place in the round of 16. In the confrontation since then, Uruguay won 2-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals, managing to lead at half-time with 1-0 through the goal scored by Edinson Cavani in the 7th minute. In the second half, Portugal restored the tie in the 55th minute through Pepe, but Uruguay scored once more through the same Edinson Cavani who scored the qualification goal in the 62nd minute.
Portugal:
Portugal debuted at this final tournament with a spectacular victory, score 3-2 against Ghana. In the first half, the match was balanced and ended without a goal scored, score 0-0. In the second half until the 65th minute, the score was maintained, but Cristiano Ronaldo took a shot from 11m which he also completed, opening the scoring but also an individual performance, being the first player to score in 5 tournaments of the World Championship. After opening the scoring, Portugal was quickly equalized in the 73rd minute, but Ghana also failed to keep the score, being again led 2-1 and 3-1 by the goals scored in the 77th and 80th minutes. One minute before in the end, Ghana manages to score again, having a great opportunity to score in overtime by which they could have taken a point. With the three points in the account, Portugal occupies the first position in the ranking and has a good chance of qualifying for the eighth.
Uruguay:
On the other hand, although Uruguay started as the favorite against South Korea, it only managed a draw, 0-0, in the first match of the World Cup in Qatar 2022. Uruguay was the team that led the game, but surprisingly, he didn’t manage a single shot in the goal area, the same thing happened on the other side, practically it was the weakest match in the group stage so far if we refer to the number of goal situations. In the previous edition, Uruguay reached the quarter-finals, but now, the chances of qualifying until this stage of the competition are quite small. In order to hope to get out of the group, Uruguay also needs points in today’s match with Portugal.
Portugal vs Uruguay head to head matches
30.06.18 WC Uruguay vs Portugal 2:1
* Our advice is: BTS/YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.55
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