When the 2018 World Cup draw is conducted, most teams want to avoid playing the home nation as they tend to have an advantage in terms of venue and number of fans in the stadium.
However, Uruguay would have been more than happy to find themselves in a group containing the hosts, Russia plus Egypt and Saudi Arabia. It’s the latter team which Uruguay face in their second group game and they know a win could send them through to the Round of 16.
Saudi Arabia are participating in their fifth World Cup finals and only once have they progressed from the group stages which back in 1994. Can the Green Falcons produce another moment of magic to match that delivered by Saeed Al-Owairan in the USA? Read our Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia preview and find out!
Uruguay started off with a win against Egypt 1-0 after a lot of struggle. African team was very hard to beat, even without their star player - Salah. But looking into how Uruguay played, there is no doubt that they are favourites of this group and won't have problems to defeat Saudi Arabia.
It looks completely different for Arabians. They lost the opening match of the World Cup to Russia 5-0 and just this result shows how weak they are in comparison to other teams in the World Cup. The hosts didn't play very well and still got a convincing win. That is especially thanks to the pair of full-backs whose only advantage is their height. If you look at their ability to play football, they seem like amateurs. You have to take that into account when making Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia betting tips.
Given the stature of the two nations in world football, Uruguay are always going to start this match as favourites, regardless of what happened in the first round of matches in 2018 World Cup Group A.
Uruguay qualified from the South American region in second place and only Brazil, who finished above them, enjoyed a better record. Arguably every team in their qualifying group was better than Saudi Arabia and Uruguay are heavy favourites at 2/7 to win this match with bet365.
In the third round of AFC World Cup qualifying, Saudi Arabia were involved in a difficult group containing Japan, Australia and the United Arab Emirates. The top two teams qualified for the World Cup and Saudi Arabia claimed second place, finishing above Australia.
Saudi Arabia enjoyed some good results including a 1-0 win over Japan in the final group game but Uruguay are set to be a much bigger test of their credentials and this is reflected in the betting odds of 10/1 for the Green Falcons to win the match.
In truth, Saudi Arabia would be delighted to come away from this game with a point but even that seems unlikely, priced at 4/1 with bet365.
What are Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia betting tips? Uruguay started their World Cup qualifying campaign with four clean sheets in their opening 5 matches and with a defence containing Diego Godin and Jose Maria Gimenez, they will be expecting to keep a clean sheet in this match.
Uruguay to win to nil is 5/6 with bet365.
Despite having a reputation for being mean in defence, Uruguay also boast two of the most prolific strikers in the game. Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani and Barcelona’s Luis Suarez will be leading the line for Uruguay in this match and will be hoping to grab a few goals against what has the potential to be a weak defence for Saudi Arabia.
Uruguay to score over 2.5 goals is 11/8 at bet365.
Do not miss out on witnessing what could be a very entertaining game at the 2018 World Cup. Live coverage of the match will be available across the world including South America and Asia. If you cannot get to a television, fear not as bet365, William Hill and 1xBet offer fantastic football live streaming.
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Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia Betting Tips
When the 2018 World Cup draw is conducted, most teams want to avoid playing the home nation as they tend to have an advantage in terms of venue and number of fans in the stadium.
However, Uruguay would have been more than happy to find themselves in a group containing the hosts, Russia plus Egypt and Saudi Arabia. It’s the latter team which Uruguay face in their second group game and they know a win could send them through to the Round of 16.
Saudi Arabia are participating in their fifth World Cup finals and only once have they progressed from the group stages which back in 1994. Can the Green Falcons produce another moment of magic to match that delivered by Saeed Al-Owairan in the USA? Read our Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia preview and find out!
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Uruguay started off with a win against Egypt 1-0 after a lot of struggle. African team was very hard to beat, even without their star player - Salah. But looking into how Uruguay played, there is no doubt that they are favourites of this group and won't have problems to defeat Saudi Arabia.
It looks completely different for Arabians. They lost the opening match of the World Cup to Russia 5-0 and just this result shows how weak they are in comparison to other teams in the World Cup. The hosts didn't play very well and still got a convincing win. That is especially thanks to the pair of full-backs whose only advantage is their height. If you look at their ability to play football, they seem like amateurs. You have to take that into account when making Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia betting tips.
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1. Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia odds
Given the stature of the two nations in world football, Uruguay are always going to start this match as favourites, regardless of what happened in the first round of matches in 2018 World Cup Group A.
Uruguay qualified from the South American region in second place and only Brazil, who finished above them, enjoyed a better record. Arguably every team in their qualifying group was better than Saudi Arabia and Uruguay are heavy favourites at 2/7 to win this match with bet365.
In the third round of AFC World Cup qualifying, Saudi Arabia were involved in a difficult group containing Japan, Australia and the United Arab Emirates. The top two teams qualified for the World Cup and Saudi Arabia claimed second place, finishing above Australia.
Saudi Arabia enjoyed some good results including a 1-0 win over Japan in the final group game but Uruguay are set to be a much bigger test of their credentials and this is reflected in the betting odds of 10/1 for the Green Falcons to win the match.
In truth, Saudi Arabia would be delighted to come away from this game with a point but even that seems unlikely, priced at 4/1 with bet365.
2. Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia predictions
What are Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia betting tips? Uruguay started their World Cup qualifying campaign with four clean sheets in their opening 5 matches and with a defence containing Diego Godin and Jose Maria Gimenez, they will be expecting to keep a clean sheet in this match.
Uruguay to win to nil is 5/6 with bet365.
Despite having a reputation for being mean in defence, Uruguay also boast two of the most prolific strikers in the game. Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani and Barcelona’s Luis Suarez will be leading the line for Uruguay in this match and will be hoping to grab a few goals against what has the potential to be a weak defence for Saudi Arabia.
Uruguay to score over 2.5 goals is 11/8 at bet365.
Also, don't forget to read our other Group A match previews. For example the last match in the group by Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
3. Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia live streaming
Do not miss out on witnessing what could be a very entertaining game at the 2018 World Cup. Live coverage of the match will be available across the world including South America and Asia. If you cannot get to a television, fear not as bet365, William Hill and 1xBet offer fantastic football live streaming.