Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Uruguay and Spain who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Uruguay head into an encounter against Spain in the World Cup on Saturday. Their final group stage match will be played out at Guadalajara Stadium.
Following the second round of the group stage, Uruguay are number two on one point, whereas Spain have four points as number one. While Uruguay join this game this coming Saturday as number 16 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Spain are number 2.
Team form: Uruguay vs Spain
Uruguay Form
Uruguay have three draws to show from their last three games, as England held on to a 1-1 draw. Against Algeria, the score was 0-0, while their most recent match finished 1-1 against Saudi Arabia. Uruguay claimed four wins wins in their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured one defeat in this run.
Spain Form
Spain are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Peru by 1-3. This was followed by a 0-0 with Cape Verde and a 4-0 win against Saudi Arabia. Spain won six of their last 10 internationals, with four draws as well, but without suffering a single defeat.
Betting facts for Uruguay and Spain
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Uruguay and Spain. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 12 Uruguay matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Uruguay matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Uruguay matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Uruguay matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Spain matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Spain matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Spain matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Spain matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Uruguay vs Spain
Giorgian De Arrascaeta has found the back of the net one times in his previous six games for Uruguay; who will surely not mind him striking again on Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Mikel Oyarzabal to keep up his current streak for Spain, having scored five in his last six games for his national team.
Betting markets: Uruguay vs Spain
Full-time result
Uruguay claimed all three points four times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Spain have won six of their last 10 games, while drawing four and losing zero in this series of matches. Spain are on a serious roll of now 12 matches without defeat. Spain have not lost to Uruguay in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Uruguay scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Spain scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Uruguay have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Spain have kept their opponents from scoring seven times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Uruguay have been able to keep a clean sheet in six of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Uruguay’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Spain, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves.
Betting prediction: Uruguay vs Spain
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Uruguay and Spain seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.
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