World Cup: Portugal vs Uruguay – Suggested bets

Ace Football team offers the World Cup round 2 match preview for Portugal and Uruguay who meet up this coming Monday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Portugal are getting ready to clash with Uruguay on Monday at Lusail Stadium. The match is played as one of the games in round two of the group stage at the World Cup.

Following the first round of the World Cup Group H stage, Portugal are number one with three points, while Uruguay have one point as number three. Portugal sit at number 9 in the FIFA world ranking, 5 spots above Uruguay, who enter their match this coming Monday as number 14.

Portugal are heavy favourites with the bookmakers to top their group. The most optimistic of fans will, of course, be dreaming of lifting the trophy. A first place in the group is probably a bridge too far, but according to the bookies, Uruguay stand a good chance of reaching at least one more round.

World Cup standings overview: Portugal vs Uruguay

Portugal fought tooth and nail in a thrilling World Cup group opener before they managed to secure a 3-2 win against Ghana. Certainly, a much harder match than they would have preferred, but getting through such a nail-biting affair successfully adds confidence. Defensively, Uruguay put up a strong performance in their opening game at World Cup against South Korea, but offensively more is needed. Still, there have been other coming champions who opened their campaign with a goalless draw.

Form: Portugal vs Uruguay

Portugal Form

Portugal took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 0-1 against Spain. They responded by beating Nigeria 4-0, and followed that up by winning 3-2 against Ghana. The Navigators were able to win seven of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings.

Uruguay Form

Uruguay have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Iran, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against Canada. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against South Korea. The Sky Blue were able to win seven of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered one defeat as well.

Betting stats and facts for Portugal and Uruguay

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Portugal and Uruguay played across all competitions.

Players under-the-radar: Portugal vs Uruguay

When looking for in-form players to find the target, some interesting names pop up in both teams. Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo bring great form to the table, having scored three goals in six games. Surely, Portugal will start them both against Uruguay, whose top-scorer in the past six matches is Edinson Cavani, with a single goal.

Betting markets: Portugal vs Uruguay

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Portugal won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Uruguay claimed seven wins, drew two times and lost one in their last 10 games across all tournaments.

Both teams to score

Portugal scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Uruguay got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Portugal were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.

Total goals

Portugal saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Uruguay’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.

Betting tip: Portugal vs Uruguay

Here we present a free betting tip for this World Cup match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Portugal and Uruguay.