Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.
- Saudi Arabia 1 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
- Uruguay 1 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Maurizio Mariani
- Assistant 1 Daniele Bindoni
- Assistant 2 Alberto Tegoni
13 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 1 3 2 South Korea 1 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Scotland 1 3 10 Morocco 1 1 11 Brazil 1 1 12 Haiti 1 0 13 United States 1 3 14 Australia 1 3 15 Turkey 1 0 16 Paraguay 1 0 17 Germany 1 3 18 Ivory Coast 1 3 19 Ecuador 1 0 20 Curacao 1 0 21 Sweden 1 3 22 Japan 1 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Season Stats
Saudi Arabia Uruguay #30 Position #29 1 Points 1 1 Played 1 0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0 1 Scored 1 1 Conceded 1 +0 GD +0 1.00 PPG 1.00 0% Win % 0% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this seasonSaudi Arabia are 30th (1 pts). Uruguay are 29th (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Saudi Arabia0-15–/–16-30–/–31-451/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededUruguay0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Hard Rock Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.
- 5' Uruguay is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' It’s high time Giorgios Donis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Uruguay looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maximiliano Araujo scoring 1 goals.
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Caceres made 19 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 41' What a strike from Abdulelah Al Amri! The score is 1-0.
- 44' Abdulelah Al Amri was booked on 44.
- 49' Mohammed Al Owais needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 54' Saudi Arabia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Salem Al Dawsari, as he is very good at scoring at Hard Rock Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Saudi Arabia that had 8 games and scored 7 goals.
- 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' Saudi Arabia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
- 79' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Saud Abdulhamid suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' What a strike from Maximiliano Araujo! The score is 1-1.
- 85' Federico Valverde has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 58 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
- 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Saudi Arabia Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Saud Abdulhamid ↓ Ali Lajami 90'
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Firas Al Brikan ↓ Alaa Al Hejji 90'
Bench
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Nawaf Boushal ↑ 81'
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Ali Lajami ↑ 90'
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Nasser Al Dawsari ↑ 63'
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Alaa Al Hejji ↑ 90'
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Abdullah Al-Hamdan ↑ 90'
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Coach Giorgios DonisUruguay Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Matias Vina ↓ Juan Sanabria 46'
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Darwin Nunez ↓ Agustin Canobbio 46'
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Bench
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Rodrigo Aguirre ↑ 90'
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Brian Rodriguez ↑ 81'
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Juan Sanabria ↑ 46'
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Nicolas de la Cruz ↑ 72'
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Agustin Canobbio ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Maximiliano Araujo 1 Luis Suarez 1 Luis Suarez 1 Abdulelah Al Amri 1 Saudi Arabia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.8 Saudi Arabia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 Uruguay xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Uruguay or Draw 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 1.68Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 79% 21% ± 1.5 51% 49% ± 2.5 24% 76% ± 3.5 10% 90% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
Saudi Arabia or Draw 67%Draw or Uruguay 67%Saudi Arabia or Uruguay 65%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Saudi Arabia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 21.2%0 – 1 14.8%1 – 1 Actual1 – 0 13.4%0 – 2 6.7%1 – 2 5.7%2 – 0 5.6%2 – 1 5.2%2 – 2 2.5%0 – 3 1.9%1 – 3 1.7%3 – 0 1.5%Asian Handicap — Saudi Arabia
Handicap Saudi Arabia covers Push Uruguay covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 19% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 21% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet 42% ✓Uruguay keeps clean sheet 45% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.