Tuesday , 13 October 2026

Uruguay vs Japan, Copa Sudamericana 2024 GROUP STAGE

Copa America · 2024
Uruguay
2 – 2
Full Time
Japan
Thu 20 Jun 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+7'
Y 31' Naomichi Ueda
Y 78' Shoya Nakajima

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs Japan — Copa Sudamericana .

  • Uruguay 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Japan 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Alexander Guzman
  • Referee Diego Haro
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo
  • Referee Andres Rojas
  • Referee Wilmar Navarro

Head-to-Head

1
Uruguay 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Japan
Last 5 meetings
2019-06-20 Uruguay 2–2 Japan

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Japan H 2–2 D
16 Jun Ecuador H 4–0 W
06 Jul France H 0–2 L
30 Jun Portugal H 2–1 W
25 Jun Russia H 3–0 W
20 Jun Saudi Arabia H 1–0 W
Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Uruguay A 2–2 D
17 Jun Chile H 0–4 L
02 Jul Belgium A 2–3 L
28 Jun Poland H 0–1 L
24 Jun Senegal H 2–2 D
19 Jun Colombia A 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Uruguay and Japan get this one started.
  • 5' Uruguay are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Japan's shape.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Japan 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.
  • 25' Magnificent from Koji Miyoshi! That is 27 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 28' Fresh legs for Uruguay! Giovanni Gonzalez comes on to replace Diego Laxalt.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Naomichi Ueda.
  • 32' Luis Suarez does the damage! The net is bulging and Uruguay surge ahead!
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 47' Naomichi Ueda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Japan tonight.
  • 52' It looks surprising Japan does not make any changes. Shoya Nakajima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' Japan is taking the lead after the goal scored by Koji Miyoshi on 59.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Uruguay! Giorgian De Arrascaeta comes on to replace Nahitan Nandez.
  • 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 66' What a strike from Jose Maria Gimenez! The score is 2-2.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Japan team. Hiroki Abe is replaced by Ayase Ueda on 67 minute.
  • 72' A quiet spell here at . Uruguay seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Federico Valverde. He replaces Nicolas Lodeiro on 73 minute.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Shoya Nakajima on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Takefusa Kubo is replacing Koji Miyoshi for the Japan side.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Japan. Tomoki Iwata is replaced by Yugo Tatsuta.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Tabarez

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hajime Moriyasu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Japan xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay46% Draw25% Japan29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
71%
Draw or Japan
54%
Uruguay or Japan
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Uruguay33% Draw43% Japan24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push Japan covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Japan keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.