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Uruguay vs Portugal, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Uruguay
2 – 1
Full Time
Portugal
Sat 30 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Cristiano Ronaldo

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs Portugal — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Marvin Torrentera
  • Referee Miguel Angel Hernandez
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Cesar Arturo Ramos

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Uruguay 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-30 Uruguay 2–1 Portugal

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Portugal H 2–1 W
25 Jun Russia H 3–0 W
20 Jun Saudi Arabia H 1–0 W
15 Jun Egypt A 1–0 W
19 Aug BFC Dynamo H 0–3 L
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Uruguay A 1–2 L
25 Jun Iran A 1–1 D
20 Jun Morocco H 1–0 W
15 Jun Spain H 3–3 D
05 May Ukraine A 1–2 L
28 Apr Northern Ireland H 1–6 L

Season Stats

Uruguay Portugal
#31 Position #42
2 Points 5
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
3 Scored 6
4 Conceded 1
-1 GD +5
0.67 PPG 1.67
0% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Uruguay are 31st (2 pts). Portugal are 42nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Carlos Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 7' Brilliant from the ! Edinson Cavani makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Uruguay and Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Uruguay and Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' Portugal have won 47 goals from 125 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Jose Maria Gimenez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' Uruguay currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Portugal fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' GOAL! Pepe fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Edinson Cavani gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Rodrigo Bentancur as he leaves the pitch. Cristian Rodriguez steps in for Uruguay.
  • 65' Ricardo Quaresma is replacing Adrien Silva for the Portugal side.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' The Portugal manager makes a substitution. Goncalo Guedes departs to be replaced by Andre Silva.
  • 79' Raphael Guerreiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 81' Uruguay ring the changes. Nahitan Nandez has done his job and it is now time for Carlos Sanchez to step up.
  • 85' Portugal make a change. Joao Mario trudges off to be replaced by Manuel Fernandes on 85 minutes.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristiano Ronaldo on 90.
  • Portugal will have plenty to reflect on. Uruguay were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Tabarez

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.06 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Portugal xG
I would bet for: Uruguay or Portugal 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Uruguay37% Draw28% Portugal35%
Actual: Uruguay win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
65%
Draw or Portugal
63%
Uruguay or Portugal
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay21% Draw50% Portugal29%
Actual: Uruguay win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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