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Uruguay vs Russia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Uruguay
3 – 0
Full Time
Russia
Mon 25 Jun 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Yurii Gazinskii
Y 27' Igor Smolnikov
R 36' Igor Smolnikov
Rodrigo Bentancur 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs Russia — Worldcup .

  • Uruguay 3 games · 2 pts (2026/26)
  • Russia 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Malang Diedhiou
  • Referee Djibril Camara
  • Referee El Hadji Malick Samba
  • Referee Bamlak Tessema
  • Referee Hasan Mohamed Al Mahri
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
Uruguay 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Russia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-25 Uruguay 3–0 Russia

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Uruguay A 0–3 L
19 Jun Egypt H 3–1 W
14 Jun Saudi Arabia H 5–0 W
05 May Blyth Town FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Germany A 2–1 W
21 Apr Italy H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Uruguay launch into their encounter with Russia.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 9' Controversy at the stadium! Yury Gazinskiy argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 10' Luis Suarez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' Denis Cheryshev adds to his 0 season tally! Russia lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' Russia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Uruguay and Russia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Igor Smolnikov on 36 minutes.
  • 38' The crowd applauds Denis Cheryshev as he leaves the pitch. Mario Fernandes steps in for Russia.
  • 43' It looks surprising Uruguay does not make any changes. Nahitan Nandez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' The whistle greets Yury Gazinskiy as he departs to be replaced by Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Roman Zobnin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 350 appearances.
  • 59' It’s a booking for Uruguay player. Rodrigo Bentancur gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk is replaced by Fedor Smolov.
  • 63' Rodrigo Bentancur makes way for Giorgian De Arrascaeta at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Uruguay.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 73' Cristian Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nahitan Nandez at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. Uruguay in their trying to find a way past Russia's compact .
  • 83' Fedor Smolov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Russia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' GOAL! Edinson Cavani fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 90' Fresh legs for Uruguay! Maxi Gomez comes on to replace Edinson Cavani.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Uruguay to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Tabarez

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.86 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Russia xG
I would bet for: Uruguay to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Uruguay60% Draw24% Russia16%
Actual: Uruguay win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
84%
Draw or Russia
40%
Uruguay or Russia
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay43% Draw45% Russia12%
Actual: Uruguay win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push Russia covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 25% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Russia keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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