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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 Curacao 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Uruguay and Russia get this one started.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Uruguay needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yury Gazinskiy on 9.
  • 10' Magnificent from Luis Suarez! That is 150 goals in 526 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Russia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' A stunning finish from Denis Cheryshev — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 27' Poor challenge from Igor Smolnikov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Uruguay and Russia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Igor Smolnikov is booked for Russia — Red card on 36.
  • 38' Mario Fernandes is replacing Denis Cheryshev for the Russia side.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matias Vecino is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Russia.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Daler Kuzyaev. He replaces Yury Gazinskiy on 46 minute.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Uruguay must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Uruguay started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 59' Rodrigo Bentancur picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' The Russia manager makes a substitution. Aleksey Miranchuk departs to be replaced by Fedor Smolov.
  • 63' Giorgian De Arrascaeta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodrigo Bentancur at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. Uruguay in their trying to find a way past Russia's compact .
  • 73' A tactical swap from Uruguay — Cristian Rodriguez on, Nahitan Nandez off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Artem Dzyuba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' A quiet spell here at . Uruguay seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 88' Russia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Goal! Edinson Cavani scores his 72 goal in 530 matches.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Uruguay team. Edinson Cavani is replaced by Maxi Gomez on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Uruguay take all three 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.