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Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Uruguay
1 – 0
Full Time
Saudi Arabia
Wed 20 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee John Pitti
  • Referee Gabriel Victoria
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
1
Uruguay 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Saudi Arabia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-20 Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Saudi Arabia H 1–0 W
15 Jun Egypt A 1–0 W
19 Aug BFC Dynamo H 0–3 L
Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Uruguay A 0–1 L
14 Jun Russia A 0–5 L
19 Aug MSV Duisburg H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Uruguay Saudi Arabia
#31 Position #32
2 Points 2
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 1
3 Scored 1
4 Conceded 5
-1 GD -4
0.67 PPG 0.67
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season

Uruguay are 31st (2 pts). Saudi Arabia are 32nd (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Uruguay host Saudi Arabia — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Uruguay and Saudi Arabia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' It’s high time Oscar Tabarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Carlos Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 23' A stunning finish from Luis Suarez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 28' international has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' It looks surprising Uruguay does not make any changes. Edinson Cavani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Uruguay are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oscar Tabarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' A change in the Saudi Arabia ranks — Taiseer Al Jassim exits the field as Hussain Al Moqahwi enters on 44.
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oscar Tabarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' Jose Maria Gimenez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' Uruguay make a change. Cristian Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Diego Laxalt on 59 minutes.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at . Saudi Arabia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 74' Saudi Arabia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' Hattan Babhri makes way for Mohamed Kanno at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Saudi Arabia.
  • 78' Another change for Saudi Arabia made on 78 minute. Fahad Al Muwallad leaves to be changed by Mohammed Al Sahlawi.
  • 82' Nahitan Nandez is replacing Carlos Sanchez for the Uruguay side.
  • 87' Hussain Al Moqahwi, a Saudi Arabia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 1-0 the final result. Saudi Arabia will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Tabarez

Saudi Arabia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pizzi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.39 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.35 Saudi Arabia xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Under 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Uruguay61% Draw27% Saudi Arabia12%
Actual: Uruguay win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
89%
Draw or Saudi Arabia
39%
Uruguay or Saudi Arabia
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay39% Draw55% Saudi Arabia6%
Actual: Uruguay win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
19.8%
2 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
9%
3 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 1
3%
4 – 0
2.6%
1 – 2
1.4%
4 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push Saudi Arabia covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 19% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 30% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
71% ✓
Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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