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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia is underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Saudi Arabia looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Abdulelah Al Amri scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Salem Al Dawsari suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Goal! Luis Suarez scores his 141 goal in 513 matches.
  • 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matias Vecino, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' The travelling Saudi Arabia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Saudi Arabia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' The whistle greets Taiseer Al Jassim as he departs to be replaced by Hussain Al Moqahwi.
  • 49' Uruguay started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' The Uruguay manager makes a substitution. Cristian Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Diego Laxalt.
  • 64' Uruguay 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.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Saudi Arabia that had 8 games and scored 7 goals.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Mohamed Kanno is replacing Hattan Babhri for the Saudi Arabia side.
  • 78' The Saudi Arabia manager makes a substitution. Fahad Al Muwallad departs to be replaced by Mohammed Al Sahlawi.
  • 82' Another substitution for Uruguay to replace Carlos Sanchez by Nahitan Nandez on 82 minute.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Saudi Arabia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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.