World Cup Prediction Uruguay - Saudi Arabia

Uruguay – Saudi Arabia World Cup Prediction

Uruguay has three points in the standings and could qualify for the round of sixteen by beating Saudi Arabia, stopping at zero after the first match and with already five goals conceded (and zero facts).
How it went in the first game

Uruguay won the first match of the World Cup against Egypt to zero, thanks to a goal in the recovery minutes scored by José Giménez. The defender of Atletico Madrid scored thanks to a nice header on a corner kick when the game seemed now over the score zero to zero. The victory was deserved after all, but confirmed the difficulties that Uruguay has when it must make the game. In particular, striker Luis Suárez, who failed at least three clear scoring chances, did not help much.

Since the maneuver of Uruguay against the teams that close in defense is never particularly brilliant for the typical characteristics of this team, it is precisely by striker Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez that the technical commissioner Oscar Tabarez would expect the plays and goals to take the lead. The valid alternative is the set pieces: Uruguay has excellent head-hitters, and just taking advantage of the ability in the air game came the victory against Egypt.

Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, played the worst in the first game of the World Cup. After the encouraging results in the friendlies with Italy and Germany, against which he had lost two to one, he collapsed against Russia suffering five goals. The defense left something to be desired: the central Omar Hawsawi and Osama Hawsawi made several mistakes and goalkeeper Al-Maiouf was unreliable. In attack Mohammed Al-Sahlawi was inconsistent.

The choice of the technical commissioner Juan Antonio Pizzi to try to take possession of the ball (the percentage was 59%) and to keep the center of gravity of the defense not too low did not pay, indeed he favored Russia especially in the second half when the team it is frayed. The passive of five goals was too heavy for what was seen in the field, but it is also true that Saudi Arabia looked for it with a reckless tactical attitude. Especially in the end he could have thought to limit the passive, since now the comeback was impossible.

We will see what the technical commissioner Pizzi will decide to do in this match. Against Uruguay the best idea would be to keep the center of gravity low and to play in defense, trying to press only from their own half. Trying to get possession and press high would be an advantage for Uruguay, which plays particularly well when Suarez and especially Cavani have spaces to exploit their progression in speed.

The latest news on the formations

Uruguayan coach General Tabarez should broadly confirm the starting lineup against Egypt, with only a couple of exceptions. On the midfield, Carlos Sánchez and Cristian Rodríguez should replace Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Nahitan Nández. Probably during the game a new relay between Matías Vecino and Lucas Torreira, which this time could enter a little earlier on the pitch. Given the need to attack with continuity, it is not to be excluded the use as left back of Diego Laxalt, even in the current game.

On the other hand, Pizzi could change form and move to 4-4-2 to try to defend with more order and to keep more easily the right distances between departments. The main attacks should start from the left, where the full-back Al-Shahrani and the outside Al-Dawsari were the only ones to play sufficiently well against Russia. The goalkeeper Al-Mayouf and defenders Omar Hawsawi and Osama Hawsawi should remain in place despite the ugly figure remedied in the first match of Group A.

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Prediction Uruguay – Saudi Arabia

There seems to be no doubt about the victory of Uruguay, it is to be understood rather whether or not he will succeed in scoring many goals. This will also depend on the tactical attitude of Saudi Arabia: Uruguay against Egypt has confirmed its limits in attacking teams that cover well in defense, with low center of gravity and keeping the defense lines and midfield close together.

However, Saudi Arabia has poor defenders and an unreliable goalkeeper, and Uruguay could also score more than one goal on set pieces using the airplay skills of Godin, Jimenez and Cavani. Saudi Arabia has conceded 14 goals at the World Cup since its debut in 1994, more than any other national team in this period of time.

The probable formations of Uruguay – Saudi Arabia

URUGUAY (4-4-2): Muslera; Varela, Gimenez, Godin, Caceres; Carlos Sánchez, Vecino, Bentancur, Cristian Rodríguez; Cavani, Suarez.
SAUDI ARABIA (4-4-2): Al-Mayouf; Alburayk, Os. Hawsawi, Om. Hawsawi, Al-Shahrani; Otayf, Al-Dawsari, Al-Faraj, Al-Jassam; Al-Shehri, Al-Sahlawi.

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