Uruguay vs Paraguay Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa America

Prediction published on 27/06/2021, 00:35  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 27/06/2021 at 00:36 in Copa America Predictions

Uruguay have had a dismal run at the Copa America so far but will be happy to have finished among the four teams in Group A and will hope to stabilize in the knockout stages. They are set to wrap up their group stage assignments with a game against Paraguay. A win for Uruguay will see them finish above Paraguay, in second, and a draw would ensure they finish third. They’ve managed just one win in their three matches so far and head here with four points. Their only win in the group, was against the weakest team in the pool – Bolivia, a 2-0 win. It wasn’t a smooth win by all means, given Uruguay’s wealth of talent; Jairo Quinteros scored an own goal before Edison Cavani wrapped it up with a late winner. It was Uruguay’s first win in six matches and they’ve failed to score in four of the six games. Each of the six matches has produced under 2.5 goals.

Paraguay claimed their second win in three matches in this group, after beating Chile 2-0. Goals from Jose Samudio and Miguel Almiron either side of half time ensured they book their place in the last eight after recovering from the 1-0 loss to Argentina. While it was the second time in three matches that Paraguay have managed two goals or more, they have failed to score in three of their last five matches. One of the matches in which they failed to score was against Uruguay, a 0-0 draw in the World Cup qualifiers, while they have managed just three wins in their last 10 matches. In their last eight meetings with Uruguay, Paraguay have no win; they’ve lost four and drawn four.