Saudi Arabia v Uruguay: predictions and tips

Herinner je je nog dat Saoedi-Arabië op het vorige WK van Argentinië won? Toch bijzonder, want het waren toch echt de Argentijnen die het toernooi in Qatar wonnen. Het laat zien dat verrassingen altijd voorkomen, en mogelijk ook in de eerste wedstrijd van de Arabieren op het WK 2026. Tenzij Uruguay laat zien dat ze net een maatje te groot zijn. Wij vertellen je meer over deze wedstrijd en geven je onze Saoedi-Arabië - Uruguay voorspelling.

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Saudi Arabia v Uruguay preview

As is often the case, Saudi Arabia had little trouble qualifying for the finals. In the qualifying campaign, they comfortably beat Indonesia, who were managed at the time by Patrick Kluivert. Following a crushing 0-4 defeat to Egypt in March, things went a lot better in the four subsequent friendly internationals. They lost narrowly 1-2 to Serbia and Ecuador, whilst last week they held Senegal to a 0-0 draw. Will it be enough to get the better of Uruguay too?

Unfortunately, there is no longer a place in the Uruguay squad for players such as Diego Forlán, Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez. The absence of the latter was particularly striking, given that the former Ajax player is still shining for Inter Miami. It is therefore Federico Valverde in particular who is managing to attract the spotlight. The Real Madrid player is one of the world’s best midfielders and is particularly impressive with his long-range shots. Is this something we’ll see reflected in our Saudi Arabia v Uruguay betting tips?

Saudi Arabia v Uruguay prediction

We’ve already hinted at this, but we need to talk about Federico Valverde. The Real Madrid midfielder has an incredible shot and is often a key asset for both his club and his country. We expect Uruguay to dominate the match and anticipate that their star player will have at least one shot on target. If Federico Valverde has more than 0.5 shots on target, you’ll get odds of 1.68.

Saudi Arabia v Uruguay odds

Like the bookmakers, we see Uruguay as the favourites for this match. Toch is het duidelijk dat de Zuid-Amerikanen op het moment een topspits missen. Het lukt namelijk maar mondjesmaat om een doelpunt te maken. Ondanks het feit dat oefeninterlands niet alles zeggen, scoorde Uruguay maar twee keer in de laatste vier wedstrijden. In de 18 wedstrijden in de CONMEBOL-kwalificatie was het 22 keer raak in 18 duels. Kortom, we verwachten weinig doelpunten van Uruguay. Minder dan 1,5 doelpunten voor Uruguay levert je een quotering van 2,07 op.

Saudi Arabia v Uruguay: predicted line-ups

Below are the predicted starting line-ups for both Saudi Arabia and Uruguay:

Saudi Arabia (4-3-3): Al Aqidi, Al Harbi, Al Amri, Al Tambakti, Abdulhami, Kanno, Al Juwayr, A. Al Dawsari, S. Al Dawsari, Al Buraikan, Al Ghannam

Uruguay (4-3-3): Rochet, Olivera, Gimenez, Araujo, Varela, Ugarte, Le Cruz, Valverde, M. Araujo, Nunez, Canobbio