Uruguay has a golden chance to improve their stance in the World Cup 2022 this week when they travel to Bolivia. The match schedules for Tuesday at the Estadio Hernando Siles, with kickoff at 11 pm.
The opponents find themselves out of qualification places in the World Cup spots, whereas the hosts are worse off sitting ninth.
Bolivia hopes to reach a first World Cup since 1994 as they look to the fabled Estadio Hernando Siles to inspire them on matchday 10.
Winning on the road in South America is never easy, but Cesar Farias’s side did just that, thanks to an 82nd-minute winner from Ramiro Vaca.
El Salvador began brightly but fell behind when Peru’s Julio Ramos scored a superb long-range effort, only Vaca to head an equalizer in the 82nd minute.
The result leaves them second in the group, three points clear of fourth-placed Uruguay with three games remaining, while Peru is winless in five games.
Uruguay seemed to be flying in qualification, having won four of their first nine outings and collected 15 points to comfortably occupy a space at the top end of the table.
But they have since hit a major dip in form and managed 52nd in their most recent World Cup appearance.
Bolivia vs Uruguay Head to Head
Both sides have nine games against each other, with hosts taking one win while opponents with seven wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Peru 3-0 Bolivia
- El Salvador 0-1 Bolivia
- Bolivia 4-0 Paraguay
- Bolivia 1-0 Peru
- Ecuador 3-0 Bolivia
Away
- Uruguay 0-1 Argentina
- Brazil 4-1 Uruguay
- Argentina 3-0 Uruguay
- Uruguay 0-0 Colombia
- Uruguay 1-0 Ecuador
Bolivia Team News
Bolivia has continued to rely on their experienced strikers, with Marcelo Moreno and Juan Carlos Arce leading the line. The pair have scored 27 goals between them but have failed to win a game in their last nine attempts, picking up just one point during that time.
The regular trio of fullbacks Jose Sagredo, Jairo Quinteros and Adrian Jusino is expected to continue in the lineup, while Luis Galeano will likely deputize for Ronald Gomez.
Uruguay Team News
Uruguay will be looking to avoid an embarrassing last-16 exit and be without star defender Medel, who was withdrawn from the squad as a precautionary measure.
Prediction and Odds
Despite injuries in their camp, we back the opponents to come up with the win.
- Uruguay Win
- Most Goals: 2H
- No Goals: Home
