The task of holding only 3 points is currently causing the home team of this year’s Copa America, the US team, to face the risk of an early farewell to the tournament. The prerequisite task for Pulisic and his teammates is undoubtedly to secure a victory against Uruguay. However, it seems that this is not a simple matter. Here are the assessments of this match. Also, here is the guide to participating in betting for the match between the US and Uruguay, which will take place at 8 pm on July 2nd.
Assessment of the US vs Uruguay by experts
The Uruguay team is delivering a very impressive performance in this year’s tournament. Federico Valverde and his teammates have achieved 2 convincing victories with scores of 3-1 and 5-0 against the lightweight representatives Panama and Bolivia. Despite holding many advantages, Uruguay still cannot secure a spot in the quarter-finals of this year’s tournament. Uruguay fans are quite satisfied with the quality of personnel that coach Marcelo Bielsa possesses. Both young talents and experienced veterans have performed relatively well in the last 2 matches. Uruguay always takes the initiative and gains advantages before delivering decisive blows to their opponents in the final stages of the match.
On the other hand, individual errors are significantly affecting the results of the US team. In the match against Panama, despite being highly rated compared to the opponent, a disastrous red card for Timothy Weah made it difficult for the US team. Clearly, playing with fewer players in high-intensity matches quickly drained the players’ energy. This was an opportunity for Panama to secure their first victory in this year’s Copa America. Of course, the bright spots in the US team’s attacking positions are still the basis for them to hope for a good result against Uruguay in the upcoming match. Especially the position of the striker from AS Monaco. Folarin Balogun has a relatively good goal-scoring instinct and is in sync with his teammates. Therefore, Balogun and Pulisic will surely be closely marked by Uruguay in the upcoming match.
Overview of the past head-to-head records of the US vs Uruguay
The history of the two football nations, the US and Uruguay, has recorded a total of 5 encounters between them. 3 of them took place in the 2000s and earlier. In the 2 most recent meetings in 2019 and 2022, the US vs Uruguay matches ended in draws.
US vs Uruguay Odds
Coach Marcelo Bielsa will likely bring a lineup with many changes to the match against the home team. Because Uruguay’s current task only requires them to secure a point to advance as the group leader. Even if they lose with a not too high goal difference, Uruguay can still lead Group C as both the US and Panama have low goal differences.
As for the representatives of the US, Gregg Berhalter’s players need to maintain composure in their plays. Clearly, falling into the psychological trap set by the opponent has brought them many disadvantages.In addition, the competition in the midfield will be quite intense when McKennie or Reyna are no strangers to their counterparts on the other side of the battlefield.
- Total goals under: According to the assessment of American Uruguay odds experts, it is highly likely that the South American representative will still be the team that controls this match well. With not too high a target, the pace of the match is likely to be low. At that time, the expected number of goals is unlikely to exceed 2. Therefore, the under option at the odds of 2.25 is a choice that brings a high winning rate.
- Choose Uruguay with a draw: With the bookmakers offering a draw odds for the focal match in Group C between the US and Uruguay, the connoisseurs are highly evaluating the choice of Valverde and his teammates. Because they have not suffered any defeats against representatives of the Concacaf region in the past 2 years.
Uruguay vs US lineup information
US: Timothy Weah is absent due to the red card received in the previous match.
Uruguay: Full strength.
Predicted lineup for the US vs Uruguay match
US (4-4-2 formation): Turner, Scally, Richards, Ream, Robinson, Reyna, Adams, McKennie, Musah, Balogun, Pulisic.
Uruguay (4-3-3 formation): Rochet, Nandez, Araujo, Olivera, Vina, Bentancur, Ugarte, de la Cruz, Olivera, Suarez, Araujo.
US vs Uruguay odds: 1-0
