Portugal vs. Uruguay 2022 FIFA World Cup Preview

Portugal battles Uruguay in a crucial game in 2022 FIFA World Cup Group G action on Monday.

Uruguay had issues with South Korea’s tactical order and fought to a 0-0 draw on Thursday while Portugal had to dig deep to overcome a very impressive Ghana squad 3-2.

The player to watch in this game is Cristiano Ronaldo, who had 1 goal and zero assists in 10 Premier League games with Manchester United this season. AccuScore gives Cristiano Ronaldo a 21.3 percent chance to score against Uruguay. He had 11 SCA and 0 GCA in 10 Premier League games with Manchester United this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Portugal 1.98
• Uruguay 4.20
• Draw 3.45

Spread
• Portugal -0.5 (2.05)
• Uruguay +0.5 (1.87)

Total
• Over 2, 2.5 (1.89)
• Under 2, 2.5 (2.01)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two teams last met in FIFA World Cup action on June 30, 2018 and Uruguay won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo has a 21.3 percent chance to score. He averages 1.82 shots overall per sim, 0.86 shots on goal per and 0.24 goals per sim.

For Uruguay, Darwin Núñez has a 32.7 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.57 shots overall per sim, 0.67 shots on goal per and 0.39 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Portugal didn’t play well against Ghana and still won the game 3-2. There’s nowhere to go but up for them and Uruguay really struggled with South Korea. I can’t see them containing Portugal’s ultra-talented midfielders and strikers.

Portugal 1.98

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Portugal in this one. Average score in simulations is Portugal 1.03 to Uruguay 1.