Uruguay vs Paraguay Preview, Prediction, Lineups and Team News | World Cup qualifiers

Preview

• Tournament: World Cup Qualifiers
• Date: Saturday, Sep 07
• Kick-off Time: 12:30 am GMT
• Venue: Centenario Stadium, Uruguay

Uruguay national football team will go head-to-head with the Paraguay national football team in the group-stage clash of the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers at the Centenario Stadium. The hosts currently sit second in the table with 13 points in their last six games.

La Celeste will aim for a positive start to their campaign despite missing some of their important players in this fixture. They have scored more goals than any other national side so far in the CONMEBOL qualifiers and a comfortable victory will be expected in the second half of the qualifying campaign.

Meanwhile, Paraguay’s national football team have only managed to pick up five points from their opening six qualifiers and are sitting just a spot below Brazil in the group standings. La Albirroja were knocked out of the Copa America 2024 this summer after losing all their three group-stage matches.

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Uruguay vs Paraguay Team News

Uruguay national football team news

Several marquee players such as Darwin Nunez, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ronald Araujo, Jose Maria Gimenez and Mathias Olivera will miss out this tie as they have been banned for the next five matches due to altercation with Colombian fans in the Copa America semi-final. Players such as Matias Vina, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Federico Vinas and Nicolas de la Cruz will also miss due to injury. Le Celeste manager Marcelo Bielsa have recalled the likes of Santiago Bueno, Marcelo Saracchi and Jose Luis Rodriguez

Paraguay national football team news

Meanwhile, Paraguay’s record goalscorer Antonio Sanabria is expected to spearhead the attack in the WC qualifiers this summer. Miguel Almiron and Ramon Sosa are expected to play a key role in this tournament.

Predicted Lineups

Uruguay national football team predicted lineup:

Rochet; Nandez, Caceres, Bueno, Saracchi; Valverde, Ugarte; Pellistri, Torres, Araujo; Suarez

Paraguay national football team predicted lineup:

Morinigo; Velazquez, Balbuena, Alderete, Espinoza; Villasanti, Bobadilla; Almiron, Enciso, Sosa; Sanabria

Head-to-Head

The two sides have faced off 77 times in the past, with Uruguay comfortably winning 34 of those games. Paraguay managed 25 wins whereas the remaining 18 games ended in a draw.

Last result:

Paraguay 0-1 Uruguay – FIFA World Cup – January 27, 2022
Uruguay 1-0 Paraguay – Copa America – June 28, 2021
Uruguay 0-0 Paraguay – FIFA World Cup – June 03, 2021
Paraguay 1-2 Uruguay – FIFA World Cup – September 05, 2017
Uruguay 4-0 Paraguay – FIFA World Cup – September 06, 2016

Key Players to Watch out for

Luis Suarez (Uruguay)

Uruguay’s all-time leading goalscorer Luis Suarez will be playing his final game against Paraguay on Saturday. The 37-year-old striker has played in nine major international tournaments for La Celeste since making his international debut in February 2007. The former Barcelona and Liverpool will wrap up his illustrious international career in which he has scored 69 goals in 142 appearances. The Inter Miami star has delivered in countless moments for the national side.

Miguel Almiron (Paraguay)

The Newcastle United forward is one of the first names on the Paraguay teamsheet. He has been a great servant for the Magpies over the years and was heavily linked with an exit this summer. He made his debut for La Albirroja at the age of 21 and has earned 58 caps for the national side.

Uruguay vs Paraguay Prediction

Uruguay’s national football team are easily the favourites for this tie after their remarkable campaign in Copa America despite crashing out to an unfortunate 1-0 loss to Colombia in the semi-finals. La Celeste are currently second in the CONMEBOL standings after winning their last three games. Marcelo Bielsa’s side sit comfortably with 13 points from six fixtures.

Paraguay’s national football team, meanwhile, endured a frustrating Copa America campaign after crashing out in the group stage for the first time since 2016. Gustavo Alfaro’s side have picked up just one win in their last six matches in the qualifiers and we are tempted to place our bets on Uruguay in this game.

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Predicted Score: Uruguay 2-0 Paraguay 

Betting tips and Odds (subject to change)

• Uruguay win – 1.52
• Paraguay win – 6.50
• Draw – 4.15
• Odds source – Unibet

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