Colombia v Uruguay Predictions & Betting Odds – World Cup 2014

Colombia too strong for forward-reliant Uruguay

Colombia v Uruguay
Colombia v Uruguay

Colombia v Uruguay World Cup 2014, 28th June Betting Preview

Well Uruguay will be missing some bite up front, as they have lost Luis Suarez to his long ban. So now the Group D runners up have to deal without him and take on fellow South Americans Colombia who topped their group with relative ease.

Colombia v Uruguay Betting Tips

Well the winner of this one will likely have to bump into host nation Brazil in the next round, so they may want to enjoy this moment. Colombia are strong favourites to take the win in this one, as they have produced some fantastically energetic, passionate and quality football at the tournament. They have only faced Uruguay once before at the world Cup, and they lost it 2-1 in a match in which they had taken the lead. That was incidentally, the only time that they have played a fellow South American nation at the tournament. With three wins from three at the World Cup in the group stage (one of four nations to do so), they look strong and confident.

It is going to be worth looking over 2.5 goals in this one, and probably leaning towards both teams to score as well. The last nine meetings between Colombia and Uruguay have produced a total of 32 goals, averaging 3.6 per game. Hopefully it is another high scoring affair. It should, this is already Colombia’s most prolific World Cup ever, having netted nine goals in their three games. Nine of their last eleven goals scored in the world Cup have come after the half time break. James Rodriguez looks fantastic and has scored in each of his last five games for Colombia. Both he and Jackson Martinez are 2/1 shots in the anytime goalscorer market.

How much will Uruguay be hurting after losing Luis Suarez to a ban? Inclusive of the 2010 World Cup, Suarez has missed two games in the competition and on both occasions Uruguay lost (v Holland 2010 semi finals, v Costa Rica 2014 group stage). They do still have Edinson Cavani at 2/1 in the anytime goalscorer market, but he hasn’t looked that deadly so far. Indeed, Uruguay’s entire performance at the World Cup has looked decidedly average, which is why they struggled to get to the World Cup in the first place. However, Uruguay have won six of their last eight against Colombia (D1 L1), and they have also managed to find the back of the net in each of their last nine World Cup games. But Uruguay have lost their last two World Cup matches against South American teams and with such a heavy spot light on them, they’ll probably crumble.

Colombia v Uruguay Betting Odds

Colombia Evens, Draw 12/5, Uruguay 3/1

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Colombia v Uruguay Predictions

Colombia look to be head and shoulders above the quality of Uruguay. Colombia should be heavily backed in this one, because they are the better side, with a stronger defence and better options going forward and on the bench. Value in backing them in the outright match market.