The second round of matches in the 2022 World Cup has thrown up some mouth-watering ties with these Portugal vs. Uruguay predictions set to be decisive in Group H. Cristiano Ronaldo continues to dominate the headlines for Portugal, as his old foe Luis Suarez leads Uruguay’s attack.

Portugal vs. Uruguay odds

1 – A draw – 5/2

2 – Portugal under 1.5 total goals – 7/10

3 – Total goals scored under 2.5 – 13/17

4 – Both teams to score – 1/1

5 – A 1-1 draw –6/1

This clash will have been marked out as one to watch by neutral fans ahead of the tournament, as Ronaldo’s Portugal face a major test against Uruguay in Lusail.

After winning Euro 2016, Portugal have fallen short on the big stage, with last 16 exits in the last two major tournaments. Now Ronaldo potentially brings down the curtain on his international career next month.

His departure from Manchester United has formed a sideshow for Portugal in recent weeks and that will surely not help their mixed form in 2022.

Fernando Santos’ side navigated their way through a tricky play off at the start of the year. But they won three from six in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League.

That inconsistency makes it difficult to pick a clear favourite in this tie, with Uruguay not playing a competitive game since March, meaning a draw could be a strong option.

Portugal have also struggled for goals in recent months, with Santos’ charges only managing over 1.5 total goals scored in two of their six UEFA Nations League matches, with the other four also ending with under 2.5 total goals scored.

In comparison, Uruguay only scored more than once in one of their four World Cup qualifiers at the start of 2022, with just two of their last nine games overall featuring over 2.5 total scored.

Despite not managing to score an excess of goals, Portugal have not failed to score in their nine games in 2022, with Uruguay only failing to fire in one of their nine outings this year.

A 1-1 keeps the situation wide open ahead of the final round of group matches in a tightly contested Group H battle with Ghana and South Korea.

How to stream Portugal vs. Uruguay

You can watch Portugal vs. Uruguay live on Monday night on ITV, as well as online around the world.

Portugal vs. Uruguay last five matches

Portugal last five matches

10-12-2022 15:00
06-12-2022 19:00
02-12-2022 15:00
28-11-2022 19:00
24-11-2022 16:00

Uruguay last five matches

02-12-2022 15:00
28-11-2022 19:00
24-11-2022 13:00

Portugal top World Cup goalscorers

Uruguay top World Cup goalscorers

Portugal vs. Uruguay line-ups

Portugal (4-3-3) Costa; Dalot, Pepe, Días, Cancelo; Palhinha, Neves, Silva; Felix, Ronaldo, Otavio

Uruguay (4-1-4-1): Muslera; Oliveira, Araujo, Godin, Gimenez; Vecino; Ugarte, Torreira, Bentancur, Valverde; Suarez

Portugal team news

Santos has a squad packed with talent and he is expected to go with his strongest available starting XI in this one. Ronaldo will spearhead the attack with Manchester City trio Silva, Cancelo and Ruben Dias all set to start.

Uruguay team news

Uruguay head coach Diego Alonso will be looking to combine the experience of Suarez and Diego Godin with the impressive new wave of talent, including Real Madrid schemer Federico Valverde. Barcelona’s key defender Ronald Araujo will also be in attendance after he was passed fit to travel to Qatar.

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