Brazil vs Uruguay prediction: SOUTH AMERICA: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2024-11-19 00:45.
[p]Brazil’s struggles to get any momentum in this CONMEBOL qualification cycle for the 2026 FIFA World Cup continued last week when they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Venezuela. They may feel as if two points were dropped after star player Vinicius Junior missed a penalty that could have decided the game, but the five-time world champions are still comfortably nestled in the top-six of the standings. [/p]
[p]After they won their last two home World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ) without conceding, the Estádio Fonte Nova will be a welcome sight as Dorival Júnior and his men aim to kick off a profitable run and secure their spot on the 2026 World Cup roster. Unless they can secure a third successive victory on home soil here, the Seleção can probably kiss goodbye to their chances of topping the CONMEBOL WCQ standings for a fifth consecutive campaign. [/p]
[p]Standing in their way are Uruguay, who have their own aspirations of topping the table since they were just three behind leaders Argentina heading into this clash. The Uruguayans front-loaded most of their progress by winning four of their six WCQs in 2023 (D1, L1), only to go on and win just one of their five so far in 2024 (D3, L1). [/p]
[p]That victory came in their last outing against Colombia, where Marcelo Bielsa’s men staged a dramatic comeback to win 3-2 thanks to a 101st minute winner! That should have the Sky Blues feeling confident ahead of this tie, as will taking victory in their last two encounters against Brazil, although winning none of the 12 H2Hs prior to that (D3, L9) might have them wondering how long they can extend that unbeaten streak against their hosts.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Raphinha’s first and second international goals came against Uruguay, kickstarting a run where Brazil won five of the seven games in which he scored (D2). Uruguay’s Darwin Núñez has an equally impressive record in the ten international games he’s scored in (W8, D2), and he’ll be looking for his second goal against Brazil since his last five for his country have come away from home. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brazil scored exactly one first-half goal in five of their last seven matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]