Uzbekistan Ol. vs Egypt Ol. prediction: WORLD: Olympic Games betting tips on match 2024-07-26 15:00.
[p]Uzbekistan’s fans brought great colour and noise to day one of the Paris 2024 Olympics men’s football tournament and they had plenty to shout about as their side pushed Spain harder than many were expecting before eventually falling to a 2-1 defeat. While the White Wolves made a good impression during their Olympic debut, defeat means that they now head into this clash with Egypt under pressure to get points on the board if qualification is to remain possible.[/p]
[p]There are certainly goals in the 2023 AFC U-23 Asian Cup runners-up as they’ve now scored in each of their last four U23 internationals (W1, D1, L2) and were on the scoresheet when they met Egypt in a friendly in October (L 2-1). However, that H2H defeat does not bode well, especially since they’ve failed to beat African opponents since that latest meeting (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Egypt might also be feeling the pinch as their dour 0-0 draw with the Dominican Republic was hardly the start they wanted as they chase a seventh Olympics quarter-final appearance. Still, Rogério Micale’s side remain unbeaten in regulation time since Saudi Arabia defeated them in January (W5, D4 – outcomes at 90 minutes), so there are at least some healthy positives to take into matchday two.[/p]
[p]After starting their second Olympics group stage in a row with a 0-0 draw though, the Pharaohs won’t want to be reminded that in 2021, they then lost their second game 1-0 to Argentina. Granted, their opposition on this occasion isn’t as strong on paper but a repeat outcome would be problematic for Egypt as it would leave them likely needing to beat Spain in their final group game to reach the knockout stage.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Eldor Shomurodov was on target for Uzbekistan against Spain, having also scored their first against New Zealand in a pre-tournament friendly (W 3-1), whilst he registered an assist in a full international against Turkmenistan last month (W 3-1). Ibrahim Adel, the last player to score for Egypt U23, has three goal contributions (G1, A2) across his last five competitive appearances for club and country.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: None of Egypt’s last six Olympic matches saw both sides on the scoresheet (W1, D2, L3).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]