Copa America 2024: Uruguay x Bolivia, Match Preview, Odds, Team News and Predictions(28/06/2024)

Matchday two action for Group C concludes on Thursday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with Uruguay taking on Bolivia for a second consecutive Copa America campaign. 

On matchday one, La Celeste defeated Panama 3-1, while Bolivia lost 2-0 to the USA.

Team news: Uruguay vs. Bolivia

Jose Gimenez carried Ronald Araujo off the field at halftime, raising concerns about his condition. However, the Barcelona player clarified on his Instagram account that the reason for his absence was dehydration and a decrease in blood pressure, adding that he is well.

Matchday one saw Uruguay triumph with goals from Matias Vina, Darwin Nunez, and Araujo—the latter netting his maiden goal with La Celeste.

Diego Medina and Gabriel Villamil, two newcomers to the Bolivian starting 11 who had not played in their encounter against Colombia, replaced Hector Cuellar and Robson Tome.

Jesus Sagredo, Luis Haquin, and Leonel Justiniano risk suspension for their final group game after receiving yellow cards in their first game.

Head-to-Head and Previous Matches

The Copa America group stage saw Uruguay win its first game thanks to some late magic, as they scored twice in the 85th minute.

The Uruguayans started aggressively, as is typical of Marcelo Bielsa, scoring four of their eleven shots in the first twenty minutes.

With that triumph, they have now won three straight games in the Copa America group stage of the competition and are unbeaten in four straight group games overall.

Los Charruas have defeated their last two opponents by a collective score of 7-1 after losing their first three games of 2024 and scoring only twice during that time.

A win on Thursday and a win or draw by the United States against Panama would put them into the knockout round for a third consecutive Copa America campaign.

 Since losing 3-1 to Costa Rica at the 2014 World Cup, Uruguay has won nine straight international matches when leading at halftime. 

For the Bolivians, matchday one was reminiscent of previous occasions when they gave up early and were chasing the game for the full 90 minutes. 

Antonio Carlos Zago's team has conceded five of their last eight goals in the first thirty minutes of a game, and they have lost their last two games in the first five minutes. 

They have already lost 13 games overall at the Copa America, and in their previous 31 games played at this competition, they have only won one (3-2 vs. Ecuador in June 2015).

After allowing just one goal in their first two games, Bolivia conceded eight times in their last three games.

The Bolivians haven't scored in the opening forty-five minutes of any of their last four Copa America games, and they haven't done it since beating Andorra 1-0 in March. 

La Verde has not triumphed over Uruguay in this tournament since 1997 (1-0), having lost five of their previous six encounters, and they face the possibility of elimination if they suffer a loss along with a victory by the USA.

Our Predictions

Uruguay to win and score more than 2.5 goals @1.50 on Sky247.ng

We doubt La Verde can handle that fierce Uruguayan push because Uruguay has a history of soundly defeating the Bolivians.

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