Uruguay U20 vs Spain U20 Match Preview: FIFA Under 20 World Cup

Uruguay under 20’s meet Spain under 20’s this Saturday evening at the Atatürk Stadium in the quarter-finals of the FIFA under 20 World Cup.

Uruguay finished second in Group F after losing 1:0 to Croatia in their opening game followed by wins against Nigeria and Uzbekistan.

Spain topped Group A with 3 wins from 3 after a 4:1 win over USA, a 1:0 win over Ghana and a 2:1 win over France.

Spain came from behind to win against Mexico in their last 16 game, Jese scored in the 90th minute to break Mexican hearts.

Uruguay’s Nicolas Lopez scored a penalty in the last 10 minutes of their match against Nigeria to put them through.

Recent form:

Uruguay under 20 – W W W L W L W

Spain under 20 – W W W W D W L

Uruguay have won five of their last seven while Spain have lost just one in seven.

The quarter-finals draw looks like this:

France dominated Turkey 4:1, Uzbekistan defeated Greece 3:1.  That match takes place on Saturday afternoon at 16:00 CET.

Surprise package Iraq won 1:0 in extra time against Paraguay.  South Korea defeated Colombia in penalties after Colombia leveled the game in normal time with the final kick of the ball.  Iraq vs South Korea takes place on Sunday at 16:00 CET.

Ghana defeated Portugal 3:2 in a thrilling game that had four goals in the last 20 minutes.  Chile won 2:0 against Croatia in a competitive game.  Ghana vs Chile takes place on Sunday evening at 19:00 CET.

Uruguay and Spain have met one time at under 20 level and the game finished 2:2.

Bookmakers side with Spain in this tie.

Current betting odds: Uruguay U20 (4/1) Draw (14/5) Spain U20 (4/6)

Gamingtips Prediction – Uruguay U20 0:2 Spain U20

Spain have looked like and have been tournament favourites with bookmakers from the start of the tournament and although they struggled against Mexico, they still looked very assured and confident in possession almost as if they knew they had plenty of time to come back.

Uruguay have been very solid defensively throughout this tournament (conceded two goals in four games) and if they are able to absorb Spanish pressure and counterattack, they may be able to pull off a huge upset.

Spain were trading at odds of 5/4 during the group stages to win the tournament outright and so punters will be smashing into odds of 4/6 to win this game with the knowledge that they may face France in the semi-finals and their odds for that game will be much less sure than this one.

An alternative value bet of under 2.5 goals at odds of 21/20 seems reasonable given Uruguay’s excellent defensive record and Spain’s love of keeping the ball for long periods without doing much.

Uruguay will be hoping that Nicolas Lopez can continue his excellent goal scoring record (scored 4 goals so far) while Spain will be looking to Barcelona star player Gerard Deulofeu (scored 2) and Jese Rodriguez (scored 4) to carry them through to the semi-finals.

This game gets underway at 19:00 CET and can be viewed live on Eurosport.  International listings will vary.

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