After a poor performance at the start of Copa America 2011, Argentina found its way to the next stage of the tournament. Uruguay followed exactly the same steps, with 2 consecutive draws followed by a victory
Argentina
Argentina started with two consecutive draws against Bolivia and Colombia, be prevailed in the last game against Costa Rica with 3:0, placed second in the group and advanced to the next stage, with 5 points. Argentina is the team with most shots on target (21) an average of 12.80 per game. Most valuable player for now, in terms of goals is Sergio Agüero, who has 3 goals and tops the chart. Ángel Di María follows with 1, while Lionel Messi has yet to score. However let’s notice that Messi’s job lately is not to score, but to create the opportunity for the goal.
Uruguay
Uruguay had a very similar path as Argentina, drawing the first two games, against Chile and Peru, and winning over Mexico with the minimal 1:0. The team managed to get 5 points and also place second to advance to the quarter-final stage of the tournament. Uruguay is the team with most unsuccessful passes (146). The team has scored 3 goals so far, two by Álvaro Pereira who’s their top scorer.
Prediction
The statistic so far reads 1488 Successful Passes for Argentina, and 753 for Uruguay, 21 attempts on target for Argentina, and 10 for Uruguay, 9 offsides for Argentina and 11 for Uruguay.
Both teams have met 5 times since 2003, 3 victories a draw and a loss for Argentina. Most recent game was a victory with 1:0 for Argentina in 2009. As the host of this tournament, Argentina is a favorite here odds to win at 1.61 at (bet365) and dropping.
However I think this game will most like get to extra time, and perhaps penalties. The stakes are big at this phase of direct elimination and both teams would be extra careful. My prediction, a Draw in regular time.
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