We have to ourselves a fuego contest! as 6th place Uruguay take on 3rd place Colombia in the South American World Cup qualifiers Colombia vs Uruguay 2020. James Rodriguez and Co. set to take on Luis Suarez and Co. is an affair you just cannot miss.
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Colombia vs Uruguay 2020 Match date & time
The match will be on Saturday 14 November at 2:00 AM (IST) in the Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium in Colombia.
Both teams have just 1 loss 2 draws and 3 wins in their last 6 games. This will be an important fixture for both teams.
Both sides are also favorites in the next years Copa America which will be held collectively in Colombia and Argentina From June 11 2021 to 10 July 2021.
Colombia vs Uruguay 2020 Head to head
Colombia & Uruguay have played 14 matches against each other.
Colombia won 4 direct matches Uruguay won 7 matches. 3 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.14 goals per Match.
With the last Match being played for World Cup qualification in 2016 which ended in a draw 2-2
Abel Aguilar and Yerry Mina Scored for Colombia while Christian Rodriguez and Luis Suarez scored scored for Uruguay.
The Top Scorers for Colombia are Luis Muriel(2 goals in 2 matches) Jefferson( 1 goal in 2 matches)
Duván Zapata( 1 goal in 2 matches).
The Top scorers for Uruguay are Luis Suarez (3 goals in 2 matches) and Maxi gomez(1 goal in 2 matches)
Uruguay are set to miss the 22 year Federico Valverde who is out with a facture sustained during his Madrid’s loss to Valencia.
Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani but Maxi Gomez might also be included with Diego Godin and Gimenez starting as Centre back pair for Uruguay.
Yerry Mina and Davison Sanchez will be the defensive Centre Back pair for Colombia with Quintero and Cuadrado deployed on the wings.
Both team will play a strong side and will be aiming to claim the 3 points. Uruguay will be more desperate as they currently sit in the 6th place of CONMEBOL table with Colombia sitting at 3rd.
Colombia vs Uruguay 2020 Prediction
Colombia vs Uruguay 2020 Starting XI (Predicted)
Colombia predicted starting XI:
Ospina; Tesillo, D Sanchez, Mina, Medina; Cuadrado, James, Uribe; Rodriguez, Falcao, Martinez
Uruguay Predicted starting XI:
Muoz; Caceres, Diego Godin, Ronald Araujo, Damian Suarez; Nandez, Lucas Torreira; Stuani, Bentancur, Cavani; Suarez
We think that Uruguay will win this fixture with both sides scoring.
Predicted Final Score line: 2-1 to Uruguay
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