Portugal vs Uruguay Match Preview


Week 2 features a match on Mon Nov 28th, where Portugal will host Uruguay at Estádio Nacional in a clash of the World Cup. In their last match, Portugal recorded a 3-2 win against Ghana. Cristiano Ronaldo struck first for Portugal in the 65th minute on a penalty kick, then André Ayew got the equalizer for Ghana in the 73rd minute on a feed from Kudus Mohammed , but luckily for Portugal it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Portugal is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while uruguay is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Korea Republic. Neither Uruguay nor Korea Republic could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.

For Uruguay, their top scorers are Edinson Cavani and Diego Nicolas De La Cruz Arcosa, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Portugal is glad to have Bruno Fernandes in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.