Uruguay vs. Colombia: Tips, Prognosis & Odds - 03.07.2021 - SOUTH AMERICA: Copa America 2021 - final round

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Uruguay vs. Colombia: Tips, Prognosis & Odds - 03.07.2021 - SOUTH AMERICA: Copa America 2021 - final round
 
 
Not only is the European Championship slowly turning into the home straight, but also at the Copa America, the four semi-finalists will be determined in four quarter-finals from Friday evening to Sunday morning. Experts expect one of the most even duels between Uruguay and Colombia. Although the odds are narrowly in favor of the Celeste, the bookmakers agree that only nuances will decide about victory and defeat or progress.
 
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In the group stage, the men of coach Oscar Tabarez made a slightly stronger impression. After an opening defeat against Argentina, the Himmelblauen remained unbeaten three times in a row and celebrated two narrow wins in the last two games.
 
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The Colombians, however, started this tournament with four points from two encounters, but then suffered two 1: 2 defeats against Peru and Brazil. Judging by the momentum, a prediction on the former World Cup third party between Uruguay and Colombia is close.
 
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On the three-way market, Interwetten offers a 2.40 for the world ranking ninth after regular playing time. However, if you believe that the "Urus" may need extra time or even the penalty shoot-out for their semi-finals, you can allude to the tested bookmaker Bet365 a 1.70 for the advancement of the tender favorite.
 
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Uruguay - statistics & current form
 
With a total of 15 title wins, the Uruguayan national team is the record winner at the Copa America. The last triumph, however, was exactly ten years in the past. Led by a then outstanding Luis Suarez and thanks to a final victory against Paraguay, the Celeste was named South American champion for the last time in 2011.
 
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A decade later, the chances of winning the title again are not very good. The competition from Brazil and Argentina is considered too strong. If it is up to those responsible for the association, at least the semi-finals should be made in the night from Saturday to Sunday. Before the game Uruguay against Colombia, the odds underline that the chances are good.
 
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Will Uruguay's defensive trump card again?
 
This assessment is based primarily on the impressions of the last two group matches, in which the Himmelblauen scored three points against Bolivia and Paraguay. On both occasions, the experienced goalkeeper Fernando Muslera was also clean. In the fourth of a total of six international matches in the calendar year 2021, the team of coach Oscar Tabárez kept the clean slate.
 
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In view of the good defense and the undoubtedly existing individual quality on the offensive, the Celeste actually has everything to keep the upper hand in the quarter-finals. The momentum has returned, the experience in knockout games at the highest level seems greater than with the opponent. The enormous efficiency, which is noticeable, among other things, in the fact that a maximum of two hits were scored in all of the six Uruguay games mentioned in the current year, speaks for a progression of the sky blue, who can draw on the full in terms of personnel.
 
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Expected formation of Uruguay:
 
Muslera - Vina, Gimenez, Godin, Nandez - Bentancur, Torreira, de Arrascaeta - de la Cruz - Cavani, Suarez
 
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Colombia - statistics & current form
 
Actually, the Colombian national team had targeted at least second place behind Brazil in the supposedly somewhat weaker preliminary group B. After a solid start with four points from the first two tournament games, however, coach Reinaldo Rueda's team recently suffered two bankruptcies.
 
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While the 1: 2 against Peru was still a bitter disappointment, "Los Cafeteros” delivered perhaps the best tournament performance against hosts Brazil. Up to the 78th minute they were even ahead, before the Selecao, with the joyful help of the referee, scored two goals and scored 2-1. The bottom line was the third place in the final accounts, which is why the opponent is now Uruguay and not Paraguay.
 
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There is room for improvement in the Colombian team, especially on the defensive. Although the central defense is prominently occupied by Sanchez and Mina, it recently conceded four goals in two matches. This continued the trend from the World Cup qualification, where there were already 13 goals against in six games. Among other things, they lost 3-0 to Uruguay and 6-1 to Ecuador.
 
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A goal is seldom alone
 
Also interesting: In the past nine matches in which the number 15 in the FIFA world rankings could not play to zero, at least two or more goals were always accepted. If you want to place a bet on it on Sunday night, you will receive odds of just under 3.00 between Uruguay and Colombia for at least two Celeste hits. The mobile Bildbet app, for example, provides attractive quotes.
 
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To make matters worse, by the way, in the eagerly awaited quarter-finals, Juan Cuadrado has to sit out due to a yellow card suspension. The star of Juventus Turin is one of the most important players of coach Reinaldo Rueda on the right wing, so that his lack must first be compensated.
 
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A second player who has so far not come into play under the 64-year-old coach is Luis Muriel. Unlike his Atalanta strike partner Duvan Zapata, the attacker was primarily left with the role of a bench player. Instead, Rueda is relying on the new Frankfurt Santos Borré, who will follow in the footsteps of Andre Silva, who is moving to RB Leipzig, on the Main. Ex-Munich James Rodriguez is also missing from this Copa America in the squad of the multiple World Cup participant.
 
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Expected formation of Colombia:
 
Ospina - Tesillo, Sanchez, Mina, Munoz - Diaz, Barrios, Uribe, Chará - Borre, Zapata
 
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Direct comparison / H2H
 
For the 43rd time, the two teams will face each other on Sunday night at the international level. With 20 wins, ten draws and twelve defeats, Uruguay leads the direct comparison. At the Copa America too, the Celeste landed twice as many victories (six) as "Los Cafeteros (three). The last direct duel in the context of the World Cup qualification is less than a year in the past. In November of the previous year the Himmelblauen won 3-0 thanks to goals from Cavani, Suarez and Nunez in Barranquilla.
 
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Betting base forecast & Uruguay Uruguay - Colombia Colombia tip
 
The third of a total of four quarter-finals will kick off on Saturday night at 00:00 in Goiânia. With Uruguay and Colombia, two teams will then face each other who have certainly set themselves the goal of at least making it to the semifinals before the start of the tournament.
 
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If we believe the betting odds before the duel between Uruguay and Colombia, then the Celeste will now have the advantages on their side. This assumption is mainly based on the impressions of the last two matches. While the sky blue achieved two wins without conceding a goal and pulled the momentum back to their own side, "Los Cafeteros” conceded two defeats with a total of four goals.
 
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In general, the protégés of trainer Reinaldo Rueda revealed unexpected weaknesses in the defensive network as part of the World Cup qualification. 13 goals conceded in six qualifying games - three of them against the upcoming opponent, among others, are impressive proof of this. To make matters worse is the failure of top performer Juan Cuadrado.
 
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Because we judge the Tabárez-Elf to be stronger, more experienced and also a bit more efficient in their style of play, we would place a tip between Uruguay and Colombia that the former World Cup third party will make it to the semi-finals. On the "To Qualify” market, we get a lucrative 1.70 and play this with a confident use of seven units.
 
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