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Uruguay will look to bounce back from last week's shock defeat to Peru as they welcome a stubborn Ecuador side to Montevideo.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Wednesday 16th October, 2024: UK – 12:30am / US ET – 7:30pm (Tuesday) / US PT – 4:30pm (Tuesday)
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – bet365 / US – Fanatiz
URUGUAY PREVIEW: SCORELESS RUN CONTINUES
Suspension-hit Uruguay suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Peru last week, which made it three qualifiers in succession that Marcelo Bielsa's men have failed to find the net.
La Celeste still very much have their World Cup destiny in their own hands though, as they sit in third place heading into the second round of October fixtures, and they are also unbeaten at home in the current qualifying cycle with three wins and a draw on home turf so far.
ECUADOR PREVIEW: TOUGH TO BEAT
Ecuador themselves are looking like strong contenders to make it to the 2026 finals, with only Argentina having lost fewer games than them in the current CONMEBOL qualifying campaign.
Last week saw Sebastian Beccacece's side play out a goalless stalemate at home to Paraguay, and they now face a Uruguay side they have beaten four times in the last seven meetings between the two sides.
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URUGUAY VS ECUADOR PREDICTION
Ecuador actually have a fairly decent record in recent times against Uruguay, and they certainly won't fear their opponents given that they won the reverse fixture in October.
The hosts, as illustrated by last week's defeat to Peru, are clearly missing their suspended players and there was a distinct lack of rhythm in their play in that defeat. If they deliver a similar display here, then Ecuador are more than capable of taking advantage. With this in mind, draw no bet on the visitors is worth considering in this one.
URUGUAY VS ECUADOR TIP: ECUADOR DRAW NO BET