In the early hours of Friday, Uruguay will look to seal their place in the last eight of the Copa America when they face Bolivia in Group C of the competition.
UruguayLa Celeste opened their Group C campaign with a relatively comfortable 3-1 victory over Bolivia. A victory could be enough to seal a place in the competition's quarter-finals.
The victory means that Marcelo Bielsa’s team has lost one of their previous nine games in all competitions, having won five of their last eight outings.
Their firepower has aided Uruguay’s recent good form, as the team has scored at least two goals in six of their last nine matches.
La Celeste has a strong recent record at the Copa America, winning three of their last four games and remaining unbeaten in the four matches over 90 minutes.
BoliviaLa Verde started their Group C campaign with a 2-0 defeat against USA. The defeat wasn’t a major surprise, as Bolivia has now suffered four straight international defeats.
One of the biggest reasons for their recent struggles has been their leaky defence, as they have conceded at least two goals in their last three outings.
At the other end of the pitch, Antonio Zago’s team has scored just once in their four consecutive defeats.
Bolivia has a genuinely awful recent record in the Copa America, losing their last 13 games in the competition. The fact that they have conceded at least two goals in 13 of their last 14 games has been a major reason for their recent poor run of results in the Copa.
Bolivia haven’t exactly been potent in front of goal at the Copa America, scoring just once in their last four outings in the competition.
What am I backing?Uruguay are major favourites to record a victory in this encounter. However, backing La Celeste is not a value bet, so instead, the bet I am backing is over 2.5 goals, as I believe this will be a high-scoring game.
