Argentina vs Uruguay Prediction 10 October 2021

On the night from Sunday to Monday, the central match of the fifth round of the South American qualification for the 2022 World Cup will be held between the ambitious teams of Argentina and Uruguay.

After nine games, Argentina settled comfortably in second position with 19 points and a goal difference of 15:6. Moreover, La Albiceleste do not know the bitterness of defeat in this qualifying cycle. Previously, they overcame Venezuela 3:1 and Bolivia 3:0, and also had a draw 2:2 with Colombia and 0:0 with Paraguay.

Uruguay are not losing in five meetings in a row. During this time, Tabarez's men prevailed over Bolivia (4:2) and Ecuador (1:0), but they failed to break the resistance of Venezuela (0:0), Peru (1:1) and Colombia (0:0). As a result, the current fourth place with 16 points and the statistics of goals scored and conceded 13:10.

Both teams are at about the same level of development, so we don't expect too bright and adventurous football from them. We would not be surprised if one precise shot decides the fate of the confrontation.