Uruguay vs Korea Republic prediction 24/11/2022 World Cup

• Date: 24/11/2022
• Competition: FIFA World Cup
• KO: 14:00 CET
• Venue: Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan)

The second fixture on Day Five of the FIFA World Cup takes place at the Education City Stadium as Uruguay takes on the Korea Republic.

In a competitive-looking group, these two nations will also face Portugal and Ghana and, given the quality of the opposition still to come, will be determined to avoid a loss in this Group H opener.

Neither side are considered likely to reach the latter phases of this competition, with Uruguay priced up at 50.0 odds and the Koreans available at 250.0 at the time of writing but despite outsider status, both nations should prove competitive in this group, and a tight fixture seems likely here.

Uruguay vs Korea Republic Betting Tips: Under 2.5 goals 

Looking set to miss out on Qatar, Uruguay laboured to WC qualification, eventually finishing fifth in South American qualifying having won only 7 of their 16 matches. With just 3 wins from their opening 12 fixtures, La Celeste finished on a high, winning each of their final four qualification matches.

Korea, now competing in their 11th successive World Cup have a fairly poor record in this competition, outwith their sensational semi-final run on home soil back in 2002. 

Indeed, excluding the 2002 competition, the Koreans have won only 3 of 23 previous WC matches since 1986 however, perhaps the most famous of those wins was in their most recent fixture in 2018, a remarkable 2:0 win to eliminate Germany. Korea´s previous wins occurred against Greece in 2010 and Togo in 2006.

Ultimately, Uruguay will likely see this fixture as a must-win if they are to qualify from this section, a low-scoring contest seems likely, with both sides keen to avoid defeat in the opening round of matches. Indeed, a share of the spoils could well be the best either side can expect from this evenly-matched contest.

The under 2.5 goal outcome has occurred in 5 of Uruguay´s last 7 WC matches and in 4 of Koreá´s last 6, and we expect another similarly tight occasion in Al Rayyan with both sides probably satisfied to claim an opening day point.