FIFA World Cup Group H – Ghana vs Uruguay on 02/12/2022

 

 

This should be the highlight of a match in this World Cup, forget everything else guys as most of you would know this match between Ghana and Uruguay in the final game of Group H is a war. Angie was still a student back in 2010 watching this famous game when Uruguay’s Luis Suarez used his hand to block a goal-scoring opportunity in the 119th minute in extra time and denied Ghana from qualifying for the Quarter Finals in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Times flies and Angie is no longer the sweet teenager no more, how sweet were the old days?

 

Ghana – the Black Stars knows today's game is revenge over their robbery back in 2010, they will do everything they can to qualify and force Uruguay to be eliminated from the World cup, Group H game today a draw will be good enough for Ghana to qualify into the last 16th. Ghana beat South Korea in a thrilling game by 3-2, the African Black Stars were 2-0 up but defensive errors allowed South Korea to peg back to 2-2. Thanks to Mohammed Kudus' strike in the 68th minute to make it 3-2 to Ghana.

 

Uruguay - very disappointing shows in this world cup, they have yet to score a single goal. Both Darwin Nunez and Luis Suarez showed no quality whatsoever in the game against South Korea (0-0) and were badly beaten by Portugal (0-2) in the last match. Uruguay must beat Ghana and hope South Korea does not get a better result than they do. Uruguay expects to go all-out attack, they know Ghana will play defensively today.

 

Odds Analysis

 

Ghana ranks 61st in the FIFA World Ranking, whilst Uruguay ranks 14th. Most bookies opened Asian Goal Line initially at 2.25 goals, however as Group H decider down to the very last game, Asian Goal Line upgraded to standard 2.5 goals with odds also lowering. Pretty much in line with Angie’s expectations.

 

Head to Head

 

Uruguay's 1-1 draw with Ghana back in 2010 was the only meeting between the two sides in South Africa.

 

Verdict:

 

First Choice: OVER 2.5 Goals

 

Low Risk Option: Ghana AH +0.5

​FIFA World Cup -- Poland vs Argentina Game Preview

 

Analysis:

Argentina and Poland will face off at Stadium 974 on Wednesday with the goal of winning Group C and advance to the round of 16.

 

Poland

Lewandowski finally celebrated his first World Cup goal on Saturday as Poland defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0. Poland's victory on Wednesday would ensure them the group's top spot and a berth in the round of 16, and if Saudi Arabia fails to defeat Mexico, a draw would well be sufficient to finish at the summit.

 

Argentina

Four days after the unexpected 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia, Argentina made a critical 2-0 victory over Mexico on Saturday. If Argentina wins all three points against Poland and Saudi Arabia fails to defeat Mexico by a margin greater than Scaloni's team, they will finish first in Group C and advance to the knockout stages.

 

Prediction

The only thing the Argentines need is a win. It will be difficult for the visitors to break through a very strong Polish national team defense and outstanding goalie because their positioning assaults are still lacking.

 

 

Pick: Poland +1/1.5

FIFA World Cup / Netherlands vs Qatar Tips & Match Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Netherlands will take on Qatar at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor in the last match on Group A of the World Cup.

 

Netherlands

Netherlands leads the group table but are level with Ecuador on total points and goal difference. They beat Senegal 2-0 in the opening round of this tournament, then were drawn by Ecuador in 1-1. Netherlands are coming off a 17-game-unbeten run, winning 12 times and scoring in each of these matches.

 

Qatar

Qatar have suffered their second defeat when they lost to Senegal with 1-3 last outing. In the last two rounds, they just scored 1 goal but conceded 5 goals totally. And they failed to win in four out of their last nine matches.

 

Prediction:

Netherlands would quality into the last 16 even if drawing this game. Qatar have a poor since this World Cup, thus I will back Netherlands in this clash.

 

Pick: Netherlands to win

FIFA World Cup - Portugal vs Uruguay Prediction

 

 

Analysis:

Portugal will play against Uruguay on Monday after the victory over Ghana in the last week.

 

Portugal

They have got 7W-1D-2L this year. The two defeats were from Spain and Switzerland in UEFA Nations League. In their most recent match against Ghana, they won by a slim margin of 3-2 thanks to three goals from different players.

 

Uruguay

They tied with South Korea 0-0 in their opening World Cup game. It seems that they played carefully. Since there hasn't been a match scheduled since July, they have played a lot of friendly games to maintain their state.

 

Verdict:

They last crossed paths at the 2018 World Cup. In the 1/16 Final, Uruguay eliminated Portugal. Portugal are ambitious now. It is believed that Portugal are going to win in the upcoming game.

 

Pick: 1

 

AH Pick: Portugal -0.5

 

Cristiano Ronaldo Any Time to Score

FIFA World Cup / Poland vs Saudi Arabia Tips & Match Preview

 

Analysis:

Poland will play against Saudi Arabia at the Education City Stadium Al Rayyan in the second round of Group C in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

 

Poland

Poland just ended their opening match with a goalless draw from Mexico on Tuesday. They gained a penalty in the second half but the striker, Robert Lewandowski, was ultimately be denied from the spot by Guillermo Ochoa so that they fell a 0-0 result. Coming from three-match-unbeaten run, the Polish wants to extend this good run by this clash.

 

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia created a greatest upset by beating Argentina by 2-1 in their opening match of this tournament. With stable defenses, the team has only conceded 5 goals totally in their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, in their last four World Cups on group stage, they have lost to all European teams and have at least 1 defeat in each tournament.

 

Prediction:

Under the Coach Renard, Saudi Arabia may be cautious, while Poland also have solid defenses, and they didn’t show enough attacking danger when against Mexico, so I don’t expect many goals here.

 

O/U Pick: Under 2.5 goals

FIFA World Cup -- Qatar vs Senegal Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Friday's pivotal Group A match between Senegal and World Cup hosts Qatar will take place at the Al Thumama Stadium.

 

Qatar

Qatar utterly failed in their match against Ecuador on Sunday, the tournament's opening match, losing 2-0 to the South American team. Being defeated in their opening match makes Qatar the first host nation in World Cup history.

 

Senegal

 

Senegal lost 0-2 to Netherlands in he opening game. Mane was disqualified from the competition just hours before the opening ceremony. They only gave up two goals on their way to winning the Africa Cup of Nations at the beginning of the year, and they allowed just three goals in their final six games before this tournament.

 

Prediction

Senegal hopes that controlling possession and generating enough opportunities would give them the advantage because they have recently struggled to find their scoring touch.

 

 

Pick: Senegal win

FIFA World Cup / Brazil vs Serbia Tips & Match Preview

 

Analysis:

The Brazil team will begin their Group G fixture in the World Cup when facing Serbia.

 

Brazil

Brazil are coming off seven consecutive victories in all competitions, and they have scored 26 goals in total and only two goals conceded. Also, five penalties scored by Brazil in their last five games. Not only do the Brazil team have good attack, but also have stable defenses, with conceding only five goals in 17 matches on South American qualifying group.

 

Serbia

Serbia have been in smooth forms since 2022. They promoted to the League A in the UAFE Nations League and they won five of their last six matches lately, including against Sweden, Norway and Slovenia. However, they had only kept one clean sheet in last four matches.

 

Prediction:

Brazil have powerful squad and a strong defense, while Serbia conceded a lot lately. I will go for Brazil in this clash.

 

Pick: Brazil to win