Paraguay takes on the visitors Uruguay at “Estadio Defensores del Chaco” in the round 16 of the South America’s Preliminary Competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The match will be played in Asuncion on Wednesday, September 6th.
Last two years cannot be named rather successful for Paraguay as the side recorded 15 defeats with four draws and six victories in 25 encounters since the 1st of July 2015. On the 1st of September the Paraguayans broke their four-clash losing streak with 1:11 aggregated score by a thrashing and sensational 3:0 triumph over Chile on the road. That win allowed Paraguay to get back into the hunt for a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final stage and at the moment the side occupies the seventh position in the group standings with 21 points earned and 16-21 goal difference being just two points below the fourth-fifth places. The Paraguayans picked up 11 points with nine goals for and 10 goals against in seven encounters at the home turf.
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Uruguay has been failing to win across six consecutive clashes since the 11th of November 2016. On the 1st of September the Uruguayans ended their five-game run of defeats with 4:15 aggregated score with 0:0 draw against Argentina. Oscar Tabarez’s side not only shows poor play in defense, it is simply helpless in it. The series of horrible matches doesn’t prevent the team from sitting on the third place in the Preliminary Competition standings with 24 points taken and 26-17 goals difference. Luis Suarez and his teammates demonstrated the complete disability to perform at away fields, having got five points with 9-12 goal difference in seven encounters and won their single battle on the road on the 8th of October 2015 vs. Bolivia 2:0.
Uruguay has not been defeated by Paraguay for nearly 10 years since the 18th of October 2007 across six consecutive head-to-heads covering three victories of “Los Charruas” and three draws. Both rivals are unpredictable in recent clashes while the upcoming battle is important for both of them, thus, I presume that they will focus mainly on their defense.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
