Japan at Uruguay 6/20/19 - Copa America Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/12/2019 at 8:57 PM ET

Uruguay are coming off a huge win in the premiere of the Copa America, where they destroyed Ecuador. They will now have another seemingly easy task when they will lock horns with Japan on Thursday. Japan met a really tough loss against Chile but were not all that bad.

Japan could have taken the lead on quite a few occasions but Chile scored once at the end of the first half and then again at the start of the second to destroy them by 4-0. Japan must be careful not to concede the first goal here. Because they have lost the last three matches that they conceded first. But they went on to win the last seven matches where they took the lead.
Uruguay were terrific in the Copa America debut when they destroyed Ecuador by 0-4. Uruguay have now won each of their last four matches by at least three goals. They were winning in both halves in that span, and scored exactly once after the 75th minute. Moreover, in three of those four wins they scored an early goal inside the first ten minutes. Uruguay have won the last 13 matches in which they took the lead, a run that stretches back to 2017.

Uruguay are as hard as they get and they will surely dictate the match. Cavani and Suarez might be too much for the inexperienced, and frankly not so athletic, Japanese youngsters. Going with Uruguay to cover the spread here.

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