Uruguay v Bolivia

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Uruguay sit in second place in the South American World Cup qualifying table having collected recent back-to-back wins against Brazil and Argentina and the hosts will be seeking a third victory on the trot when they play host to Bolivia at their Estadio Centenario on Tuesday night, while Bolivia registered their first win of these World Cup qualifiers last time out against Peru.

Uruguay have produced a promising start to this CONMEBOL World Cup campaign as Marcelo Bielsa's side have picked up three wins from their opening five games which has helped lift La Celeste into second place in the group table behind Argentina who now only hold a slender two-point lead at the top of the table.

Uruguay made a great start to the campaign by beating Chile 3-1 at home and although they suffered a 2-1 defeat away from home at Ecuador, Bielsa's charges responded in positive fashion by picking up a point in a 2-2 draw away at Colombia followed by back-to-back wins against Brazil and Argentina, so the hosts look in good shape to add to their points tally on Tuesday night.

The bigger picture shows Uruguay have lost just once in their last 10 international matches, collecting seven wins in the process.

Bolivia lifted themselves off the bottom of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying table with a desperately needed 2-0 home win against Peru which also ended a miserable run of five defeats on the trot overall, and four losses on the trot in these World Cup qualifiers.

Defeats in the early stages of this World Cup qualifying campaign to the likes of Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay left Bolivia sitting bottom of the qualifying table but they'll be hoping their recent win against Peru will serve as a welcome boost ahead of this tough upcoming trip to Montevideo on Tuesday night.

However, the bigger picture shows that Bolivia have managed to capture just two wins out of their previous 16 international matches with their only other success being a 2-1 win away at Saudi Arabia in a friendly but having also been handed no fewer than 13 defeats in these last 16 games, the visitors look to have their work cut out if they are to get anything out of Uruguay on Tuesday night.

Indeed, this upcoming trip to the Estadio Centenario certainly looks a daunting one for Antonio Carlos Zago's side as Bolivia have managed to pick up just two wins out of their last 29 outings on their travels.

Uruguay v Bolivia Verdict

Goals may be in short supply in this clash but having won four of the last five meetings against Bolivia, Uruguay look the more likely to collect the three points.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.47

Other side bets worth considering:

Uruguay win & Under 2.5 goals @ 1.83

Correct Score: Uruguay 2-0 @ 5.00