South Africa v Uruguay

The hosts play their second match in Group A and with all four sides drawing their opening match the group is still finely balanced. A win for either side would make them favourites to win the group and out of the two sides it is probably South Africa who were most impressive in their opening fixture, although it is fair to say Uruguay probably faced tougher opposition. It would be no surprise if this was another very close game.

South Africa v Uruguay Match Odds

Match betting is a massively popular market and the first market most punters choose to look at as your decision in this market is likely to impact all other bets you place on the game.

BACK SOUTH AFRICA TO BEAT URUGUAY

Uruguay are the favourites in this game but this will perhaps be South Africa's easiest group game and you can never write off the tournament hostsagainst any standard of oppositio. The fact is that South Africa are  good side, as they showed agaisnt Mexico when they surprised many with their performance, and they look a very good bet to beat the weakest of the South American World Cup Qualifiers.

South Africa v Uruguay Asian Handicap Odds

The Asian Handicap is an interesting bet as it usually gives one team a lead that should be enough to cancel out any superiority the favourites for the game have.

BACK SOUTH AFRICA +0.25

We fancy South Africa to win this game outright so the fact that they are odds against with a 0.25 goals head start is great news. This offers a bit more security than backing South Africa to win the game outright and regardless of the odds on South Africa winning the game, the odds on South Africa winning +0.25 in the asian handicap looks a great value bet.

South Africa v Uruguay Goals Odds

Take a look at recent results for the two sides to help decide what the best bets are in the over/under betting and also the correct score market.

South Africa Recent Friendly Results

Uruguay Recent Competitive Results

World Cup 2010 Results

BACK SOUTH AFRICA TO WIN 1-0 AND UNDER 2.5 GOALS

Goals look as though they will be at a premium in Group A and maybe at the World Cup as a whole on recent evidence with many low scoring games. With the second round of games for each team beginning we will perhaps see some more attacking play but with all teams in Group A having one point it is very much as they were before the first game, so expect under 2.5 goals between two teams who managed one goal between them in their first World Cup matches.

With South Africa fancied to come out on top in this match the correct score tip has to be 1-0 to South Africa, which is a really great price, but it is worth bearing in mind that this game has a realistic chance of being 0-0 and Bet365 refund losing correct score matches if the game finishes 0-0, so back Soutth Africa to win 1-0 with Bet365 for a slightly less risk bet.

South Africa v Uruguay Player Odds

Some of the most fun markets to bet on are the player markets, such as first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer. They are usually relatively big odds and can give plenty of reward if you pick correctly.

South Africa v Uruguay Team News

South Africa have a couple of stars in the shape of players such as Steven Pienaar but they are not too overreliant on any one player so even if they have a couple of injuries for this match it won't be the end of the world. Uruguay will be looking to Diego Forlan to score most of their goals so they will be hoping he stays fit throughout the World Cup to give them the best chance of going as far as possible.

South Africa have a few players who are capable of getting a goal but it could be the man who heads their attack, Katlego Mphela. He admittedly didn't look brilliant against Mexico but he is the first man in the six yeard box and therefore the most likely scorer for South Africa. The main goal threat for Uruguay has to be Diego Forlan who is most likely to get on the scoresheet in this game if Uruguay score having scored seven goals in qualifying.

South Africa v Uruguay Half Time Odds

The latest tips that include the half time result in them, some of the most popular bets here are half time result and half time/full time.

BACK DRAW AS THE HALF TIME RESULT

This game looks as though it will be extrmely cagey and with with both teams going in 0-0 in their first World Cup games on Friday it looks highly likely that it could be an order of same again for these two teams. South Africa are fancied to come out on top so if betting on the half time/full time betting we would recommend taking the hosts to come out on top by the end but by recommending a draw at half time only it is a bet fans of both sides can get behind.

South Africa v Uruguay Best Bet

Everything seems to point to this gasme having under 2.5 goals. the World Cup has been very low scoring so far, Group A has been very low scoring so far and with all the team equal on points no side can currently afford to lose, therefore defence becomes the priority for each team. The fact that South Africa have five clean sheets in seven games goes to show how tough they can be to break down, especially with home advantage behind them.