Uruguay v South Korea

Uruguay won Group A and therefore avoided Argentina so they will be confident of beating the Group B runners up, especially as the South Americans are yet to concede a goal.

South Korea have done well to defy the odds and reach the knockout stage but will this be as far as they can get?

Uruguay v South Korea 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 URUGUAY TO BEAT SOUTH KOREA

Uruguay were expected to do quite well at the World Cup but they have so far looked very good and South Korea don't look much better than a lot of the oppositon they faced in the group stage. Having already beaten Mexico they shouldn't have too much to fear from South Korea and are confidently selected to win this match.

Uruguay v South Korea 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 URUGUAY -0.5

Uruguay have a good enough defence and lethal enough attack to to win this game by more than one goal so the odds available on this asian handicap seem to offer great value considering Uruguay may defy the handicap by a clear goal or two.

Uruguay v South Korea 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.

Uruguay Recent Competitive Results

South Korea Recent Competitive Results

BACK URUGUAY 2-0 AND UNDER 2.5 GOALS

Not the easiest game to call for goals as South Korea have so far scored five goals in three games whilst Uruguay have not conceded a goal yet. South Korea have been scoring their goals against some pretty poor defences and with Uruguay arguably the best team they have faced so far, certianly defensively, Uruguay can keep yet another clean sheet.

So how many goals will Uruguay score? They have averaged a goal a game so far but South Korea have proved easy to score past having conceded six goals in their three games so far and it could have been many more. Uruguay have two very good strikers and that means two goals is most likely so back the 2-0 win for Uruguay and that would bring under 2.5 goals into play at a value price.

Uruguay v South Korea 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.

Uruguay v South Korea Team News

Uruguay are expected to continue with the system that has worked so well for them so far, Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez should form Uruguay's attack against South Korea. South Korea will be heavily reliant on players such as Ji Sung Park and Lee Jung Soo, who has two goals already at the World Cup.

BACK DIEGO FORLAN TO SCORE FIRST AGAINST SOUTH KOREA

Only the strikers have scored first for Uruguay so far, Diego Forlan has two goals and Luis Suarez has one goal. With Uruguay expected to keep another clean sheet it really is a toss up between these two players to be the first goalscorer. The fact that Forlan has more goals so far and looks the better striker means that he gets the nod over Suarez to be the first scorer. The fact that Forlan scored seven in qualifying and Suarez scored five goes to show Forlan is the better goalscorer for Uruguay.

Uruguay v South Korea 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 URUGUAY / URUGUAY IN THE HALF TIME / FULL TIME BETTING

In both the games Uruguay have scored in they have scored in the first half and in both the games South Korea have conceded in they have conceded in the first half. Games where teams don't look good defensively are normally best when backing the opposition to be winning at botth half time and full time and that means we can approach this matket with confidence.

Uruguay v South Korea Best Bet

BACK DIEGO FORLAN TO SCORE FIRST

Given that there are only two likely first goalscorers and one of them looks a much better bet than the other the odds on Diego Forlan scoring the first goal against South Korea look very good value. There is always a certain degree of risk backing first goalscorers but given South Korea are not expected to score and there are very few candidates to score first for Uruguay this stands out as the bet of the match.