Uruguay vs Panama Predictions

Both Uruguay and Panama will be looking for a result this weekend to build up some moment ahead of international tournaments starting soon after, but it’s the South America hosts that head into the game as the clear favourites with the bookmakers. Astonishingly, Panama drew with Brazil in a friendly back in March, though admittedly it wasn’t the strongest of Brazilian line-ups, but still a huge achievement for the Central Americans. However, that result was sandwiched between 3-0 defeats to the USA and Colombia, which explains why Panama are the outright underdogs on Saturday.

Uruguay won the China Cup with ease, beating Thailand 4-0 in the final. Vecino opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Pereiro doubled their advantage shortly before the interval. Stuani made it three nil in the fifty-eighth minute and Gomez wrapped up the scoring two minutes from time. Colombia scored three times in the first half against Panama on Monday to effectively win the game by the halfway point. Tesillo, Muriel, and Falcao all got their names on the scoreboard, and with no further goals in the second half the game ended 3-0.

The head to head record doesn’t give us much to go on, but the form and performances of both countries heading into Saturday’s friendly, all points towards a win to nil for Uruguay. Uruguay won and kept a clean sheet in their only previous match against Panama. The hosts have won their last two international matches, while their guests have lost four of their last five international matches. Uruguay have kept clean sheets in each of their last two matches and Panama have failed to score in three of their last five. Uruguay won 4-0 and 3-0 in their last two matches, while Panama have lost 3-0 to the USA and Colombia this year, and we’re backing another 3-0 defeat for the visitors this weekend.

Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez have each played over one-hundred times for their country and have scored a combined 101 international goals, and it will be interesting to see how the Panama defence deals with the two world class strikers. Gabriel Torres provides Panama’s main goal threat with fifteen goals in eighty appearances for his country, but midfielder Gabriel Gómez and defender Román Torres also chip in with goals. We’re confident that Uruguay will win to nil on Saturday, and have predicted a final scoreline of 3-0. Uruguay have been scoring and keeping clean sheets of late, while Panama have struggled for goals and have been losing the majority of their international games, and the two combined points towards a comfortable win for the hosts this weekend.