Venue: Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa
The second set of group stage matches kicks off as the first did, with the hosts South Africa back in action. This time they take on Uruguay, in a match that will be held in Pretoria at 20:30 local time.
Despite South Africa having the home advantage, they are the outsiders in the group and so the odds favour a win for Uruguay here. The best odds on a Uruguay win are 6/4 from Victor Chandler, whereas for a South Africa win you can get 9/4 from Betfred
The draw is offered at 2/1 by Bodog among others.
In the correct scoreline market you can see a slight conflict here, with the shortest odds being for a 1-1 draw. This is offered at 11/2 with Coral. The bookies also seem to like the look of a 1-0 win to either team – for Uruguay to win with this result you can get 6/1 with Victor Chandler, whereas for South Africa the best price is 7/1 at Paddy Power and Sportsbook (US Friendly).
For less conservative bets you can get as much as 80/1 for Uruguay to win 4-0 if you go to bwin or Sporting Bet, and even just 2-0 would get you 10/1 at bet365. If you fancy a high scoreline, and think this will be a competitive sort of a game, Uruguay winning 3-2 will get you 60/1.
In the first goal scorer market, you can get odds from Victor Chandler or William Hill already, with Victor Chandler offering the best prices in most cases for this game. If you choose either Cavani or McCarthy to score first you get 11/2 from Victor Chandler.
Prediction
Uruguay will be looking to win this, with South Africa being the (on paper at least), easiest opponents in the group. South Africa have shown in their friendlies that they are capable of scoring goals, but against this sort of opposition they are going to struggle. For this reason, the prediction is 2-0 to Uruguay, which has best odds of 10/1 at bet365.
