Ghana vs. Uruguay Bet Builder Tips: Cards on the menu with a 24/1 double
Football fans are in for a treat on Friday as Ghana play Uruguay in a repeat of the 2010 World Cup quarter-final. Here at BettingOdds.com we’ve put together our best Bet Builder tips in the form of a 24/1 poke.
Ghana vs Uruguay Odds
To refresh your memories, one of the most dramatic football matches in history took place between these two sides back in 2010. In the 120th minute a goalmouth scramble resulted in Luis Suarez handballing the ball on the line to prevent it going into the net, with the Uruguay forward being shown a red card and a penalty awarded.
Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan then stepped up to take the penalty and smashed it against the crossbar, only for a delighted Luis Suarez to reammerge from the tunnel in absolute jubilation after his handball.
Uruguay then went on to win the game on penalties, denying Ghana a place in the history books to be the first African side to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. It’s fair to say that there’s a bit of history behind this fixture and with plenty of needle about it we are hoping there will be plenty of cards shown.
Ghana vs Uruguay Bet Builder Tips
Daniel Siebert is the man with the task of refereeing this potential bloodbath between Ghana and Uruguay and he’s one of the better referees when it comes to dishing out cards at this tournament in our opinion.
In the Bundesliga this season, Siebert averages 4 yellows per game and he brandished three in his first World Cup match at this tournament, when he gave out three between Tunisia and Australia. It’s also worth noting that across the last three Champions League matches he has taken charge of he has given out a whopping 21 yellows and 2 reds!
Daniel Amartey is the first player we are targeting to find his way into Siebert’s notebook. The Ghanaian central defender is sure to have his hands full with Darwin Nunez and Edinson Cavani starting the game for Uruguay and after a yellow card against South Korea it would be no surprise to see him pick up another despite a potential suspension. Bet365 go just 12/5 for Amartey to be carded and with most bookmakers much shorter than the 21/5 on show with Unibet this is more of a price-based play.
Next up It’s Darwin Nunez who we fancied as a natural selection to be carded. As shown for Liverpool already this season with his red card in the Premier League, Nunez can be a bit loose at times and has the tendency to throw in a rash challenge. The big man should be bang up for this one and after six yellows in 24 starts in his final season with Benfica, we are backing him to bring home this 24/1 double with Unibet.
