Uruguay vs Namibia Predictions - Namibia can upset the odds in World Cup warm-up

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Last updated: 04 Aug 2023

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Marc Thomas 04 Aug 2023

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Uruguay vs Namibia predictions for Saturday’s rugby international fixture (20:00 SAST)
Hosts have won 3 of their last 4 against Namibia
Can the visitors upset the odds?

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Namibia set for upset win in Uruguay (Getty Images)

Uruguay vs Namibia Preview

These sides have played each other four times before and never has the score difference been more than a couple of scores. I expect another close contest with Namibia to get inside eight points.

Uruguay vs Namibia Preview
Head to Head
Uruguay Form
Uruguay Injuries & Team News
Namibia Form
Namibia Injuries & Team News

Uruguay beat Chile last weekend.
Uruguay have won 3 of their 4 matches against Namibia.
Namibia lost to Argentina XV last weekend by 7 points.
Namibia beat Uruguay in their last meeting.

Head to Head

Uruguay hold a 3-1 advantage over Namibia in their four matches against each other. Their last meeting game was in 2019 when Namibia held on for a 30-28 victory.

Uruguay Form

Uruguay began their World Cup preparations last week with a narrow home win over Chile.

The two South American sides went at it for 80 minutes with just a point separating the sides in the end. The 26-25 success for Uruguay will assist in building momentum but they’ll want to push on this weekend against a fellow World Cup qualifier.

Uruguay Injuries & Team News

Uruguay are expected to make a few changes. Their side will be announced later today.

Namibia Form

Namibia are regulars at the Rugby World Cup but despite a number of impressive performances, they have never actually managed to win a game.

This year they will hope for a result to go in their favour, but they’ll need to get some results before the tournament kicks off. Last week the Namibians lost 34-27 at home to a strong Argentina XV side.

It was an interesting match for Namibia and one they could easily have won had some things fallen in their favour.

Namibia Injuries & Team News

Namibia will be looking to give some other players a run this week. It was been a long trip to South America and some players may need to take a break.

Verdict

Uruguay v Namibia

Namibia are backed to cover the +8 handicap with a possibility of an upset win.

Namibia +8

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