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Mon 15 Jun · 22:00 UTC · Tue 00:00 CEST · Group H

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Saudi Arabia1–1Uruguay

1681-13rating1974-2561stfifa16thup 1

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami · 64,767 seats

Missed it. It stays up.

Uruguay to win

home 13%draw 21% ✓away 66%

sealed Thu 11 Jun · 18:54 UTC · 20:54 CEST · nothing deleted

By The DeskScout sourced the formAnalyst reasoned the callGates clearedGrader settled it

locked Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:54:02 GMT · model elo-davidson-features-v1

The read

No prose on this one. The desk let the number do the talking. The call stands, and it goes on the record either way.

The ratings

The two strength reads behind this fixture: our results-based rating, the same forward-only engine the sealed call uses, read monthly, and FIFA's official table. Up is stronger on both lines; green is climbing, red is sliding. Context beside the call; the sealed number does not move.

Saudi Arabia

ProofXI rating

1681-13 this year

1694 → 1681 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

61stheld on the latest list

60th → 61st · 6 lists

Uruguay

ProofXI rating

1974-25 this year

1999 → 1974 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

16thup 1 place on the latest list

16th → 16th · 6 lists

the gap on our board today: Uruguay by 293 points

Head to head

Nothing between them down the years. Pick a side.

3 prior meetings · Saudi Arabia 1, drawn 1, Uruguay 1 · goals 4-4

  1. 2018Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia· FIFA World Cup· neutral
  2. 2014Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay· Friendly
  3. 2002Saudi Arabia 3-2 Uruguay· Friendly

source · international results feed

How we got hereWe make Uruguay the stronger side, and seal the call at about 7 in 10. Open for the working.openclose

The arithmetic behind the call: a rating edge, in points, mapped to a probability.

Saudi Arabia rating edge-283
Home advantage0 (neutral venue)
Net edge-283

Davidson Elo→1X2 turns that -283 edge into 13% / 21% / 66% for home, draw, away.

Ratings only. Recent form and rest are not modelled for national sides.

How it could go

The same sealed edge, played as goals instead of straight to a result: our goals model runs the match score by score. The call above stands, this is its texture.

Saudi Arabia

0.8

expected goals

Uruguay

1.8

expected goals

The scorelines it sees most

  • 0113 in 100
  • 0212 in 100
  • 1111 in 100
the fuller goal pictureopenclose
  • 1210 in 100

three or more goals: 48 in 100 · clean sheet: Saudi Arabia 17 in 100, Uruguay 45 in 100

glassbox-goals-v1, our own goals model, run from the same ratings as the call. Frequencies, never a market.

The scorecard

  • Uruguay win on the road.✗ wrong
  • Uruguay win comfortably, by two goals or more.✗ wrong
  • Uruguay keep it tight — at least one side is shut out.✗ wrong

The team sheets

The confirmed elevens, as named. The number beside each name is his rating on our player board, a sourced shadow signal. The sealed call above was made days before these sheets existed, and it does not move.

Saudi Arabia4-4-2

  1. 21Mohammed Al-OwaisG1554
  2. 12Saud AbdulhamidD1597
  3. 5Hassan AltambaktiD1679
  4. 4Abdulelah Al-AmriD1588
  5. 24Moteb Al-HarbiD1622
  6. 26Mohammed Abu Al-ShamatM1632
  7. 23Mohamed KannoM1564
  8. 15Abdullah Al-KhaibariM1580
  9. 10Salem Al-DawsariM1588
  10. 7Musab Al JuwayrF1618
  11. 9Firas Al-BuraikanF1568

11 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

Uruguay4-4-2

  1. 23Fernando MusleraG1710
  2. 13Guillermo VarelaD1845
  3. 3Sebastián CáceresD1592
  4. 16Mathías OliveraD1886
  5. 17Matías ViñaD1843
  6. 8Federico ValverdeM1998
  7. 5Manuel UgarteM1933
  8. 6Rodrigo BentancurM1874
  9. 20Maximiliano AraújoM1883
  10. 21Federico ViñasF1539
  11. 9Darwin NúñezF1706

11 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

source: api-football.com · fetched Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:20:47 GMT

The timeline

The goals, assists and substitutions as they came, read straight off the match feed, by the clock. Sourced facts; the call above was sealed days before any of them.

  1. 41'A. Al Amrigoal
  2. 46'J. Sanabria for M. Vinasub
  3. 46'A. Canobbio for D. Nunezsub
  4. 63'N. Al Dawsari for M. Al Juwayrsub
  5. 72'N. de la Cruz for M. Ugartesub
  6. 80'M. Araujogoal
  7. 81'B. Rodriguez for M. Araujosub
  8. 81'N. Boushal for M. Abu Al Shamatsub
  9. 90'R. Aguirre for F. Vinassub
  10. 90+3'A. Lajami for S. Abdulhamidsub
  11. 90+3'A. Al Hamdan for M. Al Harbisub
  12. 90+3'A. Hejji for F. Al Buraikansub

source: api-football.com · fetched Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:20:56 GMT

Full time

Missed it.

Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay

Verdict
wrong and wrong
Claims right
0/3

The debrief

We sealed Uruguay to win at 66%, about 7 in 10, before kickoff. Full time said Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay: the draw, an outcome we had at 21 in 100.

The call missed and the reasoning went with it. Nothing here gets softened: the claims that failed are named below, and the miss goes on the record at full weight. The claims went 0 of 3.

What we got wrong, by name

  • Uruguay win on the road.
  • Uruguay win comfortably, by two goals or more.
  • Uruguay keep it tight — at least one side is shut out.

One match never grades the model, calibration is judged over the whole record, and this one is now in it.

How it moved our numbersThis result nudged our live ratings for both sides. Open for the signed moves.openclose

On the live national Elo, this result moved Saudi Arabia +20 and Uruguay -20.

On our player board, the squads moved Saudi Arabia +23 (15 appearances) · Uruguay -27 (15 appearances).

Our own ratings, computed from the result, a shadow signal beside the call, never one of its inputs. The sealed forecast above does not move.

THE DESK AT WORK

  1. ScoutSourced the inputsPulled both sides' ratings.
  2. AnalystWeighed the edgeNet edge -283 after home advantage; drafted 3 checkable claims.
  3. ModelMapped it to a distributionDavidson Elo→1X2 → 13/21/66 (home/draw/away).Favourite: Uruguay · 66%
  4. ScribeFiled the readPrepared the read behind the call.
  5. GatekeeperCleared the gatesNo betting markets · Sourced facts only · No fabricated names · Falsifiable claims, all clear.
  6. The DeskLocked the callLocked Saudi Arabia v Uruguay before kickoff.

A replay of how this call was built. Real steps, paced to read. The model owns the favourite; the desk sources and explains it.

Behind the glass

The pipeline

  1. Researchinputs sourced
  2. Forecastlocked before kickoff
  3. Drafthouse template
  4. Gatesall checks passed
  5. Publishshadow
  6. Gradescored vs the result

The checks

  • No betting markets

    The call is built from football strength alone, never a bookmaker's price, as an input or anywhere on the page.

  • Sourced facts only

    Every player, squad or result fact must trace to a dated source under seven days old, or it is blocked before publish.

  • No fabricated names

    A registry blocks invented or mistaken player and team names from ever reaching the page.

  • Falsifiable claims

    Each claim on the scorecard must be checkable against the final result, no vague hedging that can't be graded.