Mexico (2-0-0) / Czechia (0-1-1)
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The Line: Betting Odds: Czechia +270 / Mexico -110 — Over/Under: 2.5
In this article, we will formulate a Mexico vs Czechia Prediction for this World Cup Matchday 3 matchup on Wednesday, June 24th at the Estadio Banorte Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this World Cup matchup.
Czechia Preview
Czechia has one point in the tournament, with one draw and one loss and are sitting on the 3rd place of Group A. They are coming off a 1-1 draw with South Africa, where they had 38% possession of the ball and 14 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 80% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.02 compared to South Africa’s 1.38.
Czechia is averaging 1.00 goals per game, while allowing 1.5 goals per game. They have a -0.5 goal differential, 0.92 average expected goals, 1.84 average expected goals conceded and -0.9 average expected goal differential. They have 38% possession of the ball and 70% save percentage, while having 0 clean sheets.
Ladislav Krejcí, Michal Sadílek are Czechia’s top scorers with one goal each. Vladimír Coufal, Antonín Sojka are Czechia’s top passers, with one assist each. Check out today’s game between Haiti and Morocco.
Mexico Preview
Mexico has 6 points in the tournament, with two wins and are sitting on the 1st place of Group A. They are coming off a 1-0 win over South Korea, where they had 42% possession of the ball and 8 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 82% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.52 compared to South Korea’s 0.91.
Mexico is averaging 1.50 goals per game, while allowing 0 goals per game. They have a +1.5 goal differential, 0.99 average expected goals, 0.49 average expected goals conceded and +0.5 average expected goal differential. They have 51% possession of the ball and 100% save percentage, while having 2 clean sheets.
Julián Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez, Luis Romo are Mexico’s top scorers with one goal each. Roberto Alvarado, Érick Lira are Mexico’s top passers, with one assist each.
Mexico vs Czechia Prediction
In their only previous meeting in a friendly game back in 2000, Czechia emerged victorious with a 2-1 score.
In this Mexico vs Czechia Prediction, Mexico is coming as -110 favorites. Mexico has locked its qualification to the next round with two wins in two games, while Czechia needs only a win in this game, but Mexico is playing in front of its home crowd. Mexico has not conceded a single goal in the two games of the tournament and will face a Czechia squad that has scored just one goal in each game and has less than one expected goal per game. I will go with the under 2.5 goals in this one.