Mexico vs England: betting tip (cf 2.16) and bets on the World Cup match

Current form

At the home World Cup, the Mexican national team performs flawlessly. The group managed to score the maximum nine points. They followed up with a 2-0 victory over Ecuador in the 1/16 finals. Among all the national teams that reached the 1/8 finals, only the Mexicans have never missed. The defenders and goalkeeper Rangel are doing their job well. Undoubtedly, the support of the fans also helps, as well as the fact that the team holds its matches in Mexico City at the legendary Azteca Stadium. And this is a high mountain, an altitude of more than 2,200 meters above sea level, which causes problems for many rivals.

This is not to say that Javier Aguirre's players create a huge number of chances in every match. Their implementation comes to the fore. So, even during the group stage in the key match against South Korea, the Mexicans had possession of the ball for only 42% of the playing time, scored only eight shots on goal, but it was enough to win with a minimum score of 1:0. With Ecuador in the 1/16 finals (2-0), both goals were scored in the first half. Again, we see only 43% of possession, three shots on target, two of them were accurate.

Javier Aguirre's team knows how to play based on the opponent. Obviously, with England there will be no advantage in possession of the ball, we will have to act as the second number. The hope is to attack Jimenez and Quinones, who scored five goals between them during the tournament.

Disqualifications and injuries

The Mexican national team has no losses.

Interesting betting trends

• In four matches at the World Cup, the Mexican national team did not concede a single goal.
• In two of the three previous Mexican matches, a 0-0 draw was recorded in the first half.
• Mexico's national team players received fewer yellow cards than their opponents

The approximate line-up: Rangel – Sanchez, Montes, Vasquez, Gallardo – Mora, Lira, Romo – Alvarado, R. Jimenez, Quinones.

Current form

At the start of the group stage, the British beat their main competitor in the quartet Croatia (4:2). In that match, the national team increased its speed significantly after the first round, and managed to keep a high pace while launching attacks, which allowed them to put the squeeze on the opponent. It seemed that after such a victory, there would be no special difficulties in the future. Odanko's match against Ghana demonstrated problems in positional attack and in terms of implementation, when he had to face a well-organized defense (0-0). Nevertheless, in the third round of the class, the British beat Panama (2:0) and finished in the first place.

In the 1/16 finals, the opponent was not the most difficult – the national team of DR Congo. At the same time, the Africans caused a lot of problems, scored an early goal and held a minimal advantage until the 75th minute. This was largely due to the individual skill of Harry Kane, who scored a double in 11 minutes at the end and led his national team to the 1/8 finals. Overall, the British showed a very straightforward game in attack, completing 35 crosses. We managed to win with great difficulty, and there is a much more serious opponent ahead.

It should be noted that key midfielder Declan Rice is experiencing lower back pain and is playing on injections. Plus, there are problems on the defensive flanks, as James and Kouansa are injured.

Disqualifications and injuries

The appearance of James and Quance on the field is questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• In none of the four matches at the World Cup has the England national team won in the first half.
• In eight of the previous nine matches, the British had taken more corners than their opponents.
• England have scored more than two goals in three of their last five matches.

Approximate line–up: Pickford – Spence, Konsa, Gehey, O'Reilly – Anderson, Rice – Saka, Bellingham, Gordon - Kane.