Messi and teammates disappointed almost the entire football world in the early days of the World Cup in Qatar, losing on the road against Saudi Arabia. However, this is only the beginning, a strong player does not look back, they need to make conclusions and move on. Next up for Argentina is Mexico, who have taken on Poland and shown they are ready to put up a good fight. The meeting starts on 26 November at 19:00 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Total Yellow Cards Under 4 – 2.18.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Corner Kicks Over 8.5 – 1.67.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – HT/FT – Both Argentina – 4.10.
Argentina did not receive a single card in the match against Saudi Arabia, losing 0-6 on that count, even though the situation seemed to unfold in such a way that Argentina should have been awarded yellows on emotion. However, discipline was correct. Mexico, on the other hand, got more cards than Poland in the first leg, winning 2-1. On a year-on-year basis, Argentina’s average is 1.1 yellow cards per game while Mexico’s is 1.27.
Both sides are doing well on corners. Argentina has won seven of their ten matches by corners this year (70%) by an average of 4.6 standard corners. Mexico have won 12 of 16 (75%), averaging 5.44 corners per game.
The Argentines have a huge attacking potential. The Mexicans are struggling to score. Argentina are motivated to quickly rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans.
The Argentines were frankly disappointing in the opening round. Lionel Messi and company managed to lose to Saudi Arabia (1-2).
However, a wounded animal is twice as dangerous. The Argentines will undoubtedly try to make up for a defeat in the opening round.
Of course, Argentina will attack actively in this match. There’s no other way and the ego of the national team leaders is hurt beyond belief.
Argentina’s recent games against Mexico have traditionally been successful. The last three meetings between the opponents have been won.
Mexico looked good against the Poles in the first leg. However, the opponents failed to score against each other (0-0).
There is no doubt that Mexico will try to take points from Argentina. True, the last time such a precedent was set was seven years ago.
What’s more, Mexico has not scored a single goal against Argentina since then. In fact, their attacking play has been lackluster of late.
The Aztecs will certainly rely on the counterattack in this game. However, the main objective will be to stop Messi.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Argentina: E. Martinez – Montiel, Romero, Li. Martinez, Tagliafico – De Paul, Paredes, Mac Allister – Messi, La. Martinez, Di Maria.
Mexico: Ochoa – Sanchez, Montes, Moreno, Gallardo – Alvarez, Herrera, Chavez – Lozano, Martin, Vega.
The fixture will be played at Lusail Stadium (80.000) in Lusail, Qatar.
This starting whistle will sound on the 26th of November, 2022, at 19:00 UK Time.
We recommend checking out the odds for the World Cup 2022: Argentina vs Mexico at 22Bet.