Mexico will play against Iraq in a friendly match. The sides approach the duel with weak performances. The experts believe that the home side is the favourite in this clash. Therefore, we can expect a match in which the visitors will try not to lose by a huge margin. The meeting will take place on 9 November at 21:00 UK time.
Tournament – World Friendlies;
Date – 09.11.2022;
Kick-Off – 21:00 UK;
Venue – Estadi Montilivi, (13.500);
City – Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1.5) for Mexico – 2.32.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Corners – Mexico.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Both Teams To Score – Yes – 2.36.
It is not easy to play a friendly match at the moment, as many countries are still finishing matches in their domestic championships, and now Mexico has managed to agree on a friendly match with the national team of Iraq. We will be able to see at once who is the favourite of the upcoming match, because the difference in class is huge, and even taking into account the fact that many Mexicans have not arrived in the national team. We believe that the present national team of Iraq can’t fight on equal terms with the national team of Mexico, which has the goal to get out of the group to the World Cup, that’s why we think that the game will be quite easy for the nominal home team, that will win with a difference of three or more goals.
Mexico has won ten of their last 13 games in terms of corner kicks.
In five of Iraq’s last seven matches, both teams have scored at least one goal.
Mexico is finishing up the final preparations for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar later this month. As far as the nominal hosts are concerned, there are several important stats worth noting. For example, when predicting Mexico, it is worth taking into account that the team have won two of their last five games, drawn once and lost twice (2-1-2).
By the time of this meeting, the nominal hosts have played three friendlies, winning once against Peru (1-0) and losing to Paraguay (0-1) and Colombia (2-3). After this duel, the Mexicans will conclude their World Cup preparations with a game against Sweden.
Iraq, after failing to qualify for the World Cup, played two friendly matches against Oman (1-1) and Syria (1-0). One fact is noticeable. When picking Iraq, it is worth remembering that the team has not faced a CONCACAF country since they played Mexico in 1986. Iraq has won twice and lost three times. The instability of coaches at the helm of the team is one of the major problems of this team. Iraq has appointed six coaches since June 2021.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Mexico:
Ochoa; K. Alvarez, Araujo, Moreno, Gallardo; Rodriguez, E. Alvarez, Guardado; Antuna, Jimenez, Vega.
Iraq:
Hassan; Zero, Yahya, Younis; Al-Ammari, Abdul-Karim, Attwan, Bayesh; Aoraha, Ahmed; Hussein
The fixture will be played at Estadi Montilivi, (13.500) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
This starting whistle will sound on the 9th of November, 2022, at 21:00 UK Time.
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