World Cup: Czech Republic vs Mexico – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round 3 match between Czech Republic and Mexico and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Czech Republic go up against Mexico on Thursday in a game that will take place at Mexico City Stadium. This is their third and final outing in the group stages of the World Cup.

After the second round of the group stage, Czech Republic are currently number three on one point, while Mexico have six points as number one. Czech Republic enter their upcoming game placed as number 40 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Mexico, who enter the game ranked number 14 in the world.

Form: Czech Republic vs Mexico

Czech Republic Form

In the last three outings, Czech Republic beat Kosovo by 2-1, lost 2-1 against South Korea, before drawing 1-1 with South Africa. Czech Republic claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments. They drew four of the games, whilst losing two.

Mexico Form

In their last three matches, Mexico first beat Serbia 5-1, then South Africa by 2-0 and finally South Korea by 1-0. Mexico won eight of their last 10 internationals, while drawing two in a run that saw them completely avoid defeat.

Betting facts for Czech Republic and Mexico

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Czech Republic and Mexico. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Czech Republic vs Mexico

Ladislav Krejci is the most prolific scorer for his national team, with three goals in six international matches. Czech Republic will undoubtedly rely on him to shine once again in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Mexico will be looking up to Raul Jimenez, hoping he can add to his current total of two national team goals in his last six games.

Betting markets: Czech Republic vs Mexico

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Czech Republic won four times, drew four and lost two times. Mexico claimed eight wins, drew two times and lost zero in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Czech Republic are on a streak of 14 home matches without defeat. Mexico won their last 5 matches on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Czech Republic scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Impressively, Mexico scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Czech Republic games Mexico are excellent at shutting up shop with no less than eight clean sheets in the last 10 matches. Meanwhile, Czech Republic have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Czech Republic saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Mexico’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches. Czech Republic scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.

Recommended tip: Czech Republic vs Mexico

To sum up, the upcoming match between Czech Republic and Mexico seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.