World Cup: Mexico vs South Africa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round 1 match between Mexico and South Africa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mexico take on South Africa at Mexico City Stadium, where an exciting match is shaping up in the opening round of the group stage of the World Cup. The game kicks off this coming Thursday.

This is the opening match of the group stage for Mexico and South Africa with both aiming to secure a good start to the tournament standings. Everyone knows this could be pivotal for a strong tournament. Mexico enter their upcoming game placed as number 15 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents South Africa, who enter the game ranked number 60 in the world.

Team form: Mexico vs South Africa

Mexico Form

Mexico are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-0 win against Ghana. They went on to beat Australia by 1-0, before also getting the better of Serbia in a 5-1 victory. Mexico were able to win six of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, while drawing three of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings.

South Africa Form

South Africa have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Panama, they got a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Panama, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 0-0 game with Nicaragua. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, South Africa recorded five wins victories, two draws, and suffered three defeats.

Betting facts for Mexico and South Africa

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Mexico and South Africa played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Mexico vs South Africa

Look no further than Johan Vasquez, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target two times lately for Mexico, while Oswin Appollis managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for South Africa across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Mexico vs South Africa

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Mexico won six times, drew three and lost one time. South Africa claimed five wins, drew two times and lost three in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Mexico are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat. Mexico are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Mexico scored first in six of their last ten home games. South Africa scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. South Africa managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Mexico, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for South Africa, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Mexico vs South Africa

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