Rafael Guillén
Both teams are injured, but Mexico may be in a critical condition. The defeat against Argentina affected the Mexican national team due to the way they performed. In the Aztec country, the press is ripping the players and coaching staff apart, so this Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia will be a high-pressure game.
At JefeBet we present you a complete analysis, predictions and information on the clash between these two great teams that will animate the third and final day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Who will be eliminated? Both of them?
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Mexico vs Saudi Arabia World Cup Qatar 2022 Group Stage Match on November 30, 2022
- Where: Lusail Stadium – Lusail, Qatar
- When: Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 2:00 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Mexico (-145) / Tie (+310) / Saudi Arabia (+380)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-130) / Under (+110)
- Both teams score: Yes (-120) / No (+100)
- Pointsbetting: (exclusive at PointsBet, for terms and conditions click here): [Por definir]
All odds are courtesy of PointsBet.
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Betting on Mexico | 1 point – 4th place
Mexico registers four World Cup matches without a goal. Sweden beat them, Brazil thrashed them in 2018, against Poland they couldn’t and Argentina ran them over. Martino’s team is on its worst moment, it does not compete and leaves the best players out. You could say that Mexico is not playing against Saudi Arabia, they are playing against themselves.
Incredibly, they depend on them to think about a hypothetical passage to the round of 16, something they have done consistently since 1994, but it seems complicated that they can score twice against Saudi Arabia considering that their problem is the lack of goals.
The other issue for the Aztecs is their lack confidence, as the team looks mentally broken. They had a unique opportunity to make history and as is a constant in Mexico, they let it go. Unlike in past games against Argentina, where they showed character, on this occasion they played an extremely defensive game. The possibility of loosing is always there, but the forms help you face the next game.
Possible Lineup (4-3-3): Guillermo Ochoa, Kevin Álvarez, César Montes, Héctor Moreno, Jesús Gallardo, Héctor Herrera, Edson Álvarez, Luis Chávez, Hirving Lozano, Henry Martin, Alexis Vega
Betting on Saudi Arabia | 3 points – 3rd Place
After a historic triumph, they suffered a crushing defeat against Poland, making the group a very difficult one. Their effective defense became very disorganized and Poland was able to take advantage of it. However, they are in a better frame of mind than their opponents and that could help them.
The Arabian team knows perfectly well that they depend on themselves to qualify. Even a draw puts them close to a historic qualification to the round of 16, and that gives them some margin for error. Defensively, they have to repeat the performance they had against Argentina, and that is something their coach knows perfectly well how to do.
In attack, they have generated little, but when they do, they hurt. Against Argentina, the two occasions they had were converted into goals and against Poland before the penalty they were not playing bad, but the double save by the Polish goalkeeper killed them mentally.
Possible Lineup (4-5-1): Mohammed al-Owais, Saud Abdulhamid, Abudlelah Al-Amri, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Mohammed Al Breik, Abdulellah Al-Malki, Sani Al-Najei, Mohammed Kanno, Firas Al-Buraikan, Salem Al-Dawasari, Saleh Al-Shehri
JefeBet Prediction
Arabia just has to lock up and rely on their defense to get the point that can qualify them. Mexico is mentally broken and does not generate dangerous actions. Besides, it is evident that the players are not convinced by Martino’s project, which has neither head nor tail.
Arabia will manage to hurt El Tri on a counterattack and could take the victory, but they will not risk too much. They will draw and wait to see what Poland and Argentina do.
Prediction: They draw 0-0
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