12/1 Argentina vs Mexico Bet Builder Tips, Prediction
Argentina are on the verge of eliminate from the World Cup’s knockout stages. La Albiceleste's shock 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia has them up against a rock and a hard place.
The Argentines must win against Mexico on matchday No 2 of Group C to have any hope of making the knockout stages. Argentina haven’t lost to Mexico in their last 10 head-to-head encounters, but manager Lionel Scaloni must motivate the Argentine team for this game.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring against Saudi Arabia with a first-half penalty from Lionel Messi. Argentina had three goals ruled out due to offsides, as the forward line couldn’t get their runs right against Saudi Arabia’s high line. La Albiceleste lacked energy and seemed to believe the game was one without it truly being won.
Mexico managed a nil-nil draw against Poland to kick off Group C. The Mexicans reached the last 16 in seven straight World Cups. A win against Argentina could be enough to see them through to the next round depending on the result of Poland and Saudi Arabia. This is a massive game for both teams.
Sportsbooks’ best betting odds on Argentina winning at full-time are 4/7. Mexico are at odds of 11/2 to win, while a draw is at the best betting odds of 3/1. Let’s explore some ideas for a bet builder for the World Cup fixture.
Argentina vs Mexico Bet Builder
We've put together a 12/1 Argentina vs Mexico bet builder tips and prediction for Saturday's match in the World Cup. If you stake £10 on this five-selection bet builder then you could profit £120 if all the picks come in. Let's take a look at our bet builder.
Full-time result: Argentina to win
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Argentina are on a 10-game unbeaten streak against Mexico. The Mexicans have struggled over the years to defeat Argentina and history should repeat itself on Saturday.
Messi had little impact on the game against Saudi Arabia. He looked off the pace for much of the match and as the game wore on and teammates looked for him to produce a goal, Messi couldn’t do it.
Mexico are a good team but lack a strong No 9 to score goals. El Tri had 11 shots with four on target against Poland. They dominated possession, something that likely won’t happen versus Argentina. La Albiceleste had 70% possession against Saudi Arabia. They simply did nothing with it.
Argentina are on the verge of exiting from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Messi should inspire the team to victory on Saturday to take qualification to the round of 16 down to the final day of the group stage against Poland.
Both teams to score: NO
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Argentina were naive on matchday No 1 of Group C. However, had they scored the three goals that were ruled out by offside calls (all three were correct), Argentina would have likely won the match without any issues.
Saudi Arabia grew far more confident that they could hit Argentina on the counter. Meanwhile, Argentina became comfortable and were lured into a false sense of security.
Mexico do not have a No 9 to put goals away. Raul Jimenez didn’t start the game against Poland. He could start for Henry Martin, who got the nod on day No 1. Hirving Lozano was the team’s most dangerous attacking player down the right side.
Eight of the 13 matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup finished with both teams not scoring goals. Our betting tips prediction is for both teams not to score. Until losing to Saudi Arabia, Argentina had won five straight games without conceding a goal.
Total goals: Under 2.5 goals
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Mexico’s defence played well to start Group C. El Tri had an xGA of 0.9 against Poland while tallying an xG of 0.7. Argentina may have conceded two goals to Saudi Arabia, but the chances were clear-cut and the Green Falcons made the most of their shots.
Argentina finished Group C matchday No 1 with an xGA of 0.1. The team had an xG of 2.2. Looking back at the match, it is easy to see just how many chances Argentina had and how few the Saudis created.
Our betting tips prediction is for under 2.5 goals on Saturday in Group C. Argentina’s defence should play much better against a Mexico squad that didn’t score on the opening day. Four of Mexico’s last seven games in international football ended with under 2.5 goals.
Eight of the opening 13 games at the FIFA World Cup finished with under 2.5 goals scored. This could be a low-scoring game with both teams desperate for all three points.
Lionel Messi to score anytime
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Lionel Messi scored Argentina’s only goal in the match against Saudi Arabia. His penalty looked likely to set Argentina on a path to victory. Unfortunately, for La Albiceleste, it didn’t.
Messi had another chance to score in the first period but a strong save from Saudi Arabia’s goalkeeper prevented him from getting on the scoresheet. Messi did little in the second period and manager Scaloni needs the Paris Saint-Germain star to step up and lead the team to victory against Mexico.
Messi has 92 career international goals in 166 matches for Argentina. He has played 20 World Cup games and scored seven times in the finals tournament. The Flea will take Argentina’s penalties, so he could get on the scoresheet once more for a foul in the 18-yard box. Our betting tips prediction is for Messi to score anytime.
Correct score: Argentina 2-0 Mexico
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You may want to stop your bet builder there with four great selections. However, our final selection would drive their odds up for your bet builder.
Two of the opening 13 games of the World Cup finished 2-0. It is the second-most common scoreline of the tournament following 13 fixtures.
Argentina must win this game to improve their chances of progressing to the knockout stages. A draw may not be enough for Argentina to eventually qualify. Even winning on Saturday against Mexico may not be enough for Argentina to go through depending on matchday No 3 of Group C.
The Argentines should win against Mexico on Saturday. Our betting tips prediction is for it to be a close game with a correct score of 2-0 to Argentina. Two of the last three head-to-head matches between these teams ended in 2-0 wins for Argentina.
