Mexico vs. Guatemala Best Bets and Prediction
The end of the club season means that there will be a number of international fixtures taking place around the globe before the summer break. Mexico will be among the major nations in action before the end of the club campaign as they look to build momentum ahead of the CONCACAF Nations League finals in the middle of June.
An experimental team will take to the field on Wednesday against Guatemala. You can find the latest soccer odds for our Mexico vs Guatemala prediction below.
Mexico vs Guatemala
Location of the Game: Estadio de Mazatlan, Mazatlan, Mexico
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 7. 10:00 PM ET
How to Watch: ESPN
Before making a Mexico vs Guatemala prediction, it is worth examining the previous clashes between the sides. This will be the 44 meeting between the two sides, with Mexico holding a dominant advantage with 23 previous victories.
Guatemala has claimed just six wins, with 14 previous encounters ending in draws. A Mexico win will be among the prominent soccer picks for this showdown after the nation has won four of the previous six encounters.
It’s fair to say that there will be increased pressure on Mexico coming into this international friendly, one of the most exciting soccer matches this week, as they bid to bounce back to winning ways ahead of their Nations League finals campaign in the middle of June. Since the World Cup, Mexico has won just once in three outings, with their only victory coming in the form of a 2-0 success over Suriname.
Since then, they have been held to score draws against both Jamaica and the U.S. Mexico compete against the latter in the Nations League semi-final on June 15 before kicking off their CONCACAF Gold Cup in late June. A strong response will be expected after a difficult 12 months or so on the pitch, which included a poor outing at the World Cup in Qatar.
Guatemala will also be hoping for a solid outing as they prepare to get their Gold Cup underway at the end of June. They will rank among the major outsiders in the tournament, and it’s not hard to see why based on their previous results. Guatemala does come into this friendly after a string of positive results this year, but their victories against French Guiana and Belize highlight that they are probably better against inferior opposition.
But, they will likely take confidence from the fact that they held Mexico to a 0-0 draw last year and did play out a credible 1-1 tie against Panama in March. For those who bet on soccer, they will be outsiders in the betting for this friendly against Mexico on Wednesday.
Mexico will be the clear -500 favorites in the betting after winning two of their previous three matches against Guatemala. They have also won two of the last three by a three-goal margin, meaning that they are slightly odds-against at +160 to cover the (-2) spread.
A draw could be an interesting angle at +475, with three of the last six ending in ties. However, a Guatemala victory remains a long shot at +1200 after the nation has won just once in the previous 27 encounters between the sides.
Guatemala has a poor recent record in this fixture, and that is a key reason why they are massive outsiders in the betting. They held on to a 0-0 draw in the fixture between the sides last April, but Mexico will have many of their key stars back in contention ahead of a crucial summer of matches on Wednesday.
Therefore, it looks challenging to overlook the hosts when making a Mexico vs Guatemala prediction this week. We expect Mexico to kick off their summer with a comprehensive home win by at least two goals.
- Pick: Mexico (-2) (+160)
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