Mexico vs Sweden FIFA World Cup 2018 – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 27 June 2018
This game is expected to be entertaining as the two sides declared their importance in the tournament by winning their opening games. Mexico stunned the world by defeating one of the tournament’s favourites, Germany. Sweden scooped a 1-0 win over South Korea, thanks to a VAR penalty decision.
Mexico Probable Lineups and Stats
We can expect no significant changes to the side that defeated Germany and South Korea, and that means Standard Liege based keeper Guillermo Ochoa stays on goal for Mexico. Jesus Gallardo who had a great game will be deployed as the left back while Carlos Salcedo who did not impress might still start on right back. Hector Moreno and Hugo Castro will be the two centre-backs. The midfield will have Porto’s Hector Herrera and Rafael Marquez who replaced Andres Guardado in their first game. Hirving Lozano who scored the winning goal against Germany will start on the left wing while Miguel Layun will be on the right. Los Angeles FC’s Carlos Vela will be the creative midfielder to supply Javier Hernandez with the much needed passes.
Mexico had a 34% possession in their win against Germany, but it is that scoreline and the win over South Korea that will motivate them in this game. They go to this game with full confidence hoping they can topple the tight Swedish defence.
Sweden Probable Lineups and Stats
We can expect minimal changes from the squad that gave Sweden the first win of the tournament. The Swedish team will start their first choice goalkeeper, Robin Olsen, who has been impressive in their run to the world cup. Mikael Lustig will be at right back and Ludwig Augustinsson at left back. Andreas Granqvist who scored the only goal against South Korea will start at centre back alongside Pontus Jansson. FC Krasnodar’s midfielder Viktor Claesson who had a tremendous first game will be on the right wing and Emil Forsberg on the left. Sebastian Larson and Albin Ekdal will be the creative players who will supply their two forwards Ola Toivonen and Marcus Berg with the passes.
Sweden had 56% possession in their opening match where the VAR proved to be very important in the penalty awarding decision. They will be looking to add more goals and securing a place in the round of 16 with a win in this game.
Mexico v Sweden – Head to Head
Mexico and Sweden have met 3 times, with 2 Swedish wins and a draw. In 1958 Sweden won 3-0. They had a barren draw in 2005, but recently Sweden scooped a 0-1 away win in Mexico. Their next game will be very crucial in determining who proceeds to the next game. However, Sweden will also have to worry about their game against Germany. Mexico might have the upper hand with their confidence boosted by their win against Germany in their opening match.Expert Tip
In Group F, it is still unclear who will take the first two positions after Germany and Sweden have the same number of points in the standings. Our analysts and experts have tipped us that there will not be many goals in this game and if there is a winner, it will not be with more than one goal difference.
Both teams to score: No, it looks a very great pick for betting. Another interesting bet which we fancy is Under 2.5 Goals. Let’s not forget that Mexico have a very good goalkeeper who had great performances even in the previous edition of the World Cup.
Interesting Facts and Information
Mexico wins 1st half in 52% of their games, Sweden in 21% of their games. Mexico’s recent performance is better than Sweden’s. In World Cup, Mexico has better performance than Sweden. The winner of their last meeting was Sweden. On their last meeting Sweden won by 1 goals. Mexico scores 1.23 goals when playing at home and Sweden scores 1.17 goals when playing away (on average). When Mexico leads 1-0 at home, they win in 100% of their games. When Sweden leads 0-1 away, they win in 50% of their games. When Mexico is down 0-1 home, they win 33% of their games. When Sweden is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their games.BEST WORLD CUP BOOKMAKERS
