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Argentina national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 26, 2022 at 7pm UK
 
Mexico national football team

Argentina
2 - 0
Mexico

Messi (64'), Fernandez (87')
Montiel (43')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Araujo (22'), Gutierrez (50'), Herrera (66'), Alvarado (89')

The Match

Match Report

Argentina give their World Cup last-16 hopes a huge boost with a 2-0 victory over Mexico in their second match in Group C.

Team News

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni makes five changes to his starting lineup for this evening's crucial World Cup 2022 Group C clash against Mexico.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's World Cup clash between Argentina and Mexico, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Mexico could line up for Saturday's crucial World Cup clash with Group C rivals Argentina.

Form, Standings, Stats

Argentina

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, November 22 at 10am in World Cup

Mexico

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Mexico 0-0 Poland
Tuesday, November 22 at 4pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Argentina win with a probability of 45.49%. A draw had a probability of 27.4% and a win for Mexico had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.88%) and 2-1 (8.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.83%), while for a Mexico win it was 0-1 (9.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Argentina would win this match.

Result
ArgentinaDrawMexico
45.49% (-0.244 -0.24) 27.41% (0.103 0.1) 27.1% (0.145 0.15)
Both teams to score 46.56% (-0.18 -0.18)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.59% (-0.27999999999999 -0.28)58.41% (0.28299999999999 0.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.99% (-0.218 -0.22)79.01% (0.22199999999999 0.22)
Argentina Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.37% (-0.248 -0.25)25.63% (0.253 0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.48% (-0.338 -0.34)60.52% (0.342 0.34)
Mexico Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.61% (-0.031999999999996 -0.03)37.39% (0.034999999999997 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.83% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)74.17% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Argentina 45.48%
    Mexico 27.1%
    Draw 27.41%
ArgentinaDrawMexico
1-0 @ 13.04% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
2-0 @ 8.88% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-1 @ 8.74% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
3-0 @ 4.03% (-0.044 -0.04)
3-1 @ 3.97% (-0.047 -0.05)
3-2 @ 1.95% (-0.025 -0.03)
4-0 @ 1.37% (-0.025 -0.02)
4-1 @ 1.35% (-0.026 -0.03)
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 45.48%
1-1 @ 12.83% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
0-0 @ 9.58% (0.103 0.1)
2-2 @ 4.3% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 0.7%
Total : 27.41%
0-1 @ 9.43% (0.092000000000001 0.09)
1-2 @ 6.31% (0.011 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.64% (0.040999999999999 0.04)
1-3 @ 2.07% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.52% (0.012 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.41% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 27.1%

How you voted: Argentina vs Mexico

Argentina
77.2%
Draw
10.0%
Mexico
12.8%
1495
Head to Head
Sep 11, 2019 3am
Argentina
4-0
Mexico
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Nov 21, 2018 12am
Argentina
2-0
Mexico
Icardi (2'), Dybala (87')
Ascacibar (35'), Lamela (45'), Kannemann (71')

Gallardo (62'), Rodriguez (74')
Nov 17, 2018 12am
Argentina
2-0
Mexico
Funes Mori (44'), Brizuela (83' og.)
Correa (24')

Fabian (19')
Sep 9, 2015 3am
Mexico
2-2
Argentina
Hernandez (19' pen.), Herrera (70')
Marquez (42'), Hernandez (66')
Aguero (85'), Messi (89')
Otamendi (30'), Roncaglia (90')
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