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Mexico and Costa Rica play at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León in a friendly match. This is Mexico's 9th friendly this year after friendlies against USA, Uruguay, Denmark, Scotland, Wales, Croatia, Iceland and Bosnia-Herzegovina. In the case of Costa Rica, this is their 8th friendly of the year, having already faced Japan, South Korea, Belgium, England, Northern Ireland, Tunisia and Scotland. The record of recent direct matches favors the home team, who in the last 4 matches won 1 and drew 3. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 06-09-2017, ended with a 1-1 draw. Special attention is needed for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.

Analysis of Mexico
This is the 9th friendly of the year of the home team, after previous friendly matches have recorded the following results: USA (1-0) Mexico, Mexico (1-4) Uruguay, Denmark (2-0) Mexico, Mexico -0) Scotland, Mexico (0-0) Wales, Mexico (0-1) Croatia, Mexico (3-0) Iceland and Mexico (1-0) Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 20 conceded, against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 17 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 6 home games at Amistoso, Mexico have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2. In their home matches there is a tendency towards few goals, since 10 of the last 23 that disputed finished with Less than 1.5 goals . In 8 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to turn the score.

Mexico enters this unmotivated game after a 1-0 away defeat at the United States field. The Mexican team usually works in a 4-3-3, favoring a slower style of play, channeled, preferably, through the middle field. In this drawing, the three players usually chosen to serve in the front line are Alvarado, Zaldívar and Lainez. Still, because it is a friendly game, it is expected that the coach of Mexico opts to give less-experienced players such as Alan Pulido, Jonathan dos Santos and Jesús Angulo.

Analysis of Costa Rica
The visiting team contests its 8th friendly of the year. In the previous friendlies he registered the following results: Japan (3-0) Costa Rica, South Korea (2-0) Costa Rica, Belgium (4-1) Costa Rica, England (2-0) Costa Rica, Costa Rica -0) Northern Ireland, Tunisia (1-0) Costa Rica and Scotland (0-1) Costa Rica. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with a total of 9 goals scored and 27 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 19 goals scored and 8 conceded. In the last 6 games as a visitor to the Costa Rica Friendly 1 win and 5 losses.

For this competition, it registers a sequence of 5 defeats in the last games like visitor. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 games for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to turn the score.

Costa Rica enter this unmotivated game after a 3-0 defeat in a friendly against Japan. Thus, the visiting team seems to go through a very complicated time, having scored seven consecutive games without winning. The away team generally plays for 5-3-2, preferring a slower and more organized game. For this, you can count on David Ramirez's finishing ability. It is worth mentioning that the Costa Rican team has some players with individual quality.