Brazil - Mexico Football prediction

Brazil and Mexico face each other in a game for this phase of the World Cup (Round of 16). There is only one recent direct showdown between these two teams, on 07-06-2015, which ended with Brazil's (2-0) win.

Analysis of Brazil

The team arrives at this stage of the World Cup (Round of 16) after having finished the group stage in the 1st position of Group E, with 7 points won. In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Brazil won 8 and drew 2 points. Defensive solidity has been one of their strengths as they have conceded only goals in 2 of the last 10 games and their attack has regularly scored, having scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of those 12 reached the interval in the lead in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the game in 10.

The Brazilian team has an enormous tradition in World Championships, since it is the only team that has won the title five times and participated in all editions of the competition. In the three matches that Brazil have played so far in the World Cup in Russia, Brazil have scored goals in every game and two of them have scored more than 1.5 goals. Brazil have reached at least the quarter-finals in two of the last three World Cups and have won two of the last six World Cups, so the Brazilian team arrives at this game against the Mexico team with great favoritism and will certainly present better football than in the group stage, as it will feature the return of Douglas Costa, Danilo and Marcelo, who is recovering from injury. We believe that in this game against Mexico, the Brazilian team will be superior to the Mexicans during much of the meeting and will eventually win this round of the last 16.
Eleven headline confirmed: Alisson, Thiago Silva, Fágner, João Miranda, Filipe Luis, Paulinho, Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus, Willian, Neymar.

Analysis of Mexico

The team arrives at this stage of the World Cup (Round of 16) after having finished the group stage in the 2nd position of Group F with 6 points conquered. In the last 10 games played for all competitions, Mexico won 6, drew 1 and lost 3. In 15 games, they only got 1 turnaround in the 5 games in which they conceded the first goal. In the last 20 games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 7 of his 17 goals in the minutes (61'-75 ').

The Mexico team reached the Round of 16 after qualifying second in Group F, Mexico surprised everyone after beating Germany in their 1-0 debut, beating South Korea on Matchday 2, which was almost a must, but on Matchday 3 he was disappointed to lose 3-0 to Sweden, who finished in the lead of the group. Mexico have been eliminated in the last 16 since 1994, that is, if Mexico are eliminated by Brazil in this round, it will be the seventh time this happens. The big problem is that the history of direct confrontations against Brazil is not good, which brings great concerns for the selection of Mexico, who already fears the worst, a new elimination in the round of 16.
Eleven headline confirmed: G. Ochoa, H. Ayala, E. Álvarez, C. Salcedo, R. Márquez, J. Gallardo, H. Herrera, A. Guardado, Javier Hernández, C. Vela, H. Lozano.

Betting Tip:

In this game between Brazil and Mexico, the big favorite is Brazil, since it has a history of titles, five titles of World Champion, besides being considered one of the best selections in the world. Brazil started a half-gas in this World Cup with a draw against Switzerland, then won Costa Rica in the final minutes, which gave much strength and confidence to the team, and in the third round won Serbia, reason why arrives strong in this phase to eliminate, the Brazilian team grew at the right moment and the weight of the jersey will count against Mexico.