Brazil vs Mexico, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Gianluca Rocchi
- Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
- Referee Mauro Tonolini
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Carlos Astroza
- Referee Pawel Gil
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 totalHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Jul Mexico H 2–0 W 27 Jun Serbia A 2–0 W 22 Jun Costa Rica H 2–0 W 17 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D 07 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D 26 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Brazil and Mexico.
- 5' Mexico is showing some good football. However, Mexico are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hirving Lozano suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Raul Jimenez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' It looks surprising Mexico does not make any changes. Miranda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Jesus Gallardo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 38' Mexico player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 43' The referee shows Brazil player a Yellow card on 43.
- 46' It is a substitution in Mexico team. Rafael Marquez is replaced by Miguel Layun on 46 minute.
- 51' GOAL! Neymar scores on 51. Assisted by Willian
- 55' Hector Herrera is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
- 55' Jonathan dos Santos is replacing Edson Alvarez for the Mexico side.
- 59' Casemiro is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
- 60' Raul Jimenez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Javier Hernandez on 60 minute.
- 65' The travelling Mexico supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' It’s a booking for Mexico player. Carlos Salcedo gets a Yellow card.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Fernandinho. He replaces Paulinho on 80 minute.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Roberto Firmino. He replaces Philippe Coutinho on 86 minute.
- 88' Goal! Roberto Firmino scores his 70 goal in 395 matches.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Andres Guardado. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' Another substitution for Brazil to replace Willian by Marquinhos on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Brazil.
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Lineups
Brazil Lineups
Starting XI
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19
Willian ↓ Marquinhos 90'
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- 2
- 10
- 6
- 11
- 5
- 3
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15
Paulinho ↓ Fernandinho 80'
Bench
- 4
- 16
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20
Roberto Firmino ↑ 86'
- 23
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17
Fernandinho ↑ 80'
- 14
- 18
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13
Marquinhos ↑ 90'
- 12
- 21
- 8
Coach TiteMexico Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
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14
Javier Hernandez ↓ Raul Jimenez 60'
- 3
- 18
- 16
- 11
- 13
- 2
- 21
- 23
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4
Rafael Marquez C ↓ Miguel Layun 46'
Bench
- 5
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9
Raul Jimenez ↑ 60'
- 8
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7
Miguel Layun ↑ 46'
- 17
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6
Jonathan dos Santos ↑ 55'
- 10
- 1
- 12
- 19
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Coach Juan Carlos Osorio -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Neymar 1 Roberto Firmino 1 Neymar 1 Roberto Firmino 1 Head to Head
Brazil Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.47 Brazil xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.73 Mexico xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Brazil winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.2Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Brazil or Draw 82%Draw or Mexico 45%Brazil or Mexico 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 15.3%0 – 0 13.3%1 – 1 12.7%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.5%0 – 1 6.9%3 – 0 5.6%3 – 1 4.3%1 – 2 4.1%2 – 2 3.2%0 – 2 2.8%4 – 0 2.1%Asian Handicap — Brazil
Handicap Brazil covers Push Mexico covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 17% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 26% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Brazil keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Mexico keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.