Czechia vs Mexico, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Yael Falcon
- Assistant 1 Maximilano Del Yesso
- Assistant 2 Facundo Rodriguez
20 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 8.9 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun | Mexico | H | 0–3 | L |
| 18 Jun | South Africa | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Jun | South Korea | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Jun | Turkey | H | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Jun | Georgia | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Jun | Portugal | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun | Czechia | A | 3–0 | W |
| 19 Jun | South Korea | H | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Jun | South Africa | H | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Nov | Saudi Arabia | A | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Nov | Argentina | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Nov | Poland | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Czechia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #1 |
| 1 | Points | 9 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 / 1 / 2 | W / D / L | 3 / 0 / 0 |
| 2 | Scored | 6 |
| 6 | Conceded | 0 |
| -4 | GD | +6 |
| 0.33 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 0% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Czechia this season
Czechia this season
80%
Clean Sheets
Mexico this season
Mexico this season
Czechia are 4th (1 pts). Mexico are 1st (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Czechia
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Mexico
| Julian Quinones | 4 G | 1 A |
| Raul Jimenez | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Czechia host Mexico — let the battle begin!
- 5' Czechia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Czechia in their 5-2-3 trying to find a way past Mexico's compact 4-1-2-3.
- 15' A quiet spell here at Azteca. Mexico seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roberto Alvarado, as he is very good at scoring at Azteca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 30' Jose Rangel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 13 appearances.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Mexico is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Mexico winning 100% of all matches.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Mexico that had 13 games and scored 18 goals.
- 50' Czechia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' Mateo Chavez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
- 56' A tactical swap from Czechia — Lukas Provod on, Denis Visinsky off on 56 minutes.
- 61' Julian Quinones adds to his 4 season tally! Mexico lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
- 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Edson Alvarez.
- 63' Mexico make a change. Guillermo Martinez trudges off to be replaced by Santiago Gimenez on 63 minutes.
- 64' It is a substitution in Czechia team. Tomas Holes is replaced by Tomas Soucek on 64 minute.
- 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 72' A change in the Mexico ranks — Gilberto Mora exits the field as Alvaro Fidalgo enters on 72.
- 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Mexico needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 78' The crowd applauds Jose Rangel as he leaves the pitch. Guillermo Ochoa steps in for Mexico.
- 83' Israel Reyes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Czechia tonight.
- 87' Tomas Soucek makes way for Alexandr Sojka at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Czechia.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Czechia.
Lineups
Czechia Lineups
5-2-3Starting XI
- 18
- 7
- 5
-
3
Tomas Holes ↓ Tomas Soucek 64'
-
9
Adam Hlozek ↓ Patrik Schick 64'
- 1
- 21
-
12
Lukas Cerv ↓ Tomas Chory 87'
-
26
Denis Visinsky ↓ Lukas Provod 56'
- 4
- 15
Bench
- 8
-
10
Patrik Schick ↑ 64'
-
19
Tomas Chory ↑ 87'
-
22
Tomas Soucek ↑ 64'
- 20
- 13
- 2
-
17
Lukas Provod ↑ 56'
- 16
- 23
- 11
- 6
- 24
- 25
Coach
Miroslav Koubek
Mexico Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
- 4
- 25
- 15
- 3
- 2
-
7
Luis Romo ↓ Obed Vargas 63'
-
20
Mateo Chavez ↓ Jesus Gallardo 78'
-
1
Jose Rangel ↓ Guillermo Ochoa 78'
-
19
Gilberto Mora ↓ Alvaro Fidalgo 72'
- 22
- 16
Bench
- 9
- 17
-
13
Guillermo Ochoa ↑ 78'
-
23
Jesus Gallardo ↑ 78'
-
8
Alvaro Fidalgo ↑ 72'
- 10
- 5
-
18
Obed Vargas ↑ 63'
-
11
Santiago Gimenez ↑ 63'
- 24
- 21
- 12
- 14
- 6
Coach
Javier Aguirre
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alvaro Fidalgo | 1 |
| Mateo Chavez | 1 |
| Julian Quinones | 1 |
Head to Head
Czechia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3
Czechia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.53
Mexico xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 76% + Mexico to win 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Mexico win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Czechia or Draw
28%
Draw or Mexico
89%
Czechia or Mexico
83%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
18.8%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
15.2%
0 – 4
9.6%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 5
4.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
1 – 1
4.6%
1 – 4
3.1%
0 – 6
2.2%
1 – 5
1.7%
Asian Handicap — Czechia
| Handicap | Czechia covers | Push | Mexico covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1 | 0% | 2% | 98% |
| -0.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| +0.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| +1 | 15% | 21% | 63% |
| +1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +2 | 37% | 24% | 39% |
| +2.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
Clean Sheet
Czechia keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Mexico keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.