Thursday , 2 July 2026

Germany vs Mexico, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Germany
0 – 1
Full Time
Mexico
Sun 17 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Hector Moreno
Thomas Muller 83' Y
Mats Hummels 84' Y
Y 90' Hector Herrera

Overview

Match Preview

Germany vs Mexico — Worldcup .

  • Germany 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Mexico 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Reza Sokhandan
  • Referee Mohammadreza Mansouri
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
  • Referee Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi
15 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game 🟥 3 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

1
Germany 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Mexico
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-17 Germany 0–1 Mexico

Recent Form

Germany
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Mexico H 0–1 L
05 May Republic of Ireland A 0–5 L
28 Apr Russia H 1–2 L
21 Apr Spain A 1–1 D
14 Apr England H 1–0 W
07 Apr Penistone Church FC H 1–2 L
Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W
21 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–7 L

Season Stats

Germany Mexico
#17 Position #1
6 Points 9
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
10 Scored 6
4 Conceded 0
+6 GD +6
2.00 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Germany this season
100% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season

Germany are 17th (6 pts). Mexico are 1st (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Germany
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Germany to score. At the same time, Mexico does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Mexico that had 10 games and scored 11 goals.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Germany is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Andres Guardado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Hirving Lozano puts Mexico on the lead.
  • 40' Hector Moreno is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' The travelling Mexico supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' Mexico started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 58' Edson Alvarez is replacing Carlos Vela for the Mexico side.
  • 60' The whistle greets Sami Khedira as he departs to be replaced by Marco Reus.
  • 65' Mexico seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' Another substitution for Mexico to replace Hirving Lozano by Raul Jimenez on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Rafael Marquez. He replaces Andres Guardado on 73 minute.
  • 78' Germany is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 79' Mario Gomez is replacing Marvin Plattenhardt for the Germany side.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Germany player. Thomas Muller gets a Yellow card.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Mats Hummels. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' Julian Brandt is replacing Timo Werner for the Germany side.
  • 90' Mexico player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Mexico players.

Lineups

Germany Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joachim Low

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Germany xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Mexico xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Germany14% Draw29% Mexico57%
Actual: Mexico win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Germany or Draw
43%
Draw or Mexico
86%
Germany or Mexico
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Germany4% Draw55% Mexico41%
Actual: Mexico win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
20.2%
0 – 2
17.2%
1 – 1
8%
0 – 3
8%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
1 – 4
1.1%
2 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Germany

Handicap Germany covers Push Mexico covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 31% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 20% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Germany keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Mexico keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.