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Mexico vs Sweden, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Mexico
0 – 3
Full Time
Sweden
Wed 27 Jun 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jesus Gallardo 1' Y
Y 26' Sebastian Larsson
Hector Moreno 61' Y
Miguel Layun 86' Y
Y 88' Mikael Lustig

Overview

Match Preview

Mexico vs Sweden — Worldcup .

  • Mexico 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Sweden 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Nestor Pitana
  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Andres Cunha
  • Referee Mauricio Espinosa
  • Referee Gery Vargas

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
Mexico 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sweden
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-27 Mexico 0–3 Sweden

Recent Form

Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Sweden H 0–3 L
23 Jun South Korea A 2–1 W
17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W
21 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–7 L
Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Mexico A 3–0 W
23 Jun Germany A 1–2 L
18 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W
05 May Poland H 0–3 L
28 Apr Italy A 1–3 L
21 Apr Croatia H 4–1 W

Season Stats

Mexico Sweden
#1 Position #23
9 Points 4
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 7
0 Conceded 7
+6 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.33
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season

Mexico are 1st (9 pts). Sweden are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sweden
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G
Sweden
Yasin Ayari 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Mexico and Sweden get this one started.
  • 1' Jesus Gallardo was booked on 1.
  • 6' A quiet spell here at . Sweden seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 11' 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 Sebastian Larsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' Sweden started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Sebastian Larsson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Janne Andersson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' It looks surprising Sweden does not make any changes. Albin Ekdal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Ludwig Augustinsson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Andreas Granqvist has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Ludwig Augustinsson doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Mexico and Sweden are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Sebastian Larsson as he leaves the pitch. Gustav Svensson steps in for Sweden.
  • 61' Hector Moreno was booked on 61.
  • 62' What a strike from Andreas Granqvist! The score is 0-2.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Mexico! Marco Fabian comes on to replace Jesus Gallardo.
  • 68' The whistle greets Markus Berg as he departs to be replaced by Isaac Thelin.
  • 73' The home supporters are growing impatient. Mexico must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 74' Edson Alvarez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Jesus Manuel Corona. He replaces Andres Guardado on 75 minute.
  • 80' A change in the Sweden ranks — Albin Ekdal exits the field as Oscar Hiljemark enters on 80.
  • 85' Markus Berg is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Mexico so far.
  • 86' Miguel Layun catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mikael Lustig on 88 minutes.
  • 89' The Mexico bench stirs into life. Miguel Layun is withdrawn and Oribe Peralta gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sweden take all three points.

Lineups

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.02 Mexico xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Sweden xG
I would bet for: Mexico or Sweden 75% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Mexico44% Draw25% Sweden31%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Mexico or Draw
69%
Draw or Sweden
56%
Mexico or Sweden
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Mexico35% Draw40% Sweden25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Mexico

Handicap Mexico covers Push Sweden covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Mexico keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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