Thursday , 2 July 2026

Saudi Arabia vs Mexico, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Saudi Arabia
1 – 2
Full Time
Mexico
Wed 30 Nov 2022 · 19:00 UTC Lusail Iconic Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Edson Alvarez
Saleh Al-Shehri 28' Y
Ali Al-Hassan 34' Y
Ali Al-Hassan 35' Y
Hassan Altambakti 52' Y
Abdullah Madu 81' Y
Abdulelah Al Amri 90' Y
Hattan Sultan Babhir 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Saudi Arabia vs Mexico — Worldcup at Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs

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
Saudi Arabia 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Mexico
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-30 Saudi Arabia 1–2 Mexico

Recent Form

Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Mexico H 1–2 L
26 Nov Poland A 0–2 L
22 Nov Argentina A 2–1 W
25 Jun Egypt H 2–1 W
20 Jun Uruguay A 0–1 L
14 Jun Russia A 0–5 L
Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Saudi Arabia A 2–1 W
26 Nov Argentina A 0–2 L
22 Nov Poland H 0–0 D
02 Jul Brazil A 0–2 L
27 Jun Sweden H 0–3 L
23 Jun South Korea A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Saudi Arabia Mexico
#32 Position #1
2 Points 9
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
1 Scored 6
5 Conceded 0
-4 GD +6
0.67 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season
100% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season

Saudi Arabia are 32nd (2 pts). Mexico are 1st (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Saudi Arabia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/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' In just a few seconds Lusail Iconic Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' Edson Alvarez was booked on 16.
  • 21' Mexico is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Saleh Al-Shehri is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ali Al-Hassan.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Ali Al-Hassan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 37' The Saudi Arabia manager makes a substitution. Ali Al-Boleahi departs to be replaced by Riyadh Sharahili.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hirving Lozano made 436 appearances and scored 80 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Mexico team. Alexis Vega is replaced by Uriel Antuna on 46 minute.
  • 47' What a strike from Henry Martin! The score is 0-1.
  • 48' Henry Martin with the second goal in the match!
  • 52' GOAL! Luis Chavez scores on 52.
  • 52' The referee shows Saudi Arabia player a Yellow card on 52.
  • 53' What a strike from Luis Chavez! The score is 0-4.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Saudi Arabia that had 9 games and scored 8 goals.
  • 62' Another substitution for Saudi Arabia to replace Saleh Al-Shehri by Abdulrahman Al-Obood on 62 minute.
  • 67' Saudi Arabia is showing some good football. However, Saudi Arabia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' Mexico started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 77' Another substitution for Mexico to replace Henry Martin by Raul Jimenez on 77 minute.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdullah Madu.
  • 86' Hector Moreno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' The Mexico manager makes a substitution. Edson Alvarez departs to be replaced by Rogelio Funes Mori.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Abdulelah Al Amri.
  • With this win, Mexico is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Saudi Arabia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hervé Renard

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.66 Saudi Arabia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Mexico xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 58% + Mexico to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Saudi Arabia19% Draw25% Mexico56%
Actual: Mexico win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Saudi Arabia or Draw
44%
Draw or Mexico
81%
Saudi Arabia or Mexico
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Saudi Arabia10% Draw45% Mexico45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.1%
0 – 2
13.6%
1 – 1
10.4%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
8.4%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
4.3%
0 – 4
4%
2 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Saudi Arabia

Handicap Saudi Arabia covers Push Mexico covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 8% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 25% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 20% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Mexico keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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