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Mexico Prediction

Per-game numbers from 5 competitive matches · updated 16 August 2026

Shots
14.3
a game
7.3 faced
On target
4.0
a game
2.7 faced
Goals
2.0 – 0.6
scored – conceded
a game, 5 matches
Corners
5.0
a game
4.0 against

Mexico prediction: Bawler's model rates Mexico at 1.53 expected goals scored and 1.19 conceded per match across 8 settled fixtures, and its high-confidence calls on them have been correct 75% of the time. They have won 4 of their last 5 settled matches. No Mexico fixture falls inside the next 30 days — the next one will be forecast here as soon as it is scheduled. Full form, recent scoring and defending trend and every settled prediction are below.

Mexico sit close to the World Cup average on both sides of the ball, creating 1.53 expected goals a game and conceding 1.19. They have been finishing above their chances, scoring 2.00 a game against 1.53 expected. Recent form is good, with 4 wins in their last 5. Across 8 settled fixtures the model's high-confidence calls on Mexico have been correct 75% of the time.

Mexico in numbers

5 competitive matches · friendlies excluded
2.0
Goals · per game
let in 0.6
Home 1.8Away 3.0
5.0
Corners · per game
give up 4.0
Home 5.0
14.3
Shots · per game
faced 7.3
Home 14.3
4.0
On target · per game
faced 2.7
Home 4.0
Last 5 games
06 Jul
2-3
vs England
12-2
01 Jul
2-0
vs Ecuador
3-8
25 Jun
3-0
@ Czechia
-
19 Jun
1-0
vs South Korea
0-2
11 Jun
2-0
vs South Africa
-

Real counted numbers, updated daily · see them working on today's predictions →

Attack vs defence

How Mexico compare with the World: World Cup average, per match.

Goals for
1.53
Above average
Goals against
1.19
Tighter than most
Record
5W 2D 1L
8 settled
Real goals
2.0 – 0.6
For / against, per match
Scored1.53
Conceded1.19

The grey line on each bar is the World: World Cup average (1.33 scored, 1.38 conceded).

What the data says
Strong in attack
Averaging 1.53 xG per match · +0.20 above the World: World Cup average of 1.33.
Solid defensively
Conceding 1.19 xG per match · -0.19 vs league average of 1.38.
Model is strongest on: Goals (Over/Under)
High-confidence calls in this market are correct 71% of the time on Mexico fixtures (5/7).

How Bawler has done on Mexico

75%
of high-confidence calls correct — 6 of 8, well above the ~65% baseline
Goals (Over/Under)71%5/7

Each row is one market type. Every prediction logged before kickoff, settled publicly.

Recent matches (last 8)

More on Mexico and the model

Model estimates from rolling expected goals · every prediction logged before kickoff and settled publicly