South Korea vs Mexico

Mexico
12 - 4 - 1
W-L-W-D-W-D
South Korea
0 - 0 - 1
L
June 23, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
 | Rostov Arena

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Mexico
12 - 4 - 1
W-L-W-D-W-D
South Korea
0 - 0 - 1
L
June 23, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
 | Rostov Arena
  • Mexico is back in action this weekend with a match against South Korea on Saturday. The team earned one of the most impressive results of the tournament thus far with a 1-0 win over defending World Cup champion Germany. Still going off at +4000 to win the World Cup after this impressive performance seems like a nice value on Mexico, especially in a year that none of the world’s top teams appear to be in impeccable form.

    El Tri is going off as a -145 favorite at Sportsbook while South Korea is hoping to produce an upset of its own as a +480 underdog, or to at least earn a point with a draw at +235. Totals bettors can find the line set at 2.5 goals, with the OVER at +109 and the UNDER 2.5 at -129.

    SHARK BITES
    • Mexico scored a 1-0 upset over Germany as +620 underdogs.
    • South Korea is scoreless in its last three games in all competitions.
    • There has been UNDER 2.5 goals in seven of Mexico’s last eight games in all competitions.

    Bet on the 2018 World Cup here

    Mexico must avoid a letdown

    Mexico entered its Sportsbook match against Germany with a plan, and it executed that plan to perfection. In the first half, Mexico attacked the ball with aggression, refusing to let the German side get comfortable. They also had a relentless counter-attack, using fast breaks the other way when Germany made a mistake to open up the defense and eventually find a go-ahead goal. The second half saw Mexico buckle down to secure the victory.

    Coming off such a monumental win and now facing an inferior opponent they are expected to beat comfortably as -145 favorites, the Mexicans must be careful not to take this game too lightly and let valuable points slip away. Another effort like the one it showed against Germany would likely earn Mexico a win and a stranglehold on this group, but an overconfident or underwhelming performance could result in disaster.

    South Korea looking for offense

    South Korea has failed to score a goal in each of its last three games, losing to Sweden 1-0 in its World Cup opener and going without a goal in a 0-0 draw against Bolivia and a 2-0 loss to Senegal. Given the strong defensive makeup of its remaining opponents in Mexico and Germany, South Korea could get completely shut out in this tournament.

    Goals should be at a premium

    There certainly appears to be some solid value on the UNDER 2.5 goals in this match. South Korea should have trouble finding the back of the net, and if Mexico takes a 1-0 lead at some point it will likely be content to settle in and defend it.

Odds

Saturday, June 23 Sat Jun 23


Opening
Current

South Korea
vsFinal
Mexico
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+0.5
-116
+323
o2.25
+100
-0.5
+104
+103
u2.25
-114
Draw +231
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+0.75
-111
+420
o2.5
-102
-0.75
-109
-145
u2.5
-118
Draw +270

Head to Head

RK
Stat Type MEX
0.00
Red Cards
0.00
0.00
Yellow Cards
0.00
0-0-1
Record
1-0-0
1-0
O/U
1-0
1.00
Score
3.00
0
Clean Sheets
0
0
Failed to Score
0
0.00
Shots
0.00
0.00
Corners
0.00
RK
Stat Type MEX
0.00
Red Cards
0.00
0.00
Yellow Cards
0.00
0-0-1
Record
1-0-0
1-0
O/U
1-0
1.00
Score
3.00
0
Clean Sheets
0
0
Failed to Score
0
0.00
Shots
0.00
0.00
Corners
0.00
Jun 13/98 (1 of 1)
RK
Stat Type MEX
Home
Away
1
Score
3
Corners
Shots
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Halftime Score

Form Last 10

DateOppScoreSUTotalVenueLeague
Jun 18, 2018SWE0-1L2AwayWorld Cup
Sep 5, 2017UZB0-0D-AwayWorld Cup
Aug 31, 2017IRI0-0D-HomeWorld Cup
Jun 13, 2017QAT2-3L-AwayWorld Cup
Mar 28, 2017SYR1-0W-HomeWorld Cup
Mar 23, 2017CHN0-1L-AwayWorld Cup
Nov 15, 2016UZB2-1W2HomeWorld Cup
Oct 11, 2016IRI0-1L-AwayWorld Cup
Oct 6, 2016QAT3-2W-HomeWorld Cup
Sep 6, 2016SYR0-0D2.75AwayWorld Cup
DateOppScoreSUTotalVenueLeague
Jun 17, 2018GER1-0W2.50AwayWorld Cup
Oct 10, 2017HON2-3L-AwayWorld Cup
Oct 6, 2017TRI3-1W-HomeWorld Cup
Sep 5, 2017CRC1-1D-AwayWorld Cup
Sep 1, 2017PAN1-0W-HomeWorld Cup
Jun 11, 2017USA1-1D-HomeWorld Cup
Jun 8, 2017HON3-0W-HomeWorld Cup
Mar 28, 2017TRI1-0W-AwayWorld Cup
Mar 24, 2017CRC2-0W-HomeWorld Cup
Nov 15, 2016PAN0-0D2AwayWorld Cup

Team Records

RK
Record MEX
0-0-1
All
12-4-1
0-0-0
Home
6-2-0
0-0-1
Away
6-2-1
0-0
ATS
2-2
0-0
ATS Home
0-1
0-0
ATS Away
2-1
0-1
O/U
5-8
0-0
O/U Home
2-4
0-1
O/U Away
3-4
0
Points
40
0
Points Home
20
0
Points Away
20
RK
Record MEX
0-0-1
All
6-3-1
0-0-0
Home
4-1-0
0-0-1
Away
2-2-1
0-0
ATS
0-1
0-0
ATS Home
0-0
0-0
ATS Away
0-1
0-1
O/U
3-7
0-0
O/U Home
2-3
0-1
O/U Away
1-4
0
Points
21
0
Points Home
13
0
Points Away
8