Our prediction for this match:
Mexico
Match Time & Date:
09/09/2023
09:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Australia
Sparkles will be flying when Mexico and Australia face each other at AT&T Stadium in a highly-anticipated international friendly. The Mexicans are eyeing their fourth consecutive win in all competitions, but Sunday’s clash will be anything but a walk in the park for El Tri. Both Hector Herrera and Cesar Huerta made the cut as new boss Jaime Lozano wants to count on experienced players. Fulham striker Raul Jimenez is widely expected to lead the line for the nominal hosts.
The Socceroos, on the other hand, suffered a 2-0 loss to Argentina in their last warm-up game. Since Australia have been struggling at the back in 2023, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the Mexicans. In their last meeting in a competitive match, back in 2001, Australia defeated Mexico 2-0, meaning that the nominal hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Raul Jimenez):
Argentine forward Raul Jimenez began his career within the youth ranks of Club America, a club he went on to play 102 matches in all competitions and score 39 goals for before his 2014 move to Atletico Madrid. Despite signing a six-year deal with La Liga outfit in a reported transfer fee worth €11 million, Raul Jimenez never really managed to get his foot on the ground with the Colchineros.
After only 21 games and one goal for Atletico Madrid, the Mexico international moved to Portugal after his collapsed loan move to West Ham. Raul Jimenez missed the flight to London after reportedly oversleeping, but various reports suggest that he was advised by his agent Jorge Mendes to choose Benfica instead.
Portuguese giants initially acquired 50% of the player’s economic rights, while the remaining share of Jimenez’s contract was purchased in the summer of 2016 for a fee believed to be around €12 million. During his maiden season with the Eagles Mexico international played 28 Primeira Liga games, contributing with five goals during the process.
Highlighted Team (Australia):
Australia are a member of the Asian Football Confederation as they left the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006. The Socceroos made it to the World Cup finals for the first time back in 1974, but they failed to make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament in Germany. In 2006, though, the Australians did well to advance to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup, but eventual champions Italy proved to be a big catch for Guus Hiddink’s troops.
Australia participated at the World Cup finals in 2010 and 2014 as well, but they failed to impress at the tournaments in South Africa and Brazil respectively. In 2015 the Socceroos won the Asian Cup trophy, with the team beating South Korea in the title game and that is regarded as the team’s biggest success.
Tim Cahill is considered one of the most famous footballers that played for Australia and it has to be noted that the former Premier League star scored his 48th goal for the Socceroos in a 1-0 win over UAE in September, 2016.
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