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Mexico v South Africa

World Cup
Mexico
2:0
Full time
South Africa

Mexico v South Africa in World Cup ended 2:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Mexico v South Africa

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Mexico at 52.7% - the match finished 2:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Mexico X 2 · South Africa Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 54.1% 24.6% 21.2% Home win · Mexico ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 52.7% 23.3% 24.0% Home win · Mexico ✔ Correct
Final score 2:0 Home win · Mexico
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Mexico v South Africa

  1. 9′Julián Quiñones · Goal (assist: Érik Lira)
  2. 17′Teboho Mokoena · Yellow card
  3. 23′Brian Gutiérrez · Yellow card
  4. 49′Yaya Sithole · Red card
  5. 56′Thalente Mbatha · Substitution (off: Lyle Foster)
  6. 61′Themba Zwane · Substitution (off: Jayden Adams)
  7. 66′Luis Chávez · Substitution (off: Brian Gutiérrez)
  8. 66′Gilberto Mora · Substitution (off: Álvaro Fidalgo)
  9. 67′Raúl Jiménez · Goal (assist: Roberto Alvarado)
  10. 74′Nkosinathi Sibisi · Yellow card
  11. 76′Edson Álvarez · Substitution (off: Érik Lira)
  12. 76′Armando González · Substitution (off: Raúl Jiménez)
  13. 76′Evidence Makgopa · Substitution (off: Iqraam Rayners)
  14. 77′Oswin Appollis · Substitution (off: Aubrey Modiba)
  15. 79′Alexis Vega · Substitution (off: Julián Quiñones)
  16. 84′Themba Zwane · Red card
  17. 90+2′César Montes  · Red card

Match statistics: Mexico v South Africa

Statistic Mexico South Africa
Possession 61% 39%
Shots on target 4 2
Total shots 16 3
Shots off target 12 1
Blocked shots 2 2
Corners 2 0
Fouls 12 11
Offsides 1 1
Yellow cards 5 8
Red cards 11 3
Saves 2 1
Passes 520 334
Pass accuracy 90% 81%

Line-ups: Mexico v South Africa

Mexico 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Raúl Rangel 7.1
  2. 3 César Montes 6.7
  3. 5 Johan Vásquez 6.9
  4. 6 Érik Lira 7.6
  5. 8 Álvaro Fidalgo 6.9
  6. 9 Raúl Jiménez 7.7
  7. 15 Israel Reyes 7.3
  8. 16 Julián Quiñones 8.4
  9. 23 Jesús Gallardo 7.0
  10. 25 Roberto Alvarado 7.9
  11. 26 Brian Gutiérrez 6.8
Substitutes (15)
  1. 2 Jorge Sánchez
  2. 4 Edson Álvarez 6.8
  3. 7 Luis Romo
  4. 10 Alexis Vega 6.5
  5. 11 Santiago Gimenez
  6. 12 Carlos Acevedo
  7. 13 Guillermo Ochoa
  8. 14 Armando González 6.5
  9. 17 Orbelín Pineda
  10. 18 Obed Vargas
  11. 19 Gilberto Mora 6.4
  12. 20 Mateo Chávez
  13. 21 César Huerta
  14. 22 Guillermo Martínez Ayala
  15. 24 Luis Chávez 6.7

South Africa 5-3-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 Ronwen Williams 6.7
  2. 4 Teboho Mokoena 6.5
  3. 6 Aubrey Modiba 6.2
  4. 9 Lyle Foster 6.3
  5. 13 Yaya Sithole 5.1
  6. 14 Mbekezeli Mbokazi 6.7
  7. 15 Iqraam Rayners 6.4
  8. 19 Nkosinathi Sibisi 6.1
  9. 20 Khuliso Mudau 6.6
  10. 21 Ime Okon 6.3
  11. 23 Jayden Adams 6.7
Substitutes (15)
  1. 2 Thabang Matuludi
  2. 3 Khulumani Ndamane
  3. 5 Thalente Mbatha 6.4
  4. 7 Oswin Appollis 6.6
  5. 8 Tshepang Moremi
  6. 10 Relebohile Mofokeng
  7. 11 Themba Zwane 4.7
  8. 12 Thapelo Maseko
  9. 16 Sipho Chaine
  10. 17 Evidence Makgopa 6.6
  11. 18 Samukele Kabini
  12. 22 Ricardo Goss
  13. 24 Olwethu Makhanya
  14. 25 Kamogelo Sebelebele
  15. 26 Bradley Cross

Form and head-to-head: Mexico v South Africa

Mexico

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South Africa

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World Cup standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Mexico 3 3 0 0 +6 9
2 South Africa 3 1 1 1 -1 4
3 Korea Republic 3 1 0 2 -1 3
4 Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 -4 1

Managers: Mexico v South Africa

J. Aguirre Onaindía
MexicoManagerJ. Aguirre Onaindía
H. Broos
South AfricaManagerH. Broos

Match information: Mexico v South Africa

Kick-off
·
Competition
World Cup
Round
1
City
Mexico City
Surface
grass
Capacity
87,523

TV coverage: Mexico v South Africa

Where to watch in Bulgaria

4 broadcasts licensed for Bulgaria

  • BNT 1
  • BNT 3
  • BNT News App
  • bnt.bg

Live commentary: Mexico v South Africa

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