Saudi Arabia vs Mexico: result 1-2 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on November 30, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh
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What was the result of Saudi Arabia vs Mexico?
Mexico won 1-2 on November 30, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 47′H. MartínMexico
- 52′L. ChávezMexico
- 90′Salem Al DawsariSaudi Arabia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Saudi Arabia have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Mexico have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2022 | Poland(away) | 0-2 | World Cup |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Argentina(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Croatia(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Panama(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 6, 2022 | Iceland(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2022 | Argentina(away) | 0-2 | World Cup |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Poland(home) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Sweden(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Iraq(home) | 4-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Colombia(home) | 2-3 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Saudi Arabia score 0.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Mexico score 1.1 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0.5 | 0.7 | 6 | 4/15 | 1/15 |
| Mexico | 1.1 | 0.9 | 8 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Saudi Arabia sit 2nd in World Cup (1 points from 1 matches) and Mexico sit 1st (6 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy