Mexico vs South Korea betting tips and predictions: Hosts to make it two wins from two?

Mexico and South Korea clash in Group A in a match that will likely decide the group winner on Friday. Both nations won their openers. Something will have to give in Guadalajara.

Mexico vs South Korea betting tips

• Heung-Min Son 3+ shots on target – 8/1 with Betfred
• Julian Quinonas 2+ shots on target – 19/10 with Betfred
• Brian Gutierrez to be booked – 3/1 with BOYLE Sports

Mexico vs South Korea predicted lineups

Mexico (4-1-4-1): Rangel; Reyes, Alvarez, Vasquez, Gallardo; Lira; Alvarado, Gutierrez, Fidalgo, Quinones; Jimenez.

South Korea (3-4-2-1): Seung-Gyu Kim; Han-Beom Lee, Min-Jae Kim, Gi-Hyuk Lee; Young-Woo Seol, In-Beom Hwang, Seung-Ho Paik, Tae-Seok Lee; Kang-In Lee, Jae-Sung Lee; Heung-Min Son.

Mexico vs South Korea head to head overview

Mexico vs South Korea prediction

A 2-1 win over South Korea in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia took Mexico to the knockout stage while sending the Taegeuk Warriors home. But that’s unlikely to befall the loser here, not at this stage anyway.

However, the carat being dangled is clear. A victory for one of these two nations and it’ll seal their place in the Round of 32 of these expanded World Cup.

Mexico’s home advantage could become a key factor with and were a cut above opening rivals South Africa, winning the shot count 16-3 and forcing Bafana Bafana into two red-card offences.

However, South Korea were equally impressive in overcoming the Czech challenge and, despite trailing, deserved their success as goals from In-Beom Hwang and Hyeon-Gyu Oh cancelled out Ladislav Krejci’s opener.

A growing trend which might see some good betting value, only three of Mexico’s last 12 matches have featured more than two goals while South Korea have rewarded under-2.5-goal-backers in five of their last eight fixtures. So it may be that a moment of brilliance, or a mistake for that matter, is what separate the two sides.

While the Mexicans really put on a show last week both on and off the pitch to officially open the 2026 World Cup. This will be a true test of their credentials and a good yardstick as to how far they can go in the tournament.

South Korea are a tough nut to crack and play with an intensity and verve that can be hard to stop once momentum is on their side.

A low scoring draw may be on the cards in this engaging encounter.

Mexico vs South Korea best bets

Heung-Min Son to have three or more shots

South Korea’s star fired six shots in victory over the Czech Republic, taking his tally to 16 shots in his last three appearances for his country.

Although he didn’t score against the Czech’s he will be at the fulcrum of the Korean attacks. And will likely have plenty of opportunity to test the Mexican keeper.

Heung-Min Son 3+ shots on target – 8/1 with Betfred

Julian Quinones to have two or more shots on target

The Mexican winger took just nine minutes to open the scoring against South Africa and, having had five shots in that win, will likely be playing in tandem with Raul Jimenez as the chief threats to South Korea’s rearguard.

Julian Quinonas 2+ shots on target – 19/10 with Betfred

Brian Gutierrez to commit two or more fouls

The Mexico midfielder likes to put himself about and his desire to please resulted in a booking in the opening win over South Africa after he committed two fouls.

In last season’s Liga MX, Gutierrez was shown four yellow cards in 17 appearances and could be good value to end up in the referee’s notebook again on Friday.

Brian Gutierrez to be booked – 3/1 with BOYLE Sports

Mexico vs South Korea latest odds

Find the latest Mexico vs South Korea betting odds here, odds courtesy of bet365 and are subject to change.

• Mexico – 1/1
• Draw – 23/10
• South Korea – 3/1

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