LIVE-Saudi Arabia vs Mexico World Cup
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Saudi Arabia predicted starting 11
Saudi Arabia (4-5-1, right to left): 21. Al-Owais (GK) — 12. Abdulhamid, 4. Al Amri, 5. Al Bulayhi, 2. Al-Ghannam — 9. Al-Buraikan 23. Kanno, 8. Al-Hassan, 16. Al-Najei, 10. Al-Dawsari — 11. Al-Shehri
- Injured: Al-Shahrani, Al-Burayk, Al-Faraj
- Suspended: Al-Malki
Saudi Arabia are without Yasser Al-Shahrani, Mohammed Al-Burayk and Salman Al-Faraj for this one due to injuries.
They will also be denied the services of midfielder Abdulelah Al-Malki after he picked up a second yellow card last time out. Ali Al-Hassan could replace him.
Mexico predicted starting 11
(4-3-3, right to left): 13. Ochoa (GK) — 2. Nestor Araujo, 3. Montes, 15. Moreno, 23. Gallardo — 16. Herrera, 17. Pineda, 24. Chavez — 22. Lozano, 11. Funes Mori, 10. Vega
- Injured: None
- Suspended: None
Despite Martino’s protestations, there are suggestions that Rogelio Funes Mori could get his first start up top ahead of Henry Martin and an out-of-sorts Raul Jimenez.
A return to a 4-3-3 shape is also likely, while Orbelin Pineda may well come into the midfield at the expense of Andres Guardado.
Saudi Arabia vs Mexico World Cup squads
Here are the names on Saudi Arabia and Mexico’s World Cup squad lists in Qatar (caps correct as of start of Qatar 2022):
Saudi Arabia World Cup squad
| Position | No. | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 21 | Mohamed Al-Owais | Al Hilal (KSA) | 31 | 33 |
| GK | 22 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | Al Nassr (KSA) | 22 | 0 |
| GK | 1 | Mohammed Al-Yami | Al Ahli (KSA) | 25 | 7 |
| DEF | 13 | Yasser Al-Shahrani | Al Hilal (KSA) | 30 | 61 |
| DEF | 5 | Ali Al-Boleahi | Al Hilal (KSA) | 32 | 28 |
| DEF | 4 | Abdulelah Al-Amri | Al Nassr (KSA) | 25 | 13 |
| DEF | 3 | Abdullah Madu | Al Nassr (KSA) | 29 | 12 |
| DEF | 17 | Hassan Tambakti | Al Shabab (KSA) | 23 | 11 |
| DEF | 2 | Sultan Al-Ghannam | Al Nassr (KSA) | 28 | 17 |
| DEF | 6 | Mohammed Al-Burayk | Al Hilal (KSA) | 30 | 28 |
| DEF | 12 | Saud Abdulhamid | Al Hilal (KSA) | 23 | 14 |
| MID | 7 | Salman Al-Faraj | Al Hilal (KSA) | 33 | 56 |
| MID | 26 | Riyadh Sharahili | Abha (KSA) | 29 | 2 |
| MID | 15 | Ali Al-Hassan | Al Nassr (KSA) | 25 | 9 |
| MID | 23 | Mohamed Kanno | Al Hilal (KSA) | 28 | 25 |
| MID | 8 | Abdulelah Al-Malki | Al Hilal (KSA) | 28 | 16 |
| MID | 16 | Sami Al-Najei | Al Nassr (KSA) | 25 | 14 |
| MID | 14 | Abdullah Otayf | Al Hilal (KSA) | 30 | 37 |
| MID | 24 | Nasser Al-Dawsari | Al Hilal (KSA) | 23 | 8 |
| MID | 20 | Abdulrahman Al-Obood | Al Ittihad (KSA) | 27 | 1 |
| MID | 10 | Salem Al-Dawsari | Al Hilal (KSA) | 31 | 53 |
| MID | 19 | Hattan Bahebri | Al Shabab (KSA) | 30 | 30 |
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| FWD | 25 | Haitham Asiri | Al Ahli (KSA) | 21 | 4 |
| FWD | 11 | Saleh Al-Shehri | Al Hilal (KSA) | 29 | 10 |
| FWD | 9 | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al Fateh (KSA) | 22 | 20 |
Mexico World Cup squad
| Position | No. | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 12 | Rodolfo Cota | Club Leon (MEX) | 35 | 8 |
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa | Club America (MEX) | 37 | 132 |
| GK | 1 | Alfredo Talavera | FC Juarez (MEX) | 40 | 40 |
| DEF | 26 | Kevin Alvarez | Pachuca (MEX) | 23 | 8 |
| DEF | 2 | Nestor Araujo | Club America (MEX) | 31 | 63 |
| DEF | 6 | Gerardo Arteaga | Genk (BEL) | 24 | 17 |
| DEF | 23 | Jesus Gallardo | Monterrey (MEX) | 28 | 79 |
| DEF | 3 | Cesar Montes | Monterrey (MEX) | 25 | 31 |
| DEF | 15 | Hector Moreno | Monterrey (MEX) | 34 | 128 |
| DEF | 19 | Jorge Sanchez | Ajax (NED) | 24 | 26 |
| DEF | 4 | Johan Vasquez | Cremonese (ITA) | 23 | 7 |
| DEF | 4 | Edson Alvarez | Ajax (NED) | 24 | 59 |
| MID | 24 | Luis Chavez | Pachuca (MEX) | 26 | 9 |
| MID | 18 | Andres Guardado | Real Betis (SPA) | 36 | 180 |
| MID | 14 | Erick Gutierrez | PSV (NED) | 27 | 34 |
| MID | 16 | Hector Herrera | Houston Dynamo (USA) | 37 | 102 |
| MID | 8 | Carlos Rodriguez | Cruz Azul (MEX) | 25 | 37 |
| MID | 7 | Luis Romo | Monterrey (MEX) | 27 | 27 |
| FWD | 17 | Orbelin Pineda | AEK Athens (GRE) | 26 | 50 |
| FWD | 25 | Roberto Alvarado | Chivas (MEX) | 24 | 32 |
| FWD | 21 | Uriel Antuna | Cruz Azul (MEX) | 25 | 37 |
| FWD | 11 | Rogelio Funes Mori | Monterrey (MEX) | 31 | 16 |
| FWD | 9 | Raul Jimenez | Wolves (ENG) | 31 | 97 |
| FWD | 22 | Hirving Lozano | Napoli (ITA) | 27 | 60 |
| FWD | 20 | Henry Martin | Club America (MEX) | 29 | 27 |
| FWD | 10 | Alexis Vega | Chivas (MEX) | 24 | 23 |
Saudi Arabia vs Mexico World Cup 2022 Prediction
While both teams have a chance to reach the next stage, it is likely that they will need to win to achieve this. Although Saudi Arabia could go through with a draw, they would have to hope for the other game to go their way too. In any case, let’s take a look at some of our top betting pick for this game now:
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Double Chance: Saudi Arabia to Win or a Draw
If we had to offer a prediction for this match before the tournament started, we would go with Mexico without stopping to think about it. However, Saudi Arabia showed a lot more than Mexico so far, including that impressive win over Argentina. Yes, Saudi Arabia did lose to Poland in the second round, but they were not inferior in that game either. Meanwhile, Mexico failed to score a goal in the first two rounds and while they managed to draw with Poland, they really didn’t impress us at all. So, we can definitely see Saudi Arabia avoiding a loss in this game.
Over 2.5 Total Goals
We only saw two goals in Mexico’s two games in the group so far and both of them were scored against them, in their duel against Argentina. Despite that, we can see this match going over 2.5 total goals. After all, Saudi Arabia averaged 2.50 goals per game in their two games in Qatar and they’ve been playing brave, free-flowing football. If they approach this game the same way, we can see the match ending with three or more goals being scored.
