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Livegoals > Worldcup 2010 > Game Predictions > South Africa vs Mexico

Game Predictions

South Africa

MATCH # 1

11-06-2010
16:00 CET
Soccer City

Mexico

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South Africa v Mexico Betting Prediction

Wed 09 Jun 2010

These two teams get the 2010 World Cup under way on Friday 11^th June and we might see the host nation struggling to contain their opponents. Mexico are the team playing the best football in Group A at the moment, having recently beaten Gambia 5-1 and followed up this match with a 2-1 victory over holders Italy.

Javier Aguirre has his team playing a very attacking brand of football and the fact that they have failed to keep a clean sheet in the past four matches means that we should look to back El Tri on the ‘Draw No Bet’ market rather than for the outright win. After all, the first match of the tournament is traditionally low-scoring, with eight of the last eleven opening encounters producing one goal or less.

However, the attacking prowess of Javier Hernandez and Carlos Vela can help the visitors avoid defeat, with Bafana Bafana too reliant on Everton’s Steven Pienaar for creativity. Mexico have won five of their seven games leading up to the World Cup and their only defeats came against Holland and England.

PREDICTION: MEXICO ON DRAW NO BET @ ODDS 1.80 WITH BET365

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Power Rating

Squad (2/5)
Quite frankly, it is not good enough and the split between home-based and foreign players might become wider if things do not go according to plan.

Squad (3/5)
Many in Mexico think that it lacks the quality of earlier World Cups, especially in 2002, but as it proved in the Gold Cup, if the squad is motivated and properly directed they can inflict real damage.

Coach (4/5)
The South African FA cannot argue with Perreira�s experience or his CV but although he was long identified as the man to oversee the tournament, little that has happened since his reappointment has been encouraging.

Coach (4/5)
Probably the best Mexico could have. Aguirre knows the players, has transformed virtually every group of footballers he has encountered and would be confident of doing the same in South Africa.

Attack (2/5)
In the absence of Benni McCarthy, whom Perreira deemed surplus to requirements, it would be hard to see where that extra bit of class is to come from. In failing to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations, they beat only Equatorial Guinea.

Attack (3/5)
When it is going well, Mexico look pretty good going forward. They were 4-0 up inside 20 minutes in a friendly against Bolivia and destroyed the United States on their own soil. But they can sometimes be lightweight.

Defence (2.5/5)
Parreira was criticised in Brazil for being a cautious manager but in the back four and defensive midfield he at least has something to be cautious with. This is a defence with a bit of grit about it.

Defence (3/5)
Aguirre has drilled the importance of clean sheets as Mexico prepare for South Africa and after the embarrassing lapses under Eriksson, his charges are beginning to respond.