Mexico hosts Panama in round 11 of the third stage of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, February 3rd at Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
Mexico looks frankly weak in the current qualifiers. This team usually gains promotions to the World Cups without much effort, but everything is rather vague in this cycle. This will be the third match for the North American national teams at the current training camp. And so far, the Mexicans have absolutely nothing to brag about. With great difficulty, they gained a 1-2 away victory over Jamaica tied against Costa Rica at home (0-0). Everything was very bad for the Mexicans even at the last training camp, which took place in November. The Tricolors lost to both direct competitors in the qualification, the Americans and Canadians. In fact, they have now driven themselves into such a situation that they are only in 3rd place in the standings, and the Panamanian national team is ready to outrank them and gain a direct ticket to Qatar. In my opinion, it is obvious that the Mexicans are now in a serious playing crisis, and it is not entirely correct to expect confident victories from them.
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In general, there should be no complaints against the Panamanian national team. Before the start of the qualification, the Canal Men were not particularly considered as contenders for the top four, but they are in the 4th position after ten rounds (it gives the right to play in the playoffs) and have real chances of climbing to the third line. Thomas Christiansen's men are doing well during this segment of the qualifiers. In the last two rounds, they lost to Costa Rica (1-0) and took away the most important three points from Jamaica (3-2). In ten matches of this qualification, Panama suffered only one major defeat (1-4 against the Canadians in October). As for the upcoming match, the bookmakers don’t believe in the Canal Men, but I would not be in a hurry to draw any conclusions. After all, Panama plays at its usual level, and the Mexicans have obvious problems.
The upcoming game is of great importance for both teams. If the Mexicans lose, Panama will manage to get ahead of them. On the one hand, this is high motivation for the hosts. On the other hand, it is a serious burden of responsibility. Therefore, I decided to bet on the option that is most suitable for intense matches with an ambiguous favorite. There is no particular reason to expect a landslide victory from the Mexicans now.
Prediction for the match: Panama to win with +2.0 handicap
