Our prediction for this match:
Mexico
Match Time & Date:
08/09/2024
03:00
Prediction: 2-0
New Zealand
Mexico will try to bounce back from their disappointing 2024 Copa America campaign as they take on New Zealand in a friendly match on Sunday morning. El Tri are seen as hot favourites to win this warm-up game, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Houston Dynamo midfielder Hector Herrera has been omitted once again, while the likes of Santiago Gimenez, Orbelin Pineda, and Diego Lainez made the cut. Uriel Antuna and Raul Jimenez have been left out of the squad as well.
The All Whites, on the other hand, face an uphill task in Sunday’s friendly as they are on a six-game losing run in meetings with Mexico. Even though the game will be played on a neutral location (Rose Bowl, Pasadena), we are tempted to bet on the nominal hosts as New Zealand are not regarded as good travellers. A man to watch in the away team will be Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood, who has already netted two goals in the new Premier League campaign.
Highlighted Player (Orbelin Pineda):
Orbelin Pineda is Mexican footballer who plays for Guadalajara as a midfielder. Pineda was born in Mexico City on March 24, 1996 and he started his youth career Queretaro at the age of 16. The Mexican footballer continued playing for Queretaro at senior level, but after scoring 8 goals in 44 appearances for the club, he moved to Guadalaraja in 2016.
Pineda is a fantastic reader of the game and he is technically very sharp. Speaking of his international career, Orbelin Pineda made his debut with Mexico national team on September 6, 2018 against Honduras. The two teams faced each other in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and played out a goalless draw.
Pineda came as a substitute for Jesu Duenas in the 71st minute of the match. He scored his only goal for the Mexico national team in a 3-1 win over El Salvador at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In 2018 he won the CONCACAF Champions League title with Guadalajara.
Highlighted Team (New Zealand):
New Zealand football national team qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time in 1982, with the team failing to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament. 28 years later the All Whites did well to make it to the World Cup in South Africa and Ricki Herbert’s men were playing above expectations at the showpiece tournament.
New Zealand did remarkably well to share the spoils with the likes of Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay in Group F, but they eventually failed to book their place in the last 16. The All Whites clinched OFC Nations Cup title on two occasions (1973, 2002), with the team beating Tahiti and Australia respectively in the title games. Speaking of the team’s biggest win, it has to be noted that they outclassed Fiji 13- 0 on August 16, 1981.
Back in 1936 New Zealand suffered a heavy 10-1 loss to Australia in front of home fans and that is considered the biggest defeat in the history of the national team. New Zealand play their home games at Westpac stadium and the capacity of the venue is 34.500.
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