Mexico vs Jamaica Prediction & Match Preview

Mexico vs Jamaica Prediction

Mexico and Jamaica will lock horns in the first game of Group B at the 2024 Copa America on Saturday evening at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The Mexicans enter the tie as the favourites but Jamaica will represent anything but an easy task with several Premier League stars in their ranks.

• Mexico lost three of the last four matches.
• Jamaica enter this on the back of three straight wins.
• Mexico won just one of the previous three clashes against the Reggae Boyz.
• Four of the last five H2H encounters between these counterparts produced goals at both ends.

Mexico enter the tournament with high ambitions despite recent failures. A 0-2 defeat to the United States in the CONCACAF Nations League final marked a dreadful start to the year for El Tri.

The Mexicans have last featured at Copa America eight years ago, falling 0-7 to Chile in the quarter-final of the competition.

Jamaica are also back in the competition for the first time since 2016. Back then, they’ve lost all three group-phase games. The negative streak includes a 0-2 defeat to Mexico.

Mexico vs Jamaica Predicted Lineups and Team News

Mexican manager Jaime Lozano has used pretty much his strongest squad in the recent friendly against Brazil.

Mexico lost 2-3 but they gave the Brazilians a game on the occasion. Quinones and Martinez were the scorers for El Tri.

On the other side, Icelandic coach Heimir Hallgrimsson decided to give rest to some of his main stars in the latest World Cup qualification games.

We expect to see the team’s strongest lineup featuring Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey in the Copa opener.

Mexico (4-3-3): Gonzalez – Reyes, Alvarez, Vasquez, Arteaga – Chavez, Romo, Rodriguez – Antuna, Gimenez, Quinones

Jamaica (4-4-2): Waite – Gray, Bernard, Hector, Leigh – Lowe, De Cordova-Reid, Bailey, Cephas – Nicholson, Antonio

Jamaica can cause problems to Mexico

Jamaica have arrived in the United States with a very strong lineup, featuring the likes of Demarai Gray, Michal Antonio, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Leon Bailey, etc.

They will also go into the tournament opener on the back of three straight wins. The Reggae Boyz took the third place at the CONCACAF Nations League by beating Panama in March this year.

Mexico faced much tougher rivals in recent games but the fact they enter this off the back of three losses in the previous four outings does not bode well for their ambitions in the opening game of the tournament.

Mexico have been much more successful historically in the clashes against Jamaica but they won just one of the previous three meetings with the Reggae Boyz.

We see the value in backing Jamaica to win or draw double chance pick at the odds of 2.25.

Backing goals at both ends provides value

Neither Mexico nor Jamaica have been meticulous defensively of late. El Tri shipped seven goals in the last two defeats to Uruguay and Brazil earlier this month.

Jamaica allowed two goals in a victory over Dominica in the World Cup qualifications two weeks ago.

Both teams were on target in all but one of the last five head-to-head affairs between Mexico and Jamaica. We see big value in backing goals at both ends at the 2.10 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- June 20, 2024

Mexico vs Jamaica Betting Tips

Jamaica to win or draw

OK

2.25 Odds

Both Teams Score

OK

2.10 Odds

Correct Score: Draw 1-1

OK

7.00 Odds