Mexico vs Honduras Tips, Predictions and Bet Builder

A place in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup is at stake in the early hours of Thursday morning, when Mexico face Honduras.

Record nine-time winners Mexico look like the team to beat and they will fancy their chances of getting the job done at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Mexico vs Honduras Tips Summary

Market	Tip	Odds
Match Result	Mexico	1/3
Best Bet	Mexico to win to nil	5/6
Bet Builder	Cesar Montes to score at any time, both teams to score - No, Raul Jimenez to have 1+ shots on target	12/1

Key Match Stats

• Mexico finished top of Group A before beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the quarter-finals

• Cesar Montes is Mexico’s top scorer in the tournament with three goals

• Honduras ended up in second in Group B before beating Panama on penalties in the last-eight stage

• Mexico are on a five-game unbeaten streak

• Honduras are aiming to reach the final for the first time since 1991

• Mexico have won 29 of the 48 meetings against Honduras, who have tasted success nine times

Mexico vs Honduras Prediction

Best Bet: Both Mexico to win to nil @ 5/6

Both teams to score has not been a regular theme in fixtures between these two nations, with that bet landing just 18 times in their 48 meetings.

Furthermore, a win to nil has been a winning bet in the last eight contests, with Mexico accounting for six of those and Honduras just two.

El Tri have been solid at the back in the Gold Cup, registering clean sheets in their last three matches and having last conceded in the 67th minute of their opener against the Dominican Republic.

Of Mexico’s last 14 victories, 13 of those have come with clean sheets and another win to nil looks to be on the cards in this semi-final.

James Mason explains:

Mexico are built on strong defence and that has been proven prior to this tournament and during the course of the Gold Cup. They should be able to shut out a Honduras side they have beaten in six of the last eight meetings.

Mexico vs Honduras Bet Builder Tip

• Cesar Montes to score at any time

• Both Teams to Score - No

• Raul Jimenez to have 1+ shots on target

  Pays 12/1

Cesar Montes has proven to be a source of goals at this tournament for Mexico and the towering centre-back can find the back of the net for the fourth time, as he makes his return from a one-match suspension.

The last nine meetings between these two nations has seen both teams not to score land, while there have been goals at both ends in just one of the last 16 clashes. 

Mexico forward Raul Jimenez has attempted nine shots in the Gold Cup, four of those ending up on target and one in the back of the net, and he can test the goalkeeper at least once.

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James Mason adds:

Centre-back Montes has turned out to be an attacking weapon for Mexico and he can add to his tally. Honduras may struggle to break down a defence that has kept three clean sheets in four matches, while Raul Jimenez has looked lively and can get another effort on target.

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Tactics, Form and Team News

Mexico have looked strong in defence in this tournament, recording three clean sheets in total, and that strong rearguard has given them a solid platform to build from.

El Tri will welcome back centre-back Cesar Montes from suspension, allowing Edson Alvarez to move back into midfield, but midfielder Luis Chavez tore his right ACL prior to the quarter-final and will play no further part.

Hirving Lozano and Henry Martin are also absent, having withdrawn from the squad through injury.

Expected Mexico line-up (4-3-3): Malagon; Sanchez, Montes, Vasquez, Gallardo; Lira, Alvarez, Ruiz; Alvarado, Jimenez, Vega.

Honduras have improved dramatically since a 6-0 thrashing by Canada in their Gold Cup opener, with head coach Reinaldo Rueda preferring Jorge Benguche instead of captain Anthony Lozano as his central striker since that defeat.

Lozano did come off the bench to score the equaliser in the quarter-final win over Panama, although he missed in the penalty shootout and he may have to settle for a place among the substitutes again.

Expected Honduras line-up (4-2-3-1): Menjivar; Crisanto, Maldonado, Martinez, Rosales; Arriaga, Flores; Rodriguez, Alvarez, Quioto; Benguche.

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.