Argentina v Mexico

Mexico drew the short straw from Group A by coming second in the group, forcing a second round game against Argentina, who have become one of the favourites to win the World Cup. 

Argentina looked tto have an easy group so will they cope agaisntt better opposittion now that we are in the knockout stage of the World Cup 2010?

Argentina v Mexico Match Odds

Match betting is a massively popular market and the first market most punters choose to look at as your decision in this market is likely to impact all other bets you place on the game.

BACK ARGENTINA TO BEAT MEXICO

Argentina were not exactly tested against Nigeria, South Korea and Greece and their real test starts now against Mexico. It is not the easiest of second round matches for Argentina but it certainly isn't the toughest, Mexico could only draw with South Africa and were beaten by Uruguay, their only three points came against France and we saw how bad they are against South Africa so both sides look a little overrated, but Argentina have some real talent going forward and that should make the difference in this match.

Argentina v Mexico Asian Handicap Odds

The Asian Handicap is an interesting bet as it usually gives one team a lead that should be enough to cancel out any superiority the favourites for the game have.

BACK MEXICO +1

Mexico are a capable side and Argentina will have to be very good if they are going to win this -1, they would probably have to keep a clean sheet to manage that and against a decent Mexico attack it would be a surprise if they did keep a clean sheet. It is not out of the question that Mexico could draw this but more likely appears to be Mexico losing by one goal and you would get your money back if that happens so it seems to have quite a low risk about it.

Argentina v Mexico Goals Odds

Take a look at recent results for the two sides to help decide what the best bets are in the over/under betting and also the correct score market.

Argentina Recent Competitive Results

 Mexico Recent Competitive Results

BACK ARGENTINA TO WIN 2-1 AND OVER 2.5 GOALS

Argentina's strength so far has been scoring goals, they have seven goals in three games and could have  had a lot more. They have looked shakey at the back, despite keeping two clean sheets so far, and Mexico are capable of keeping up their average of scoring a goal a game. Argentina are expected to win the game so will need to score at least two to do so if Mexico score once, Mexico have only conceded two goals so far so don't expected three or four goals from Argentina, Argentina are the biggest attacking threat Mexico have faced so far though so Argentina can score two goals making it 2-1 and over 2.5 goals.

Argentina v Mexico Player Odds

Some of the most fun markets to bet on are the player markets, such as first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer. They are usually relatively big odds and can give plenty of reward if you pick correctly.

Argentina v Mexico Team News

Argentina were lucky enough to be able to rest a few players in their game agaisnt Greece and still grab a victory so expect the same team that faced South Korea to take to the field in this game, including Gonzalo Higuain who has three goals so far and Lionel Messi who is yet to find the net, despite his performances so far certainly meriting a goals

BACK GONZALO HIGUAIN TO SCORE FIRST AND LIONEL MESSI TO SCORE ANYTIME

Argentina have the two top scorers from La Liga here who managed 61 goals between them and the highest scorer in that league was Lionel Messi, and he looks a fair bet to score at anytime during this match. He has so far nott had the luck he deserves and he will surely get on the scoresheet sooner or later. Gonzalo Higuain has already helped himself to a hat trick against South Korea and he will be keen to keep the goals coming so he can become the World Cup Golden Boot, take Higuain to get the first goal of the match.

Argentina v Mexico Half Time Odds

The latest tips that include the half time result in them, some of the most popular bets here are half time result and half time/full time.

BACK DRAW / ARGENTINA IN THE HALF TIME / FULL TIME BETTING

We are expecting a fairly close game with goals here and tha game could easily still be 0-0, or more likely 1-1 at half time. It seems best to play the odds and go for the draw at half time with Argentina expected to make the most of their attacking talent in the second half by scoring the winner, back the draw at half time and Argentina to win at full time.

Argentina v Mexico Best Bet

BACK OVER 2.5 GOALS

Both of these teams are capable of scoring goals in this match and if they do then this game will be more than on its way to over 2.5 goals. Argentina seem to have plenty of goals in them with seven goals scored in three games so all it takes it Argentina to score twice and Mexico to score once and this bet is a winner. With a relatively high scoring game in prospect this should prove the best bet of the match.