HAITI v MEXICO
Gold Cup
Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Kickoff: 2200hrs
Pick: Mexico AH-1
Bookmaker: Bet Victor
Odds: 1.58 (odds taken at 13:51 GMT, 02 July 2019)
We’re down to the last four in the Gold Cup and Tuesday night sees the first of the two semi-finals with Haiti taking on Mexico as the betting tips continue at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
Haiti Prediction – Can Haiti produce big upset?
It’s been an incredibly successful Gold Cup campaign for Haiti so far for the relative minnows, but they’ll face their biggest test yet on Tuesday night.
Haiti finished top of Group B where they recorded a 100% winning record during the group stage, winning all three of their matches.
They finished with the maximum 9 points and headed the group with a 3-point margin over Costa Rica thanks to wins over them as well as Bermuda and Nicaragua.
Progress to the quarter-finals saw Haiti then come from a 2-0 deficit to record a memorable fightback, winning 3-2 to book their place in the semi-finals.
Haiti will take great heart from that impressive fightback as well as having now registered 5 wins on the trot in all competitions.
A 3-1 win over Guyana in a friendly just before the tournament was the perfect tonic for Marc Collat’s boys, but history is firmly against them here.
Mexico have won 5 of the last 7 meetings against Haiti.
Mexico Prediction – Can Mexico book their place in the final?
An equally impressive start to their Gold Cup campaign saw Mexico cruise to the top of Group A as they too recorded a 100% winning record.
Wins over Cuba 7-0, Canada 3-1 and Martinique 3-2 during the group stages saw Mexico breeze into the quarter-finals with ease.
The Mexicans then squeezed past Costa Rica on penalties after the match had finished 1-1 after normal time, so they’ll be keen to avoid a repeat of that on Tuesday night!
Nevertheless, the win over Costa Rica became Mexico’s eighth win on the trot in all competitions, during which the goals have been raining down.
A staggering total of 27 goals from these last 8 matches have been scored by Mexico, and they look a formidable force right now.
Forward Antuna (4 goals) and Wolves striker Jimenez (3 goals) have been the main architects behind Mexico’s success so far in this Gold Cup.
Mexico have also held the upper hand over Haiti for some time now, and it looks like their dominance is set to continue in this clash.
Key-Facts – Haiti v Mexico
- Haiti have won their last 5 matches on the trot in all competitions
- Mexico have won their last 8 matches on the trot in all competitions
- Mexico have won 5 of the last 7 meetings against Haiti
Betting Tips Verdict
Haiti have surprised many people by reaching the semi-finals but their fairytale may well be shattered by Mexico in this encounter.
