Huge game in Arlington, Dallas as USA host archrivals Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Nations league. USA will make it three successive Nations cup wins if they can lift the cup. In the semi finals this week Panama were knocked over easily by Mexico 3-0 while USA needed extra time to overcome Jamaica. They drew 1-1 but managed to score twice in ET to beat the Caribbean team. Recent meetings between the two sides have been very one sided with USA unbeaten in 6 head to heads.
Team rankings:
Italy – World ranked 13 with 1661 ranking points.
Ecuador – World ranked 15 with 1652 ranking points.
Team news: Sergio Dest returns after suspension ruled him out the semi-final. No problems for Mexico.
Coach information: Gregg Berhalter has been the manager of US since 2018 so knows his team well. He plays a possession based game and likes to work out from the back. He has a very talented squad now and USA are getting stronger. Jaime Lozano is only a young manager but already has a Supercopa MX title and the CONCACAF Gold Cup medal. He is of the Guardiola school of football so we should see Mexico trying to dominate possesion.
Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 8 wins USA, 6 draws and 6 wins Mexico
Betting selection – Will be 100 KM per hour match for sure. Expect to see tackles flying in and everyone giving their all in what is a huge derby type game. I think that too much is at stake here and it will be too close to call. Take the draw at 5-2 or 3.50 with Unibet.