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Mexico vs Australia Predictions & Betting Tips - Defences to Dominate in Pasadena

eddy-tora
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Last updated: Sat 30 May 2026 11:58
Mexico face Australia in Utah for their first competitive meeting, with both teams carrying mixed form. Mexico, though strong at home and generally defensively solid, recently struggled in friendlies, conceding 10 goals in six. Australia have shown defensive lapses, letting in 14 goals in their last five matches, but find the net regularly. With both sides prone to conceding and scoring, a bet on BTTS (Both Teams to Score) is recommended while under 2.5 goals is also considered at 1.90 odds.
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  • Mexico have conceded 1 goal in their previous 6 matches
  • El Tri have failed to win in their last 5 games against Australia
  • I am expecting a cagey and low scoring contest in California
Mexico Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre is enjoying his third spell as manager of Mexico (Getty)

Mexico have played six friendlies this year, conceding only one goal. El Tri won't have home advantage in Pasadena where a low scoring clash is expected against Australia.

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These nations have met six times, Mexico winning just once in 1970. The last encounter was a friendly clash in 2023, a 2-2 draw in New Jersey.

Mexico Form & Squad


Mexico didn’t have to qualify for the World Cup as co-hosts, playing 12 friendlies since defeating the United States in the 2025 Gold Cup final.

Javier Aguirre’s side failed to win in their first six friendlies against Asian and South American opponents. They have competed in six games this year, conceding only one goal.

El Tri earned draws against Portugal and Belgium in March before returning to action in May. Brian Gutierrez and Guillermo Martinez scored in a 2-0 victory over Ghana in Puebla, ending the contest with 1.52-0.22 xG.

PosPlayerAgeCapsGoals
GK Guillermo Ochoa 40 151 0
GK Raul Rangel 26 11 0
GK Carlos Acevedo 30 6 0
GK Jose Antonio Rodriguez 33 2 0
GK Carlos Moreno 28 0 0
GK Alex Padilla 22 0 0
DF Jesus Gallardo 31 118 3
DF Cesar Montes 29 65 4
DF Jorge Sanchez 28 56 3
DF Johan Vasquez 27 44 1
DF Israel Reyes 25 31 2
DF Jesus Alberto Angulo 28 19 0
DF Julian Araujo 24 16 0
DF Mateo Chavez 22 7 0
DF Victor Guzman 24 6 0
DF Richard Ledezma 25 3 1
DF Everardo Lopez 21 3 0
DF Bryan Gonzalez 23 2 0
DF Ramon Juarez 25 2 0
DF Eduardo Aguila 23 1 0
DF Alejandro Gomez 24 1 0
DF Luis Rey 23 0 0
MF Edson Alvarez 28 95 7
MF Orbelin Pineda 30 90 12
MF Carlos Rodriguez 29 67 0
MF Roberto Alvarado 27 65 5
MF Luis Romo 30 60 4
MF Luis Chavez 30 42 4
MF Erick Sanchez 26 38 3
MF Diego Lainez 25 33 3
MF Erik Lira 26 22 0
MF Marcel Ruiz 25 17 0
MF Efrain Alvarez 23 7 1
MF Brian Gutierrez 22 5 1
MF Alexis Gutierrez 25 5 0
MF Gilberto Mora 17 5 0
MF Obed Vargas 20 5 0
MF Jesus Ricardo Angulo 29 3 1
MF Jordan Carrillo 24 2 0
MF Kevin Castaneda 26 2 0
MF Alvaro Fidalgo 29 2 0
MF Denzell Garcia 22 2 0
MF Jorge Ruvalcaba 24 1 0
MF Alexei Dominguez 21 0 0
MF Jeremy Marquez 25 0 0
MF Elias Montiel 20 0 0
MF Isaias Violante 22 0 0
FW Raul Jimenez 35 123 44
FW Alexis Vega 28 49 7
FW Santiago Gimenez 25 46 6
FW Cesar Huerta 25 25 3
FW Julian Quinones 29 20 2
FW German Berterame 27 9 2
FW Guillermo Martinez 31 9 2
FW Armando Gonzalez 23 6 1

Australia Form & Squad


Australia had few problems in the World Cup qualifiers. They lost once in Group C, finishing behind Japan but six points clear of Saudi Arabia.

The Socceroos ended 2025 with three straight friendly defeats, going down to the United States, Venezuela and Colombia.

Tony Popovic’s side returned to home soil to play two matches in March, defeating Cameroon 1-0 in Sydney and Curaçao 5-0 in Melbourne.

PosPlayerAgeCapsGoals
GK Mathew Ryan 34 103 0
GK Joe Gauci 25 8 0
GK Paul Izzo 31 4 0
GK Patrick Beach 22 1 0
DF Aziz Behich 35 82 3
DF Milos Degenek 32 56 1
DF Harry Souttar 27 36 11
DF Kye Rowles 27 29 1
DF Jordan Bos 23 25 4
DF Cameron Burgess 30 25 0
DF Jason Geria 33 13 0
DF Alessandro Circati 22 11 1
DF Kai Trewin 25 4 0
DF Jacob Italiano 24 3 0
DF Lucas Herrington 18 2 0
MF Jackson Irvine 33 80 14
MF Ajdin Hrustic 29 36 4
MF Connor Metcalfe 26 34 1
MF Aiden O'Neill 27 29 0
MF Cameron Devlin 27 4 0
MF Paul Okon-Engstler 21 4 0
FW Mathew Leckie 35 78 14
FW Martin Boyle 33 41 10
FW Awer Mabil 30 37 10
FW Brandon Borrello 30 16 2
FW Nestory Irankunda 20 13 5
FW Mohamed Toure 22 8 2
FW Nishan Velupillay 25 6 3
FW Cristian Volpato 22 0 0
FW Tete Yengi 25 0 0

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