Honduras vs Mexico World Cup Qualifiers 2018: Preview, Predictions, Stream, Lineups, Schedule
Mexico and Honduras will face off in a crucial CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying match on Tuesday.
Mexico enters its second game after a comfortable win over El Salvador by the score of 3-0 at home. Despite the scoreline, new Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio was far from satisfied with the team's chances in front of goal. In fact, he found that his team, despite creating a lot of looks, was rather wasteful.
"We had a lot of possibilities, the team was consistent and efficient in the last third," Osorio stated according to ESPN. "There will be games where we don't have as many options and we have to finish better."
The team will certainly have to put up a strong shift in that regard, as Honduras will likely not be as wide open defensively as El Salvador.
Honduras enters this matchup desperate for points, after being shocked on the road by Canada by a score of 1-0. Honduras has been struggling to find its form in recent matches, and the team only got one point in the group stage of the Gold Cup 2015 this past summer.
Honduras did qualify for the 2014 World Cup and will undoubtedly enter this game believing that feat is repeatable.
Mexico will obviously be looking for some degree of revenge as the team struggled against Honduras in the 2014 qualifiers, when the two sides met in the fateful "hexagonal" stage. Mexico tied with Honduras on the road but was defeated 2-1 at home.
That defeat was one of only six Mexico has ever suffered against Honduras. Mexico actually holds a comfortable lead in the head-to-head department with 20 wins, eight draws and six defeats. In World Cup qualifying, Mexico has seven wins, four losses and five draws against Honduras, though its recent record in the competition over the last four cycles is three wins, three losses and two draws.
Prediction: Mexico wins 2-1.
Start Time: 4 p.m. ET
Watch the game on beIN Sport Connect.
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