The story

Czech Republic have won 13 of their 16 most recent home matches and kept clean sheets in both of their last five home games, while Mexico have lost both of their last five away World Cup matches and conceded 1.67 goals per game on the road. Julián Quiñones carries the highest average match rating for Mexico in their last ten World Cup appearances at 8.44, with Raúl Jiménez leading their attacking threat with an average xGOT of 1.25 across the same matches. Under 3.5 goals have been recorded in 28 of the last 35 meetings between these two sides.