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Mexico will continue their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a warm-up match against Australia at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena on Sunday.
El Tri have strung together a six-match unbeaten run and will look to continue their momentum with a victory.
Australia, on the other hand, are eyeing their third consecutive victory.
Read our Mexico vs Australia prediction, preview and betting tips below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Mexico vs Australia key stats
- Australia have not lost to Mexico in over five decades.
- Mexico opened the scoring in five of their last six matches.
- Fewer than three goals were scored in five of Mexico's last six games.
Mexico vs Australia preview: Can El Tri break their 55-year drought?
| Mexico | vs | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 15th | FIFA Ranking | 27th |
| Guillermo Ochoa (151) | Most Caps | Mathew Ryan (103) |
| Orbelin Pineda (12) | Most Goals | Martin Boyle & Awer Mabil (10) |
| 966 | Total Caps | 607 |
| 54 | Total Goals | 44 |
| 0 | Uncapped Players | 1 |
Mexico's fine form continued with a 2-0 victory over Ghana last week. They are now unbeaten in six consecutive matches, keeping five clean sheets in the process.
It is worth mentioning that the CONCACAF Gold Cup champions are co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada and the United States. Javier Aguirre's side have preparatory friendlies against Australia and Serbia before their opening game against South Africa in two weeks.
Captain Edson Alvarez could get more playing time after recovering from an ankle injury last week. Marcel Ruiz is out with a torn ACL, as is Luis Malagon, who ruptured his Achilles.
At the same time, Raul Jimenez and Santiago Gimenez could be rested because of an illness and a sore ankle, respectively.
On the other hand, Australia defeated Cameroon and Curacao in the FIFA Series a couple of months ago. They had lost three consecutive friendlies before that, failing to score in two of them.
Ahead of their World Cup opener against Turkey, the Socceroos will look to build some momentum with friendlies lined up against Mexico and Switzerland. Interestingly, Australia have not lost to Mexico since December 1970 (W2, D3).
Riley McGree is confirmed to be out of the World Cup after suffering a hamstring strain for Middlesbrough in their promotion play-off against Hull City, while Hayden Matthews has a knock.
Moreover, a quad strain has Patrick Yazbek's status in doubt, while Nicholas D'Agostino has departed this camp because of a leg injury.
Mexico vs Australia form guide & betting tips
| Mexico | vs | Australia |
|---|---|---|
W
W
D
D
W
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Form |
L
L
L
W
W
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| 8 | Goals For | 7 |
| 1 | Goals Against | 7 |
W
W
D
D
W
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International Friendly form |
W
W
L
L
L
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Whispers Predicts: Mexico 2-0 Australia
At 4/6 (1.67), Mexico are considered favourites by the bookmakers.
Given that Australia lost three of their last five friendlies, while Mexico are undefeated in six consecutive fixtures, we are confident that El Tri will emerge victorious after 90 minutes.
Moreover, El Tri conceded only once in their last six games, so BTTS – No can be backed at 17/20 (1.85).
Taking everything into account, we fancy Mexico & under 2.5 total goals at 6/4 (2.50).
> Under 2.5 total goals at 9/10 (1.90) | Likelihood: Probable
> BTTS – No at 17/20 (1.85) | Likelihood: Probable
> Match result: Mexico at 4/6 (1.67) | Likelihood: Probable
> Mexico & BTTS – No at 33/20 (2.65) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct Score: 2-0 at 7/1 (8.00) | Likelihood: Outsider