Coming to this year’s Copa America as one of the invited teams, both Mexico and Jamaica have set their sights on advancing deep into the tournament and even competing for the championship. Therefore, in the first match, both will aim for victory. Let’s look at the analysis and betting guide for the match between Mexico vs Jamaica at 8pm on June 23.

Expert opinions on the Mexico vs Jamaica match

Mexico is naturally considered a stronger team compared to Jamaica. In preparation for this tournament, Mexico has played several high-quality friendly matches. The Central American team even had a match that caused difficulties for the Samba dancers. Mexico suffered a minimal defeat against Brazil. It was a match where Mexico maintained their determination until the final minutes. Mexico chose an open attacking style against Brazil, which brought many positive aspects. However, coach Jaime Arturo Lozano’s team still needs to reconsider their approach. Immediately pressing the opponent’s field led to Mexico conceding an early goal. On the other hand, Jamaica has made several important additions for this year’s Copa America. They have called up many players who have performed exceptionally well in major European tournaments, such as Michail Antonio, Demarai Gray, Bobby Reid, and Leon Bailey. It’s quite regrettable that Mason Greenwood still couldn’t join Jamaica for this tournament. Jamaican fans are eagerly awaiting the appearance of their stars in the upcoming match. Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson has prepared thoroughly for this tournament. In the last 2 matches in the Concacaf World Cup qualifiers, his stars were rested to ensure optimal physical condition for the upcoming Copa America.

A look at the past encounters between Mexico vs Jamaica

The Mexican national team has been completely superior to their opponents. From 2021 to the present, the two teams have met 5 times. In all 5 matches, Jamaica has never defeated their opponents. The best result they achieved was 2 draws in the Nations League group stage. The rest, Jamaica suffered 3 defeats.

Odds for the Mexico vs Jamaica match

Not having the service of their number one striker Raul Gimenez is a significant loss for Mexico in this tournament. However, coach Arturo Lozano doesn’t seem too worried. The replacements for the Fulham player have played impressively in recent friendly matches. Julian Quinones and Guillermo Martinez both scored against Brazil in the last match.

match analysis — Mexico vs Jamaica betting odds

Meanwhile, it is highly likely that the upcoming match will be the first time that a series of Jamaican stars will play together from the start. This is likely to lead to certain vulnerabilities in the early stages of the match. However, as they are all playing in major tournaments, they will surely quickly adapt and find a common voice on the field.

Total goals: Statistics in the last 5 matches where Mexico vs Jamaica clashed. Despite the tight playing styles, the number of goals scored is quite high. Specifically, only 1 match ended with less than 3 goals scored in this series of matches. Therefore, the Over option with odds of 2.25 is naturally the top choice in the upcoming match.
Choose Jamaica +0.75: The upcoming match will be a good opportunity for Jamaica to achieve a favorable result against Mexico, who will not have their strongest lineup. The handicap odds set by the bookmakers for this match is -0.75 for Mexico, which is indeed too high. In the last 5 encounters with Jamaica, Mexico only won the handicap in 1 match.

Information about the squads of Mexico and Jamaica

Mexico: Full strength lineup. Jamaica: Best available lineup.

Predicted lineups for Mexico and Jamaica

Mexico (formation 4-3-3): Gonzalez, Reyes, Alvarez, Vasquez, Arteaga, Chavez, Romo, Rodriguez, Antuna, Gimenez, Quinones. Jamaica (formation 4-3-3): Blake, Bernard, Hector, Latibeaudiere, Lembikisa, Palmer, Bailey, Leigh, Reid, Antonio, Gray. Predicted match score: Mexico 2-2 Jamaica Read more articles on Copa America 2024 betting tips: