Mexico vs Ecuador Prediction

Mexico
2-0
Finished
HT 2-0
Ecuador
Estadio Banorte, Mexico City·Slavko Vinčić, Slovenia 01/07/2026
MexicoMexico
2-0
Finished
EcuadorEcuador

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
7.5 / 10
AI Best Pick
84%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.25
SignalSTRONGModel65%SurpriseMediumGap+4.5%
Value Analysis
71%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.62
SignalGOODModel59%SurpriseMediumGap+12.1%
Mexico Rest
6 days
Ecuador Rest
5 days

Mexico vs Ecuador: the result in context

Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 in the World Cup on 1 Jul 2026. It was in line with recent form: Mexico had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 3 for Ecuador.

Ecuador tend to win more corners, 6.1 a game to 1.8 for Mexico.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
59%2.21
X
26%2.90
2
15%4.08
Double Chance
1X
84%1.25
X2
41%1.67
Both Teams to Score
Yes
51%2.25
No
49%1.57
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.53 + 0.9 = 2.43
Over 1.5
71%1.62
Over 2.5
43%2.95
Over 3.5
23%5.90
Under 1.5
29%2.30
Under 2.5
57%1.41
Under 3.5
77%1.11
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.2 + 2.4 = 8.6
Over 8.5
52%2.45
Over 9.5
43%3.37
Over 10.5
32%4.62
Under 8.5
48%1.50
Under 9.5
57%1.27
Under 10.5
68%1.14
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.6 + 1.9 = 3.4
Over 3.5
51%1.73
Over 4.5
29%2.43
Under 3.5
49%1.97
Under 4.5
71%1.49

Match Events

22'J. QuinonesAssist: R. Alvarado
31'R. JimenezAssist: J. Quinones
45+1'A. FrancoTripping
46'A. Franco INY. Medina out
46'J. Ordonez INA. Preciado out
58'G. Mora INB. Gutierrez out
59'E. Valencia INK. Rodriguez out
73'L. Romo INO. Vargas out
74'R. Jimenez INS. Gimenez out
79'J. Yeboah INJ. Caicedo out
79'N. Angulo INK. Paez out
80'J. Quinones INO. Pineda out
80'R. Alvarado INI. Reyes out
90+3'K. PaezTripping
90+5'P. HincapieUnsportsmanlike conduct
90+9'M. CaicedoTripping

Lineups

Mexico
4-3-3Coach: Javier Aguirre
Ecuador
4-4-2Coach: Sebastian Beccacece
Avg rating7.13
Avg rating6.43
Raúl Rangel7.71R. Rangel
Jorge Sánchez7.02J. Sánchez
César MontesC7.73C. Montes
Johan Vásquez7.75J. Vásquez
Jesús Gallardo6.723J. Gallardo
Gilberto Mora7.219G. Mora
Erik Lira7.26E. Lira
Luis Romo6.97L. Romo
Roberto Alvarado7.225R. Alvarado
Raúl Jiménez7.79R. Jiménez
Julián Quiñones8.316J. Quiñones
Hernán Galíndez6.51H. Galíndez
Alan Franco5.921A. Franco
Joel Ordóñez5.34J. Ordóñez
Willian Pacho6.66W. Pacho
Piero Hincapié6.53P. Hincapié
John Yeboah7.39J. Yeboah
Moisés CaicedoC7.223M. Caicedo
Pedro Vite6.915P. Vite
Nilson Angulo6.720N. Angulo
Gonzalo Plata6.319G. Plata
Enner Valencia6.013E. Valencia

Mexico Substitutes

26Brian Gutiérrez58'for G. Mora6.3
18Obed Vargas73'for L. Romo6.3
11Santiago Giménez74'for R. Jimenez7.0
15Israel Reyes80'for R. Alvarado6.9
17Orbelín Pineda80'for J. Quinones6.3
12Carlos Acevedo
13Guillermo Ochoa
20Mateo Chávez
4Edson Álvarez
24Luis Chávez
8Álvaro Fidalgo
21César Huerta
10Alexis Vega
14Armando González
22Guillermo Martínez

Ecuador Substitutes

26Yaimar Medina46'for A. Franco6.3
17Ángelo Preciado46'for J. Ordonez6.3
11Kevin Rodriguez59'for E. Valencia6.2
10Kendry Páez79'for N. Angulo90+3'6.6
16Jordy Caicedo79'for J. Yeboah6.3
12Moisés Ramírez
22Gonzalo Valle
25Jackson Porozo
2Félix Torres
5Jordy Alcivar
18Denil Castillo
7Pervis Estupiñán
8Anthony Valencia
14Alan Minda
24Jeremy Arevalo

Match Stats

MexicoEcuador
43%Ball Possession57%
3Corner Kicks8
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
15Total Shots7
3Shots on Goal1
9Shots off Goal5
10Shots Inside Box5
5Shots Outside Box2
3Blocked Shots1
10Fouls14
0Offsides1
1Goalkeeper Saves1
319Total Passes407
249Passes Accurate340
78%Pass Accuracy84%

Team Comparison

MexicoMexico
EcuadorEcuador
1787Elo Rating 1658
2.03Attack 0.60
2.19Defense 2.18
73%Hit Rate 17%
12.5Shots per Game 11.5
4.0Shots on Target 4.4
1.8Corners per Game 6.1
0.7Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+130 Elo
💎Value Analysis Identified
📊Home Overperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

MexicoMexico
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.2 vs 0.9 in first half)
EcuadorEcuador
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 2 meetings, all competitions

MexicoMexico0Wins · 0%
Draws150%
EcuadorEcuador1Wins · 50%
1.5Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored1 of 2
50%3+ goals1 of 2

Previous meetings

Copa America01/07/2024
MexicoEcuador
00
Copa America19/06/2015
MexicoEcuador
12

Recent Form

MexicoMexico
9W1D0L
25/06/2026
CzechiaMexico
03
W
19/06/2026
MexicoSouth Korea
10
W
11/06/2026
MexicoSouth Africa
20
W
05/06/2026
MexicoSerbia
51
W
31/05/2026
MexicoAustralia
10
W
23/05/2026
MexicoGhana
20
W
07/07/2025
USAMexico
12
W
03/07/2025
MexicoHonduras
10
W
29/06/2025
MexicoSaudi Arabia
20
W
23/06/2025
MexicoCosta Rica
00
D
EcuadorEcuador
4W5D1L
25/06/2026
EcuadorGermany
21
W
21/06/2026
EcuadorCuraçao
00
D
15/06/2026
Ivory CoastEcuador
10
L
07/06/2026
EcuadorGuatemala
30
W
31/05/2026
EcuadorSaudi Arabia
21
W
10/09/2025
EcuadorArgentina
10
W
05/09/2025
ParaguayEcuador
00
D
11/06/2025
PeruEcuador
00
D
06/06/2025
EcuadorBrazil
00
D
26/03/2025
ChileEcuador
00
D

Referee Profile

Slavko Vinčić209 matches

4.28Cards per match
4.14Yellow cards per match
0.13Red cards per match
26.2Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Slavko Vinčić4.28
Other referees4.22

4.28 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.22).

Cards come from 127 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

World Cup 2026

Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1MexicoMexico33006:0+69WWW
2South AfricaSouth Africa31112:3-14WDL
3South KoreaSouth Korea31022:3-13LLW
4CzechiaCzechia30122:6-41LDL
#TeamMPGPts
1MexicoMexico36:09
2South AfricaSouth Africa32:34
3South KoreaSouth Korea32:33
4CzechiaCzechia32:61

Group E

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1GermanyGermany320110:4+66LWW
2Ivory CoastIvory Coast32014:2+26WLW
3EcuadorEcuador31112:204WDL
4CuraçaoCuraçao30121:9-81LDL
#TeamMPGPts
1GermanyGermany310:46
2Ivory CoastIvory Coast34:26
3EcuadorEcuador32:24
4CuraçaoCuraçao31:91

Group Stage

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Congo DRCongo DR31114:3+14WLD
2SwedenSweden31117:704DLW
3GhanaGhana31112:204LDW
4EcuadorEcuador31112:204WDL
5Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina31115:6-14WLD
6AlgeriaAlgeria31115:7-24DWL
7ParaguayParaguay31112:4-24DWL
8SenegalSenegal31028:6+23WLL
9IranIran30303:303DDD
10South KoreaSouth Korea31022:3-13LLW
11ScotlandScotland31021:4-33LLW
12UruguayUruguay30213:4-12LDD
#TeamMPGPts
1Congo DRCongo DR34:34
2SwedenSweden37:74
3GhanaGhana32:24
4EcuadorEcuador32:24
5Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina35:64
6AlgeriaAlgeria35:74
7ParaguayParaguay32:44
8SenegalSenegal38:63
9IranIran33:33
10South KoreaSouth Korea32:33
11ScotlandScotland31:43
12UruguayUruguay33:42

About the Mexico vs Ecuador forecast

As a knockout tie in the World Cup, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

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Key Factors for This Match

This is a high-importance fixture for both sides, rated 7.5 out of 10 by our context model. Mexico and Ecuador have met only 2 times recently, averaging 1.5 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.