On July 8, at 02:00 on the Soldier Field in Chicago, the Gold Cup final is scheduled to oppose the United States and Mexico. Both were among the favorites to win the trophy before the start of the competition, and the odds are bidding in the last act.
It will be the sixth Gold Cup final between the two nations, as Mexico won the trophy seven times and the US six. The “Aztecs” lost one single duel from the last five, and in the last four were awarded, on average, 5.25 cards per game! We were expecting another meeting on the edge of a knife, where the pride would be taken to the extreme.
Mexico has made more effort in the semifinals, after having needed the penalty shoot-outs and the semifinals. The encouragement for the white-green is that they have qualified in each of the last 8 games decided after the regular time! The US has a younger, less experienced team, but the defensive was solid in front of modest opponents. The Americans usually open the game after the break, managing to score 73.3% of the goals in the second half, which guides our betting steps. Also in three of the last four direct duels they scored both bands.
There will be many players in the field and the Mexicans are relying on the inspiration from Raul Jimenez’s attack, a feared scorer in the Premier League. In the “yankees” camp we will see Christian Pulisic, the most valuable footballer of Gregg Berhalter. To reach the finals, the US moved into Guyana (4-0), Trinidad (6-0) and Panama (1-0), and then defeated Curacao (1-0) and Jamaica (3) -1), without brighter performance. Mexico comes after 7-0 with Cuba, 3-1 with Canada, 3-2 with Martinique, respectively heavy victories with Haiti and Costa Rica.
THE US – MEXICOUS TEAMS
USA (4-3-3): Zack Steffen; Nick Lima, Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Long, Tim Ream; Michael Bradley, Weston McKennie, Christian Pulisic; Jordan Morris, Jozy Altidore, Paul Arriola.
Mexico (4-3-3): Guillermo Ochoa; Luis “Chaka” Rodriguez, Carlos Salcedo, Hector Moreno, Jesus Gallardo; Edson Alvarez, Jonathan dos Santos, Andres Guardado; Uriel Antuna, Raul Jimenez, Rodolfo Pizarro.
PREDICTION: Over 1,5 goals @ 1,42
