Mexico v Honduras

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The other match being played in Group B on Sunday evening features this upcoming clash between Mexico and Honduras with the NRG Stadium providing the backdrop to this encounter as well, with Mexico looking to build upon their recent success in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Mexico won the Third Place Play-Off against Panama in the recent Nations League competition after being on the end of a heavy 3-0 thrashing by USA but the Mexicans will now turn their attentions to this upcoming Gold Cup where they'll be hoping to go deep into the tournament and perhaps even lift the trophy.

Recent results certainly suggest that Mexico are amongst one of the contenders and having lost just once in their last eight matches overall including picking up four wins in the process with victories gained over Saudi Arabia, Suriname, Guatemala and Panama, so they'll be in confident mood ahead of this opening game in Group B.

Honduras head into this Gold Cup competition on the back of two defeats on the trot, losing to Canada 4-1 in the CONCACAF Nations League before slipping to a 1-0 loss away from home at Venezuela in an international friendly, while overall results suggest this could be a tough opening game for Honduras.

The bigger picture shows Honduras have won just four out of their last 27 matches in all competitions which came in the form of victories against Curacao, Canada, Guatemala and El Salvador whilst also being handed no fewer than 18 defeats in the process which could spell trouble for Diego Vasquez's side here.

Results in previous campaigns in the Gold Cup have also been fairly disappointing for Honduras as they have collected only four wins in their last 15 matches in this competition which have been achieved against French Guiana, El Salvador, Grenada and Panama, but they've also been dealt numerous defeats as well.

Nine defeats within these last 15 matches in the Gold Cup underline the problems that Honduras have experienced in this competition and further problems could unfold against Mexico, especially as they've also failed to score in 14 of their last 27 matches overall.

Mexico v Honduras Verdict

Mexico are expected to progress from the group stage in this CONCACAF Gold Cup unscathed and into the knockout stages and they will be in confident mood that they can get the better of Honduras yet again, having won each of the previous three meetings against their upcoming opponents recording 1-0, 3-0 and 3-0 victories respectively.

Therefore, our main bet will be Mexico win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Mexico win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct score: Mexico 3-1 @ 15.00