Haiti and Mexico meet at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona in a match for the Gold Cup semi-final. In the last match between the two countries, Mexico beat Haiti 4-0.
Haiti:
The selection of Haiti caused a great surprise in the last heat of the Gold Cup, as it won one of the favorites to win this competition. When it was expected that the Haitians had difficulties to play against Canada, the opposite happened completely, because they won the match by 3-2: Guerrier, Nazón and Bazile marked the blows of the team. In the group stage, Haiti had already surprised to win all their matches.
In the last 10 matches, for several competitions, Marc Collat’s players scored an average of 1.4 goals and suffered an average of 1.3 goals per game, demonstrating some weaknesses in the most defensive sector. 60% of these games ended with more than two goals in the final score. We also emphasize that the Haitians suffered 4 goals in 4 games played in this Gold Cup.
In addition, the selection of Haiti opened the scoring in 4 of the last 10 games, being that in three of these games managed to come out winner at the end of the 90 ‘. It should be noted that the best period of the Haitians is between minutes 46 ‘and 60’, at which point they scored 3 goals and only suffered one. Pierrot and Nazon are Haiti’s best markers in this competition, with 2 goals each.
Mexico:
The selection of Mexico imagined that it would manage to pass to this semifinal of a calmer form, nevertheless, a tiebrake by penaltis was necessary to obtain the qualification. We emphasize that the 120 ‘ended with a 1-1 draw: the only goal of the team was scored by Raúl Jiménez. In the group stage, the Mexicans won all their matches, against Cuba, Martinique and Canada.
Taking into account the last 10 matches, the formation under the command of Gerardo Martino scored an average of 2.7 goals and suffered on average 1.4 goals per game, presenting a very strong offensive sector, but also weaknesses at the time to defend. It is important to underline that 70% of these matches ended with more than two goals on the scoreboard.
The best period of Mexico is between 31 ‘and 45’ of play, in which they scored 6 goals and only suffered one. In 6 of the 7 games in which the score opened, the Mexican team was winning at the end of the 90 ‘. Raúl Jiménez and Uriel Antuna are the best markers of Mexico in this competition, with 4 goals each.
