Match prediction·World: World Cup·Friday 19 Jun, 01:00 UTC

Mexico vs South Korea

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Over 1.5 Goals at 73% is the play—Mexico's 1.64 xG dominance and 0.43 edge over South Korea projects a low-scoring but open contest where both teams' creators (Giménez, Son) threaten consistently.

📊 Win probability
44.3% home30.1% draw25.6% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
MexicostepSouth Korea
1.49Base xG · rolling 26-match1.26
× 1.10Home advantage · Host nation× 0.95
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.64Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.20

Mexico average 5.0 corners per game at home this season (3 competitive matches). South Korea average 4.0 corners per game away from home this season (2 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win
Most likely outcomes
Over 1.5 goals
73%
Mexico to win
45%
Over 3.5 goals
25%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

Most likely to score or assist

To score
Son Heung-min
South Korea · LAFC
48%
To score
Santiago Giménez
Mexico · AC Milan
42%
To score
Raúl Jiménez
Mexico · Fulham
40%

Probabilities from a per-player model on recent form and minutes played.

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Mexico vs South Korea — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Mexico and South Korea — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Mexico 44% · draw 30% · South Korea 26%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

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Mexico 10 South Korea
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.