World Cup '26
← The Daily
Round of 32Match 79
Mexico
vsScheduled
Ecuador
Wednesday, July 1, 20269:00 PM EDT1:00 AM UTCEstadio Azteca, Mexico City

Prediction

61%Level after 90' 24%15%

If level: extra time, then penalties.

61%

Mexico

24%

Level after 90'

15%

Ecuador

Expected goals 1.98 – 0.90

Scoreline distribution

↓ Mexico goalsEcuador goals →
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7
4
2
1
0
0
1
10
11
5
1
0
0
2
11
10
5
1
0
0
3
7
7
3
1
0
0
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0

Cells show probability (%). Gold outline = most likely scoreline.

Woodwork Watch

Post & crossbar · 90 minutes

33%

Mexico hits the frame

30%

Ecuador hits the frame

54%

Either

9.7%

Both

≈0.76 clangsposts 66% / bar 34%peak 76–90'heartbreak 38%0×46% 1×36% 2×14% 3+×4.1%

Simulated 20,000 times, minute by minute — trailing sides swing harder and shoot from range; leading sides sit in. For fun, not physics.

Recent form

Mexico

  • W3–0vs Czech Republic
  • W1–0vs South Korea
  • W2–0vs South Africa

Ecuador

  • W2–1vs Germany
  • D0–0vs Curaçao
  • L0–1vs Ivory Coast