Mexico vs. Brazil 8/3/21 Olympics 2021 Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Mexico and Brazil are clashing at Kashima Soccer Stadium in the Olympics 2021 soccer tournament semifinals. Mexico has lost only 1 game so far in this tournament, and they have had a fantastic match in the quarterfinals against South Korea. Brazil is still undefeated in this tournament, but it took a lot of effort from them to beat Egypt in the quarterfinals.

Mexico has been one of the best offensive teams in the Olympics so far, and they have scored 14 goals in 4 games, but they have also conceded 6 goals. In their quarterfinals match against South Korea, Mexico has had 45% of ball possession, 9 shots on goal, 3 corner kicks, 5 big chances created, and 72% of the correct passes. It wasn’t a particularly good game for Mexico when you look at the stats, but they were incredibly effective. Mexico has scored 3 goals in each half, and they have deservedly won this game 3-6. Henry and Cordova are the leading goalscorers for Mexico with 3 goals each, while Aguirre, Vega, and Romo added 2 goals each. Mexico is a good team, they are playing really well in the attacking end, and I don’t think Brazil will have an easy time beating them in this match.

Brazil was able to score at least 1 goal in 3 of their 4 games, but they were also able to keep 2 clean sheets. Brazil was playing against Egypt in the quarterfinals, and they were the dominant team with 63% of ball possession, 5 shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and 87% of the correct passes. After scoring a goal in the 37^th minute, Brazil started to struggle with finishing their chances, but fortunately for them, that goal was enough for a 1-0 win. With 5 scored goals so far, Richarlison has been Brazil’s best player in this tournament, and he is their leading goalscorer. Cunha added 2 goals, while Paulinho has 1 goal. The biggest problem for Brazil right now is if Richarlison isn’t playing well, they have tough time scoring goals, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this game went to overtime. Brazil is a good team, they are one of the favorites to win this tournament, but I think they will need to score more than 1 goal to advance to the finals.

These two teams have met back in 2012, and Mexico has won that match 1-2 in the finals. I think this will be a fun game, but it will be tense, and we will see a ton of fouls. This game could go either way, but I will stick to goals.