Mexico vs Ecuador: World Cup Round of 32 Preview

Mexico and Ecuador meet at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City in a World Cup Round of 32 tie that promises to be tight despite contrasting group campaigns. Mexico arrive in outstanding shape, topping Group A with 9 points, a +6 goal difference and a flawless defensive record, scoring 6 and conceding none. Their overall form string reads WWW, underlining three straight wins and three clean sheets in as many matches.

Ecuador advanced from Group E with 4 points, ranked third in their section and showing a more mixed run of LDW across their three outings. They have scored just 2 goals and conceded 2, keeping one clean sheet but failing to score twice.

Head-to-Head Meetings

Head-to-head meetings have been notably even in recent years. Mexico have hosted all of the last five clashes, with the record showing two wins for Mexico, one for Ecuador and two draws, including a 1-1 draw and a 0-0 stalemate in the most recent encounters.

With Mexico’s perfect defensive record and stronger attacking numbers, form points to the hosts having the edge in this knockout clash.