Internet sport betting fans will see Mexico facing Costa Rica in a very important World Cup qualifying match on Saturday. Costa Rica is in solid position as they sit in first place in the CONCACAF standings while Mexico is on shaky ground. Offshore sports betting numbers at the sports book have Costa Rica at +135, Mexico +155 and the Draw at +215.
Internet sport betting has the total for that match at 2.5 with the under -130 at the sportsbook. Mexico is badly in need of a win on Saturday and they are already talking things up. “It motivates me to think about scoring a goal in Costa Rica in their stadium, and shutting up the fans,” said Mexico forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco, “It’s exciting to score goals in the away stadium, as you can imagine.” Costa Rica leads the six-team group with 12 points as offshore sports betting indicates but they are not going to roll over for Mexico.
“We know that if we win the next two, that could ensure us a place in the World Cup,” Costa Rica forward Bryan Ruiz said. Costa Rica has been extremely good at home as Internet sport betting stats show, so Mexico has their work cut out for them. “Costa Rica has been consistent and strong at home and we expect it to continue.” Costa Rica coach Rodrigo Kenton said, “We hope to take advantage of the venue, which obviously helps us.”
Honduras and the United States are tied with 10 points each in second place while Mexico in fourth place with nine points as Internet sport betting stats tell us. El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago have five points each as offshore sports betting numbers show. Internet sport betting tells us that Honduras hosts Trinidad and the United States hosts El Salvador on Saturday. Looking at the standings it is easy to see why the pressure is on Mexico. Only the top three teams automatically qualify for the World Cup as Internet sport betting shows. The fourth place team has a chance but they would have to win a two-game playoff against the fifth-place team in South America which would not be easy. “We know they (Mexico) will want to rob us of three points on our own field,” Ruiz said. “But we’re out to win, no matter how, and we’ll be attacking from the start.”
Mexico has a little confidence as they are coming off a 2-1 Internet sport betting win over the United States but that match was at home. Mexico is 3-0 at home but is 0-3 on the road in World Cup qualifying as offshore sports betting stats show.