Mexico vs Panama Prediction and Betting Tips | July 16th 2023

2021 finalists Mexico will meet Panama at the SoFi Stadium in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday.

Mexico have made it to the final of the competition for the third time in a row and will look to lift the title this time around after finishing as the runners-up in the previous edition.

They recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Jamaica in the semi-finals thanks to first-half goals from Henry Martín, Luis Chávez, and a late goal from Roberto Alvarado.

Panama pulled off the biggest upset of the competition as they defeated reigning champions the USA 5-4 on penalties in the semi-finals. It was a close game with Iván Anderson scoring the goal of the game in the first half of extra time. In-form striker Jesus Ferreira equalized just six minutes later as the match ended 1-1 after extra time.

Cristian Roldan and Ferreira missed from the spot in the shootout as Panama made it to the final for the first time since 2013.

El Tri have made it to the final of the Gold Cup in four of the last five editions. They have enjoyed a good run in the competition thus far, scoring at least two goals in four of the five games.

Los Canaleros have enjoyed an unbeaten run in the competition thus far and displayed good resolve in their semi-finals to come out on top against USA in the penalty shootout. They will look to continue this form in the title decider.

Mexico are unbeaten against Panama since 2013, who have failed to score in four of their last five games against the eight-time champions. Mexico came out on top in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place clash last month.

Considering the current form of the two teams, we expect the match to be closely contested. Mexico, with their solid record in the competition, are expected to come