Match Report
2 points and 0 places separated them: United States 1st with 9, Mexico 1st with 7. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/0.33 for United States and 1.67/0.67 for Mexico (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
United States's unbeaten run stood at 5. Defeat had not touched Mexico in 6 games.
14 meetings are on record — 7 won by United States, 3 by Mexico, 4 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 21% saw more than two goals.
NRG Stadium, capacity 72,220, hosted the game. The referee was M. Escobar Toca, with 76 matches in our database and 1.3 yellows per game on average. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
United States: Chris Richards (4') · Mexico: Raúl Jiménez (27'), Edson Álvarez (77')
Key stats
Possession: United States 40% · Mexico 60% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 0-12