12th Jun 2014 | World Cup
Mexico v Cameroon Goalscorer Tip: Oribe Peralta
With 8 goals in his last 6 competitive outings, this 30-year-old has outshone his teammate of Manchester United fame.
Samuel Eto’o and Javier Hernandez may be the big names according to followers of the English Premier League, but it’s a player plying his trade in Mexico who carries his nation’s hopes on Friday evening.
Whereas Manchester Utd’s Hernandez hasn’t scored for nine outings, Oribe Peralta has found the net eight times in his last six competitive appearances for Mexico. He was the hero of the 9-3 aggregate play-off success over New Zealand, firing five times over the two key matches. Having also top scored (4) in the gold-medal winning 2012 Olympic team, Peralta is the go-to man for coach Herrera.
The 30-year-old bagged 22 goals for Santos Laguna in 2013-14 which last month encouraged Mexican giants ‘America’ to sign him for an undisclosed fee believed to be the biggest in the country’s history.
Currently the Player of the Year for North/Central America and the Caribbean, Peralta is a great best price of 11/5 (Bet365) to score anytime against unconvincing Cameroon.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 18:58 12th Jun, 2014 but subject to change
