The highly anticipated Primera (Clausura) Liguilla quarter-final meeting between Club América and Pachuca kicks off on Sunday. Given that there is a spot in the semi-final for the winners, it could well be a thrilling encounter from these two.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Club América v Pachuca game (inc. the best betting odds).
Club América will be hoping for a better result following the 2-1 CONCACAF Champions League loss in their previous game against Pachuca.
The only scorer from Club América was Henry Martín (23'). Miguel Rodríguez (12') and Nelson Deossa (14') scored for Pachuca.
At least three goals per game were seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Club América have been involved. Opposition teams scored 9 of them in this period while Club América managed to get a total of 15.
Pachuca will go into this game after a 2-1 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla win versus Necaxa in their most recent outing.
In that match, Pachuca managed 70% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Pachuca, the scorers were Alán Bautista (79') and Salomón Rondón (83'). Necaxa had 5 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Brayan Garnica (96') was the scorer for Necaxa.
A series of very capable showings from the Pachuca defenders has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their last 6 outings combined. During the same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 8. Such a trend isn’t assured to be continued into this game, though.
An examination of their prior head to head clashes going back to 18/08/2022 shows that Club América have won 2 of these games and Pachuca 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A total of 18 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 10 of them for Las Águilas and 8 belonging to Los Tuzos. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The Club América boss André Jardine will be grateful to have no fitness worries at all coming into this game owing to a completely healthy squad available for selection.
With a fully injury-free group to choose from, the Pachuca boss Guillermo Almada has no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash.
In our view, Pachuca and Club América may well both score at least one goal each although picking a clear a winner isn’t easy.
It will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw and also of goals in the match. We’re therefore anticipating a high-scoring affair with a 2-2 score draw when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 02:06 08/05/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Club América
Formed: 1916
Stadium: The Estadio Azteca (81,070)
Captain: Henry Martín
Chairman: Santiago Baños
Manager: André Jardine
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 1, Liga MX (Apertura) position 1, Primera (Apertura) Liguilla (Finals), Primera (Clausura) Liguilla (Quarter-Finals)
🔑 Key Player: Diego Valdés
Usually used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Diego Valdés was born in Santiago, Chile. After having played his first senior match for Monarcas Morelia in the 2016 - 2017 season, the talented Midfielder has struck 5 league goals in this Liga MX (Clausura) 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in 15 appearances.
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Club América |
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Pachuca |
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Club América |
| Club América |
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Pachuca |
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Pachuca |
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Club América |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 35 | WDWLW |
| 2 |
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17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 33 | DWWDW |
| 3 |
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17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 32 | WWLWL |
| 4 |
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17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 32 | LLDLW |
| 5 |
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17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 | WLDWW |
| 6 |
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17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 31 | WWWWW |
| 7 |
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17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 29 | LWLWD |
| 8 |
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17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | DWWWD |
| 9 |
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17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | LWWLL |
| 10 |
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17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | WWLLD |
| 11 |
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17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 24 | WLLWD |
| 12 |
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17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 16 | WWLWD |
| 13 |
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17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 16 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
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17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -11 | 16 | WLWLD |
| 15 |
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17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 15 | LDLLL |
| 16 |
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17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -9 | 14 | LLWWL |
| 17 |
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17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 14 | LLWDL |
| 18 |
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17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | -25 | 5 | LLLLL |
| Pachuca |
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Club América |
| Puebla |
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Club América |
| Club América |
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Pachuca |
| Universidad Nacional |
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Club América |
| Club América |
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Toluca |
| Club América |
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New Eng. Revolution |
| Pachuca |
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Necaxa |
| Pachuca |
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Universidad Nacional |
| Pachuca |
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Club América |
| Pachuca |
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Mazatlán |
| Club América |
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Pachuca |
| Santos Laguna |
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Pachuca |
| Club América |
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Toluca |
| Club América |
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Atlético San Luis |
| Club América |
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Tigres |
| Club América |
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Cruz Azul |
| Club América |
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Mazatlán |
| Club América |
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Monterrey |
| Santos Laguna |
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Pachuca |
| Tigres |
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Pachuca |
| Atlético San Luis |
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Pachuca |
| Necaxa |
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Pachuca |
| Puebla |
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Pachuca |
| Monterrey |
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Pachuca |
| Julián Quiñones | 12 |
| Diego Valdés | 11 |
| Henry Martín | 9 |
| Alejandro Zendejas | 9 |
| Jonathan Rodríguez | 7 |
| Érick Sánchez | 9 |
| Salomón Rondón | 8 |
| Nelson Deossa | 5 |
| Oussama Idrissi | 5 |
| Alán Bautista | 4 |
| Pachuca |
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Club América |
| Club América |
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Pachuca |
| Pachuca |
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Club América |
| Club América |
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Pachuca |
| Pachuca |
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Columbus Crew |
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