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Universidad Nacional

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Universidad Nacional, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-0 Liga MX (Clausura) success vs León.

In that game, Universidad Nacional had 63% possession and 18 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Universidad Nacional was Piero Quispe (68'). For their opponents, Leon had 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

An interesting feature of more recent Universidad Nacional games is the number of nil scores.

Taking their previous 6 clashes leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have been a loser.

A look at their previous results shows us that Universidad Nacional:

• have not beaten Club América in their previous 9 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 10 league matches at home. A very good run at home.

Club América

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Club América head into the clash following on from a 5-1 Liga MX (Clausura) win to defeat Toluca in their previous fixture.

In that game, Club América managed 43% possession and 15 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Club América, the scorers were Diego Valdés (9', 24'), Henry Martín (15') and Julián Quiñones (73', 82'). On the other side, Toluca had 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. Juan Domínguez (14') was the scorer for Toluca.

Showing their bias toward action-packed encounters, goals have been seen as many as 22 times in the last six matches in which Club América have taken to the pitch, giving an average of 3.67 goals for each clash. Opposition teams have managed 5 of those goals. That trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, however.

Their past results show that Club América:

• have not been beaten by Universidad Nacional in away games against them for the last 4 matches in the league. Away fans have certainly had plenty to cheer about.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 away league matches.
• are without an away win for the past 2 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their past head-to-head clashes going back to 25/11/2021 shows us that Universidad Nacional have won 1 of these games and Club América 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.

A combined sum of 10 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 for Pumas and 6 created by Las Águilas. The average goals per game has been 1.67.

The previous league game between the two was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 10 on 01/10/2023 when it finished Club América 1-0 Universidad Nacional.

That time, Club América managed 48% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Jonathan Rodríguez (76').

At the other end, Universidad Nacional had 17 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Víctor Cáceres.

📋 Team News: Universidad Nacional

The Universidad Nacional manager Gustavo Lema has no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this match thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from.

It seems likely that Pumas could opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game featuring Julio González, Pablo Monroy, Nathan Silva, Lisandro Magallan, Pablo Bennevendo, José Caicedo, Piero Quispe, Ulises Rivas, Eduardo Salvio, César Huerta and Rogelio Funes Mori.

📋 Team News: Club América

With a fully injury-free squad available to choose from, the Club América manager André Jardine has no fitness concerns to report coming into this game.

From our viewpoint, Las Águilas could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Luis Malagón, Cristian Calderón, Sebastián Cáceres, Ramón Juárez, Kevin Alvarez, Álvaro Fidalgo, Jonathan dos Santos, Javairô Dilrosun, Diego Valdes, Julián Quiñones and Henry Martín.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Universidad Nacional might have a difficult job to put one past this Club América team who we think should manage to score & go ahead.

We therefore see a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning score for Club América at the end of this game.

Let’s see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 03:04 21/04/2024