Universidad Nacional vs León Live Stream, Predictions

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Universidad Nacional

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Universidad Nacional head into this game coming off the back of a 2-2 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla drawn result versus Cruz Azul.

In that match, Universidad Nacional managed 59% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Universidad Nacional, the goalscorers were Guillermo Martínez (51') and César Huerta (85'). Cruz Azul had 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Alexis Gutiérrez (76') and Lorenzo Faravelli (91') scored for Cruz Azul.

Gustavo Lema's Universidad Nacional have celebrated scoring a sum total of 6 times over their preceding 6 outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 6.

León

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Last time out, León drew 1-1 in the Liga MX (Clausura) tie with FC Juárez.

In that match, León managed 48% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for León was Adonis Frías (58'). FC Juarez got 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Edson Fernando (40') scored for FC Juárez.

The stats don’t lie, and León have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. Defensively, León seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. With no two games being the same, it remains to be seen whether such a trend shall persist in this match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A study of past results between these clubs going back to 21/10/2021 reveals that these fixtures have not been fruitful for León. They’ve not managed to register any victories at all whereas Universidad Nacional have just been stronger than them, getting wins in 67 per cent of those match-ups.

In all, 20 goals were scored between them in this period, with 13 for Pumas and 7 belonging to Los Esmeraldas. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.

The last league contest between these clubs was Liga MX (Clausura) match day 15 on 15/04/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Universidad Nacional 1-0 León.

On that day, Universidad Nacional managed 63% possession and 18 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Piero Quispe (68').

At the other end, León had 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Daniel Quintero.

ℹ️ Team News: Universidad Nacional

The Universidad Nacional manager Gustavo Lema will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match with a completely healthy squad ready to go.

📰 Team News: León

Out of a mainly full-strength group of players, there is only the sole fitness issue for the León boss Jorge Bava to be concerned with. Federico Viñas (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be in action.

🔮 Prediction

We’re thinking that León will likely be able to breach the defence of this Universidad Nacional team, but it might not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Universidad Nacional at full-time. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

📚 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Turning to the betting odds in the 90 min. result market, putting your money on Universidad Nacional is available for 1.83, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.8 & taking a punt on victory for León can get you 3.6. These are the most competitive market prices available at the current time.

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

Peter Guest, 15:06 05/07/2024