Pachuca vs América betting preview
Pachuca and América are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Liga MX season.
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Pachuca form and stats
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pachuca have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost two.
Last season, Pachuca's league statistics were 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Liga MX. Over these 18 matches they scored 32 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Pachuca managed 4-0-5 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 13 conceded.
América form and stats
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with América playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three América wins, four draws and four defeats.
Just as the home team, América have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 América wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Let's have a look at how América performed last season in the Liga MX: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 2 with 13/12 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Pachuca, three draws and six wins for América. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Pachuca missing players
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| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tigres UANL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tijuana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Leon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| CRB | Last season | Oeste | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 9 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 11% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 25% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 25% | ||
| 56% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 25% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | ||
| 7.7 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 101 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 110 | ||
| 38 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 45 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 18% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Avai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Operário PR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Juventude | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | América Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | CSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Vitória | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Confianca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Parana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Brasil de Pelotas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chapecoense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Cuiabá | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Oeste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Botafogo SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | CRB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Guarani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Sampaio Correa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Náutico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Cruzeiro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CRB | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | CSA | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Murici | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | ASA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 5 | Coruripe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 6 | CEO | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | CSE | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Jacyoba | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 3 | Agua Santa | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 4 | Oeste | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -16 | 10 |
Read more about Serie B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.