Can Pumas UNAM beat Pachuca in Estadio Olímpico de Universitario clash?

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico de Universitario (72000 seats)

Scrambling Pumas UNAM are desperate to pull off a small shock when they host top team Pachuca in the upcoming league fixture. It’s 16th vs 4th and the home crowd will have low confidence.

Insights:
  • Pumas UNAM have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in Liga MX
  • Pachuca have won significantly less corners away then at home.

The visiting Pachuca played their last game only three days ago, a CONCACAF Champions League match.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Pumas UNAM have to build on here at Estadio Olímpico de Universitario in the Liga MX. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Pumas UNAM, their manager del Río and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Pumas UNAM faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cruz Azul (after extra-time) (0-1). Defender Bennevendo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Bennevendo hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match, Pumas lost 2-4 at home to Puebla (after extra-time).

Sports bettors should know that 13 of the most recent 16 league matches from this club have had goals from both sides.

Pumas UNAM has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Pumas defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Pachuca form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Pachuca have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far.

Pachuca delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Motagua in their previous game; a CONCACAF Champions League fixture. Midfielder Chávez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.3. Chávez hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 48 total).

The game before that, in the Liga MX, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Monterrey (after extra-time).

Take note that 10 of this club's 13 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

Pachuca are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Pachuca have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Pumas UNAM have put together a streak of 8 consecutive games without losing (3-5-0) when facing Pachuca.

These opponents have played earlier this season: Pachuca - Pumas 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
13 goals
PachucaJ. López Ramírez
J. López Ramírez
9 goals
Pumas UNAME. Salvio
E. Salvio
8 goals

Pumas UNAM missing players

Pachuca missing players

Pumas UNAM Pachuca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 3 16 34
5 4 0 Won W 2 8 20
10 5 2 Drew D 0 3 6
13 5 2 Lost L 1 5 8
37 22 3 Scored S 5 25 66
53 25 10 Conceded C 5 19 37
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
82% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 79%
68% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 59%
43% 36% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 32%
25% 29% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 24%
75% 86% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 59%
14% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 29%
21% 7% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 21%
 
5.4 5.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.4 5.5
5 4.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.4 4.4
2.5 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2.1
7 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
16.1 15.6 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 20 15.6 16.9
4.8 5.3 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.3 5.2 5.6
28% 30% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 30% 34%
 
12.9 11.2 14.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 13.6 11.5
4.9 4.3 7.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.5 4
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Pachuca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Pumas UNAM have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 America 17 12 2 3 38 17 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 6 0 3 18 11 21 38
2 Monterrey 17 10 5 2 29 13 8 5 3 0 14 5 9 5 2 2 15 8 16 35
3 Santos Laguna 17 10 3 4 38 21 9 8 1 0 24 7 8 2 2 4 14 14 17 33
4 Pachuca 17 9 5 3 28 15 9 6 2 1 17 6 8 3 3 2 11 9 13 32
5 Tigres UANL 17 9 3 5 24 14 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 2 3 12 8 10 30
6 Toluca 17 7 6 4 27 23 9 4 4 1 17 13 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 27
7 Cruz Azul 17 7 3 7 26 34 9 5 1 3 15 12 8 2 2 4 11 22 -8 24
8 Puebla 17 4 10 3 25 23 9 3 5 1 13 11 8 1 5 2 12 12 2 22
9 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 19 17 9 3 4 2 7 7 8 2 3 3 12 10 2 22
10 Leon 17 6 4 7 25 29 8 4 2 2 16 14 9 2 2 5 9 15 -4 22
11 Juarez 17 4 7 6 17 18 9 2 5 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 -1 19
12 Necaxa 17 5 4 8 19 26 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 2 3 4 8 11 -7 19
13 Atletico San Luis 17 4 6 7 15 23 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 8 11 -8 18
14 Mazatlan 17 3 8 6 17 24 8 2 3 3 9 12 9 1 5 3 8 12 -7 17
15 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 18 30 8 2 2 4 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 17 -12 17
16 Pumas UNAM 17 2 8 7 21 31 9 2 4 3 11 15 8 0 4 4 10 16 -10 14
17 Atlas 17 3 4 10 16 27 8 3 2 3 10 10 9 0 2 7 6 17 -11 13
18 Queretaro 17 1 6 10 18 35 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 8 22 -17 9

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Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.