Stadium: Morelos

Referee: Hector Manuel Gomez Ponce

Serie: 25GP - 6 Wins for Morelia - 8 Draws - 11 Wins for Pumas UNAM

Last three matches Morelia can't beat Pumas.

Morelia

Last match the team ratified their bad form in away as they lost 3-1 match where they never gave up despite being down 3-0 in a moment of the match. As they get their goal in the last minute when MF I. Carrasco score from a pass of MF W. Tiago Mathias. This result has the team with slim possibilities to qualified to playoffs, because if they lost this match then they will not be able to reach Pumas UNAM, team they face this time.

Morelia has a experience backline, with youth in the middlefield and infront, which in home plays better, as the numbers reveal, with just four goals allowed in seven matches, and 11 scored the team have taken most of their points in home, where they aren't easy to beat, despite having allow two defeats, one against Pachuca and unexpected against Necaxa. For second time in this tournament the team have get a negative streak of thee matches loosing, last time they broke it on home, just to fall again in that streak.

Team Rating: 10/10

Pumas UNAM

Last match the team receive America in what is one of the city derbys and the team was able to take the lead by header of DF Dario Veron from a pass of MF Leandro Augusto, the team was making intelligent gameplay, but then fall back to relay on counterattack and had defending. First half ended and Pumas had the lead.

On second half America take the lead and take handy the open spaces that Pumas UNAM was giving up for grab, that free space provide the opening that America MF German Villa need to take a long distance shoot that Pumas GK was unable to stop which put the equalizer to the score. From that moment America laid back to defend and stand the attacks of Pumas, but also don't forget to attack , but no one was able to do any more harm.

With the draw, Pumas UNAM accumulates six consecutive draws, the team mantain on the second position of the group, but as tigres played a pending match on midweek then Pumas fell to the third position of the group and as the difference is slim and could mantain like that, the scenario for the final regular match that will be between Pumas and Tigres UANL will be very interesting.

Pumas relays on a defensive system with good playmaking and when in advantage laid back to a counterattack based system. Last tournament it was the best defense and this one could also aspire to it, if it wasn't because on last matches the team have allow late goals that have compromise their victories and put them in a intense situation for qualification to playoffs. The team reach their first objetive that was avoiding relegation last match and now during the week a lot of declarations where make, the one that is more relevant is coach Ricardo "Tuca" Ferreti that the club has the obligation to get the qualification because of the team and the institution they represent.

The team have 9 matches with under 2.5 goals. Even in last five matches, three of those have been 1-1 scorelines, one in home, and two on away. In away the team is hard to beat as they have concede just one defeat, and get just one victory, but have draw five games which have help the team grab important points.

Team Rating: 10/10

Injured:

MF Alex Diego

Match:

Morelia will focus on taking advantage of their home position where they have been solid, despite last results with haven't been at all for them. Pumas UNAM is hard on away and focus on defense, quality that is shared with Morelia on home. Defense is what will prevail.

Prediction:

The match will be tight and because two good defenses in home Morelia and in away Pumas provoke that Under 2.5 is the option.

Pick : Under 2.5
Odds : 1.75
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-04-14
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