Stadium: Olimpico Universitario

Referee: Armando Archundia Tellez

Serie: 7GP - 1 Wins for Pumas UNAM - 4 Draws - 2 Wins for San Luis

Last five matches at least one team get clean sheet and from those four have been under 2.5 goals scorelines.

Pumas UNAM

Last match the team went to played against Monarcas Morelia, Pumas laid back on Morelos Stadium as the team does most of the time, because altought not having relegation problems now the team has chances to get to mexican playoffs. Pumas controlled most of the match with the ball in their domination, and it was DF Marco Antonio "Pikolin" Palacios who return to last season stage where his mistakes cost points to the team. As in the begging of the first half, one defensive mistake of him provoke the first goal. In second half another mistake of himself gave the chance to Morelia MF Tiago Mathis to score a corner pass, which was slightly deflected by DF "Pikolin" to get the ball inside his own net.

But Pumas had effort to answered back as FW Ismael Iniguez scored for Pumas, but it wasn't enough as the team was unable to get the draw and get their qualification changes reduced, still yesterday defeat of Tigres at hands of Queretaro and Santos defeat against Pachuca, sets the escenario for a interesting last round, as if Pumas won and Morelia won, then Pumas will be just one point from Tigres (which they encounter in the last round) and also one point from Morelia who close against first place of their group America. The defeat brokes a streak of six consecutives matches with draws and gets into a streak of seven matches without victory even that the team is showing very good playmaking and ball threatment.

Pumas has the sixth best defense with 16 goals allowed in 15 matches for an average of almost 1 goal every match. This is a feature the team have decreased in their performance since last tournament, but have improve in scoring. Still the team have taken 9 draws and together with Toluca are the two teams with more draws than any other team in the tournament. In home is where the team has collected more of their draws and have make their venue difficult to take full points out of, as had just allowed a defeat there.

Pumas is expected to continue with their defensive dispaly altought being on home, place where they put more enfasis on it. And also they like to have the control of the ball to generate scoring chances. As the team is patience in building plays but most of the time the team plays on counterattacks.

San Luis

The team won 1-0 last match against Queretaro, due to a goal of San Luis FW Sebastian Abreu which score on the start of the second half. San Luis show tight defense in home as has been their performance and take the victory, which helps the team claims the second place of the group two, just two pointa above Atlante and four points above Tecos UAG. San Luis has had a irregular tournament before the last three matches, which have helped the team to be in a positive streak of three consecutive matches with victories, two of them in home, but highlights their first victory on away against Necaxa, match where luck was more determinant that anyother thing. Now the team face again away match with the hope to put more space between third and four place in his group to be able to get direct qualification to playoffs.

The team plays with defensive scheme that has better performance on home that on away, where the team have almost allowed an average of two goals per match. scoring barely an average of one goal per match. San Luis quietly as the team doesn't generate a lot of media attention is on a very good position as 5th place overall and this is a positive side of the team, as they don't have media pressure to perform. Right now the team have taken the position of Atlante as the best position team with the least budget as is on the top 5 with the least investment that the four teams over it that double or triple them in that area. But there is a space of four points, that is almost unreachable, but still great for san luis this performance.

With FW Sebastian Abreu the team have get the needed goals to have the team in this position. With five goals the player is the scorer leader of the team.

Injured:

MF Israel Martínez

Match:

Altough having avoid relegation and playing more offensive and not so defensive Pumas hasn't been able to won, but on home have just concede one defeat. I expect a match with Pumas dominating and generating scoring chances with a San Luis laid back.

Prediction:

On home Pumas UNAM is hard to defeat, and San Luis is really bad on away, and altought Pumas UNAM have long without a victory, I sense that this tight match will be where Pumas will go back to victory, so Pumas UNAM 4/10.

Pick : Pumas UNAM
Odds : 2.05
Stake : 7 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-04-22
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