Stadium: Morelos

Referee: German Valentín Arredondo Ramirez

Serie: 25GP - 10 Wins for Monarcas Morelia - 6 Draws - 9 Wins for Pachuca

Last two matches have been victories for Pachuca both in home.

Monarcas Morelia

The team is showing a very irregular performance, in thome they have show strong, but in away the team just lost the away and is unable to show their good characteristics, as seen in last match that the team lost 2-1 to Santos (which had a 21 game streak without winning), in a match that the team want ahead thanks to a goal of MF Fernando Arce which continues to ratified his good moment as the call up to the national team, the scorer leader of the tournament.

In second half the team support many attacks from Santos in a very fast dynamic that just help Santos, and the defense show lack of force as they a llow in the last 20 minutes two goals, which granted Santos victory. The team has to work more on that area on away as it is here there the team has been loosing the matches. As last three away games have allow 2 goals per match, and barely scoring two in those three matches to collect three defeats.

In home the team is on the best of the tournament and has barely allow two goals, and score above 2 goals per match average, the team accumulates two consecutive victories on home and is unbeateng since the beggining of the tournament there. In favor of the team is their good step on home and the good form of MF Fernando Arce which is making goals and also contributing on the good fuction of the middlefield.

The team is the thrid best attack of the tournament with 14 goals score in eight matches, complemented with the scorer leader in the figure of MF Fernando Arce. If the team didn't loss the team will get to a year without defeat in their home, backing this the team will like to continue with this streak and more of that claim the victory here.

Pachuca

The team won 1-0 to America, match where Pachuca take the lead after a goal of FW Juan Carlos Cacho in a play that came from a corner kick, which go to the other side, where Marvin Cabrera take the ball and send it to the half moon of the area where arrive FW Juan Carlos to make the goal. From that point both teams continue to show their hability to generate scoring chances but none of them get to the score.

In second half the team leave the iniciative to America, which came out with more effort that idea to get the draw and generate some scoring chances , but lack of accuracy and bad luck as also a good work of Pachuca defense and more precisely GK Miguel Calero make it impossible for America to score the equalizer. Specially mention to DF Marco Iván Pérez Riego, which in his second match in first division make a great job taking the place of suspended DF Aquivaldo Mosquera, who could return to the center defense.

Pachuca with this show great defense, but the worrying thing is that also show lack of contundecy as the two chances the team have in the last part of the match was unable to convert them. But their function as a team is something to highlight as the team has only allow a single defeat, which was on round one of the tournament.

The team have accumulated seven matches without defeat, and have to consecutive victories, and now on away are looking for their third, the team is showing good balance as the team is the fifth best defense with just seven goals allow in eight matches, and the fourth best offensive with 13 goals score in the same eight matches. Remarks that in away is where the team faces more problemas as there is true they have won two matches, but they have a llow six goals from the seven they have allow in total. so they need to work more on tdefense when being away from home.

The team doesn't seems affect because of their participation on CONCACAF Champions Cup, still they could face good opposition now that they are going to face MLS teams in the next stage of that cup. The team show excellent physical preparation as they don't resent playing on midweek.

Match:

One of the attactive matches because of the football both teams are displaying, Morelia is strong in home and Pachuca is strong in away, so this is a match that will see good scoring chances and good defenses, which could be a very interesing match to watch.

Prediction:

For O/U I expect a tight match where defense will be key in both sides, and we are talking about two teams that defend very well, still Pachuca lacks of defense on away and needs to improve, so I expect Under 2.5



Pick : Under 2.5
Odds : 1.90
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-03-11
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