Pachuca vs Monterrey Prediction: Pachuca Confident to Win at Home

In the upcoming Leg 1 Semifinal of Liga MX, Pachuca will take on Monterrey at the Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca. Recently, Pachuca and Monterrey have faced off, in which Pachuca came out on top. In the past five games, the home team has won twice and the away team once; the other two games have ended in draws. On the last day of the league phase earlier this month, they had their most recent meeting. The two teams put in a valiant effort to win, but they were unable to breach each other's defence, thus they were forced to split the points. For the upcoming semfinal game, Pachuca will have the confidence of winning at home.

Pachuca - Coming off a Confident Win Over Tigres (WLDWL)

After securing a win against Tigres in the Quarterfinals, Pachuca have made through to the all-important semifinal of the league. André-Pierre Gignac scored the game's lone goal against Tigres UANL. Pachuca took advantage of their strong home performance to secure the victory. With a goal early in the first half, Victor Guzmán evened the score overall and set up an exciting second half. With a goal in the 64th minute, Guido Pizarro gave Tigres UANL the lead once more in the match, but Javier López replied four minutes later to level the score 2-2 overall. For the upcoming game, Pachuca will miss out Kevin Alvarez due to suspension. With an unbeaten record of 5 games at home, Pachuca will look to win and stay on top of the game.

Monterrey - Coming off a Win Over Cruz Azul (WDDWW)

This season, Monterrey placed second in the league standings and regrettably missed out on first place. They had the fewest defeats in the league, with their first one occurring on the first day of play. Monterrey's problem was that they ended three points behind Club America since they drew five of their games. They struggled in front of the net as well, scoring only 29 goals despite having the league's top defence. Surprisingly, Estaban Andrada, their goalie, was their greatest player this year. Monterrey will aslo walk in as the favorite as they carry an unebaten run of 8 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Going in the game, much will depend on how the home side shapes up for the contest. The game total is expected to be over 2.5, and both teams to score. I will back home side to win at home and start positively in the first half.

• Total Over 2.5 for 2.18
• Pachuca to Win for 2.05
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.90