This Saturday, August 4, 2018 (5:00 PM Pacific) Pachuca will host Club America at the Estadio Hidalgo for a game in the third round of matches in the Liga MX 2018 Apertura. Both teams are off to underwhelming starts in this 2018 Apertura and will look to get the three points from the clash.
Pachuca has been one of the most disappointing teams in the tournament as Los Tuzos have lost both of their games and are yet to score. Los Hidalguences latest result was a lackluster 1-0 loss to Queretaro away from home in a game where the offense seemed very dull.
Pachuca did defeat Santos Laguna 2-0 in the Copa MX during the week and that could be a great confidence boost as key players like Franco Jara and Erick Gutierrez did play in it. Pako Ayestaran’s team is very talented and should be playing much better than it currently has been, but it will face an extremely tough task.
Club America is one of the best teams in the league and one of the main title contenders in the league. However, the team has not really been playing that way as Las Aguilas lost 2-1 to Necaxa in Week 1 and then defeated Atlas 3-0 in Week 2. That win against Los Zorros was not even the best performance by Los Azulcremas, it was more of a culmination of ridiculous mistakes by their opponents. The Mexico City team was not really aggressive enough on the transfer market and now that is showing to start off this 2018 Apertura.
Miguel Herrera will not count on Mateus Uribe due to a throat infection and Renato Ibarra due to muscle fatigue. These will be two very significant absences that may even make a heavy impact on the match as Mateus Uribe has really proved to be one of the best players in the league. Club America do have the better team, but could struggle given the circumstances, especially the home-field advantage for Pachuca.
Prediction
FutnSoccer predicts a 2-1 win for Club America in a game that should be very intense and exciting at the Estadio Hidalgo. This will not be an easy game for Los Azulcremas by any stretch of the word, but they are still the favorites considering recent results and their squad. The absences could affect the team as well as the territorial advantage for Pachuca, but overall the Mexico City team should prevail.
How to Watch Pachuca vs Club America
The Pachuca vs Club America game will be broadcast this Saturday, August 4 at 5:00 PM Pacific:
TV Schedule: Univision Deportes
