Prediction CONCACAF Champions League - Pachuca vs Club America

CONCACAF Champions League - Pachuca vs Club America
Match Time: 01-05-2024 09:15 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Pachuca

A spirited Pachuca side did not let an early Club America goal deter them in the opening leg of this tie, drawing level a few minutes before the end of the half.

Los Tuzos held on with brave defending in the final 45 minutes and fended off Las Aguiles despite having just 39% of the possession when the final whistle blew.

That result has them on the verge of making the CCC final for the sixth time, with Guillermo Almada's men riding a three-match unbeaten run in all competitions heading into this encounter, following a 1-1 draw with Mazatlan on the final day of the Liga MX Clausura campaign, securing the final place in the quarter-finals of that competition.

Pachuca have never been eliminated from a two-leg semi-final tie in this tournament, exiting at this stage only once, in a one-game showdown against Honduran side Olimpia in 2001.

The away goals rule in the Champions Cup puts the club from Hidalgo in a tricky situation, as only a victory or 0-0 draw would see them through after 90 minutes, while a 2-2 draw or higher would eliminate them from the tournament.

In the 21st century, Los Tuzos have only suffered one second-leg defeat in the semi-finals of this competition (2-1 at DC United in 2008) but have won all of their CCC semi-final encounters played at Estadio Hidalgo.

Club America

As has been the case throughout the 2024 Champions Cup, America came flying out of the gate in the first leg of this tie, scoring in the 12th minute, but they could not maintain that advantage.

It was the first time in the competition this season that they failed to emerge victorious from an encounter in which they had drawn first blood, and it also ended their three-match winning run at home in all competitions.

Since suffering a 2-1 defeat at Real Esteli in their opening 2024 Champions Cup tie, Andre Jardine's men have been dominant away from home, winning their last two CCC contests as the visitors by a combined score of 7-0.

Over the weekend, they finished first in the Clausura with 35 points thanks to a 2-1 come-from-behind triumph over Puebla away from home.

America have failed to advance in two of their previous three semi-final appearances at this tournament, while this is just the third time this century that they have played a Mexican opponent at this stage, losing 5-4 on aggregate to Toluca in 2003 and knocking out Santos Laguna by a cumulative score of 1-0 in 2016.

They have defeated Pachuca just once in their last five visits to Estadio Hidalgo in all competitions, claiming a 3-0 triumph in 2022 during the Apertura campaign.

Prediction: Pachuca 0-1 Club America