Pachuca (home)
- With Pachuca CF sitting comfortably in the top third of the Clausura table with around 20 points from 10 games and Deportivo Toluca FC in the 2-4 range with approximately 24, Sunday’s matchup at Estadio Hidalgo is a key matchup that could determine top-three status and quarterfinal seeding in the play-offs.
- Pachuca’s home record is rock solid and they have the firepower to pull off the upset.
Toluca (away)
- Antonio Mohamed’s tactical mastery and squad depth have turned Toluca into a model franchise under his stewardship and they will defend this year’s title if they can keep up their level of performance.
- El Turco Mohamed’s 4-2-3-1 is both flexible enough to play with or without the ball and has been lethal on the break all season.
- Toluca have been the more impressive of the two over the past month, beating Pumas and Juárez away from home and recording multiple clean sheets in their last five matches.
Head-to-Head
- Recent history suggests goals are likely and both sides are ready to play an end-to-end game, although Pachuca will try to control the pace.
- The head-to-head between these two clubs in recent seasons has featured some incredibly close and exciting games.
Key Players
- Paulinho - Alexis Vega and the attacking midfielders are a constant source of creativity for Paulinho, who has been scoring goals regularly and bagged winning goals in recent victories.
- Rondón - The Venezuelan has scored the goals that have made the difference in Pachuca’s wins over Tigres, Necaxa and Puebla at Estadio Hidalgo this season and will have the Toluca central defenders on edge all game.
- Oussama Idrissi - Oussama Idrissi and the wide players provide the flair for Pachuca to supply Rondón with balls on his chest and stretch the game when Toluca keep it compact.
Betting Insights
The head-to-head between these two clubs in recent seasons has featured some incredibly close and exciting games, so we are favouring the bet that covers goals when they play again - Both teams to score - Yes at 1.62 .
Prediction
- Toluca are the slight favorites here at 1.9 and Pachuca are 3.65 with the Draw at 3.7.
- But we’re going to back the ‘Tucanes’ to edge out a very close and intense match in a way that continues their title chase.
