Last Updated on April 26, 2023 6:04 pm by Erwin Noguera
Last Matchday of the Clausura 2023 in Mexico and Pumas is playing its last chance to go to the playoffs, but they will have to beat the absolute leader, Monterrey.
The super leader of the tournament, Rayados, will close its participation in this phase of the Clausura and is preparing to fight for the title, and it is not known if the starters or substitutes will play.
The Felines got an important point last weekend but they have to win to secure their place in the playoffs.
When:
Saturday, April 29 at 8:05 pm ET at the BBVA Bancomer stadium
Moneyline odds:
Monterrey -176
Pumas +440
Draw Offs:
+350
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Why Bet on Monterrey?
Monterrey won again after 2 consecutive losses and managed to secure first place in the tournament. Now, with nothing to worry about, they will seek to finish in the best way to reach the quarterfinals as motivated as possible.
They lost to América (2-1) and Santos (1-2), but against Mazatlán (0-2) they managed to recover their essence thanks to goals from Maxi Meza and Érick Aguirre. Now for this Saturday Víctor Vucetich will recover Rogelio Funes Mori, who had been sent off against Santos, and who will complete 300 games with the Rayados shirt. Precisely the Argentine is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals.
Monterrey has won the last 8 games it has played at home against Pumas and has not lost since 2013, when they fell 0-1 with a goal from former Barcelona and Liverpool player Luis García.
Why Bet on Pumas?
Pumas have to go all out for everything. With 18 points they are in 12th place, occupying the last spot to go to the playoffs, however, Atlético San Luis has the same points and the same goal difference (-5) but has scored fewer goals (23 Pumas and 16 San Luis).
For the Universitario team to qualify, they have to win and that is all; or tie and Atlético, Puebla, Tijuana, and Juárez do not win; or lose, and the aforementioned also lose. If we look at it from the simple side, they just have to win and they don’t depend on anyone, the complicated thing is that they have to beat the best team in the tournament and on a field where they haven’t won for 10 years.
Since the arrival of Turco Mohamed as the team’s coach, they are undefeated with two victories against Atlético de San Luis (3-1) and Toluca (3-1), as well as an away draw against América (1-1). Without a doubt, these are great results, also against two teams that are in the first four, however, the Argentine will not be sitting on the bench this weekend because he was sent off.
Final Betting Analysis: Monterrey vs. Pumas
It will be an attractive game to watch since we will see a Pumas urgently needed for a historic victory and that comes highly motivated, against an already classified Monterrey that can take things more calmly, however, they have a great team no matter who plays. We believe that the Felinos will get a positive result, but it will be decisive with which players the Rayados will go out to play. We think it will be a tie.
At MyBookie.ag we find that Monterrey is the favorite of the match with a Moneyline of -176, while Pumas has +440 and the draw is +350.
The last time they met was on July 31 of last year and they tied 1-1 in Mexico City with goals from Jero Rodríguez for Pumas and Nicolás Freire (own goal) for Monterrey, while the last time they played in the house of Rayados (also on July 31 but in 2021) the locals won 2-0 with a brace from Duván Vergara.
Go for a draw in the Moneyline. If you bet $100 on the draw at +350, you will gain $350 for a total payout of $450.
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