Pachuca backed to beat Queretaro at home

Pachuca head into their first home game full of confidence after a 3-0 win over Pumas, while Queretaro still look short of attacking threat. With strong home form behind them, Pachuca are favoured to take all three points.

By 7MTHScore Staff

Pachuca have Alain Mosso available again after recovering from injury.

Queretaro have no new injury concerns.

Pachuca made one of the most impressive starts of the opening round, beating Pumas 3-0 away from home. They looked sharper, better organised and more dangerous in attack, taking control early before sealing the win in the second half. It was a confidence-building victory and should give them strong momentum heading into their first home match of the season.

Queretaro, meanwhile, opened with a 1-0 home defeat to Club America. Their defence was not easy to break down and the match stayed tight for long periods, with Queretaro pushing hard late on after America were reduced to 10 men. The concern, however, is their limited attacking threat, and against a Pachuca side that looked excellent in their opener, they may struggle to create clear chances.

Pachuca come into this game in better form and with greater firepower up front. Looking back at last season, they collected 20 points from nine home matches and lost only once. With Queretaro appearing second best and having to travel, the pick is a home win for Pachuca.

In the head-to-head record, Pachuca have lost only once in their last four league meetings with Queretaro, posting one win, two draws and one defeat. Their most recent league clash, in February this year, ended 0-0.