America vs. Guadalajara Chivas Guadalajara Chivas Pick & Prediction MAR 19th 2023
Jimmy Liu
Guadalajara vs América: who will win the Superclásico?
The action in Mexican Soccer continues and the Clausura 2023 Tournament enters its last chapters that promise to be exciting both in the fight to gain access among the first four teams towards the quarterfinals, as well as for those who seek to earn a place in the area of repechage. And one of the most anticipated duels of the season will take place next Sunday when Guadalajara hosts América at the Akron Stadium, in what will be a new edition of the Mexican Superclassic.
On the one hand, Chivas wants to stay in the qualifying zone for the quarterfinals and to get closer to the leader Monterrey they will have to keep the three points at home. Indeed, Guadalajara will seek to prevail against its classic rival, knowing that it is the favorite of sports predictions.
For their part, Fernando Ortíz's Águilas need to recover lost ground to meet the goal of entering the first four teams that qualify non-stop towards the quarterfinals, avoiding the always complicated playoffs. Indeed, América will go out to look for the three points at any cost, knowing that it is not the favorite to obtain a visiting victory based on sports previews.
Last matches of Guadalajara
Veljko Paunovic is one of the great sensations of Mexican soccer. The board's bet seemed somewhat risky, but with the results on the table and the team's performance on the pitch, it ended up being a more than successful decision.
Guadalajara became one of the rivals worthy of respect, since it offers an offensive football proposal where it is always the protagonist regardless of the rival on duty or the stadium where it plays. In addition to defensive solidity, Paunovic's team is effective in attack and with an intense midfield to recover the ball quickly.
Currently, Guadalajara managed to climb positions and rank in third place with 21 points in 10 rounds at stake with 6 wins, 3 draws and one loss, scoring 14 goals for and receiving 8 goals. In turn, Chivas' last duels in the Clausura 2023 Tournament were as follows: they drew 1-1 against Querétaro in an unexpected result for sports betting , drew 1-1 against Pachuca, beat Xolos de Tijuana 2-1 , defeated Pumas 1-2 as a visitor, Tigres 1-2 as a visitor and closed the last day with a 2-0 against Santos Laguna.
Last matches of America
The Eagles are going through a bittersweet moment. Fernando Ortíz failed to break with the irregularity of his team so far in the 2023 season and America alternates good and bad so far in the contest.
América shows great performance in the offensive zone, although the problems here have become bad news for fans who see how their team receives an unthinkable number of goals for the quality of the individual and collective squad.
So far, the Águilas are out of the goal of remaining among the first four teams that qualify for the quarterfinals, although the positive point is that they are only 2 points behind Pachuca, the team that occupies fourth place.
Fernando Ortíz is finalizing the details for what will be a true early final against his classic rival. Indeed, América needs to recover lost ground, since it has accumulated 17 points in 10 games played with 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, scoring 21 goals in favor and conceding 14 goals, a high figure. In turn, the last games of the Águilas in the tournament were as follows: they equalized 2-2 against Santos Laguna as a visitor, they defeated Necaxa 2-1 in a logical result for sports betting, they beat 3-1 as a visitor to Atlético San Luis, they triumphed 2-1 against Xolos de Tijuana, drew 2-2 against Atlas de Guadalajara and fell 0-3 at home against Pachuca, during the last day.
Background between both
Guadalajara and América played 53 matches in the Mexico League with 21 wins for the Águilas, 15 draws and 17 wins for Chivas. In turn, at the Akron Stadium they met 26 times with 11 visiting victories for América, 6 draws and 9 local victories for Chivas.
A piece of information to take into account when making Mexico League forecasts is that the last game between the two played at the Akron Stadium was a goalless draw within the framework of the 2021-2022 Clausura Tournament.
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Víctor Guzmán is Chivas' top scorer with 5 accumulated goals in the Clausura 2023 Tournament, while Carlos Cisneros scored 2 goals and can uneven at any time.
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Henry Martín is the top scorer for América with 10 accumulated goals in the tournament and is the favorite of the Mexico League forecasts to open the scoring next Sunday in the Superclásico against Chivas. In addition, Diego Valdéz converted 4 goals and Jonathan Rodríguez scored 2 goals in the tournament.
Schedules and television
United States: Sunday, March 19, 11:10 p.m. Peacock.
Mexico: 10:10 p.m. TUDN, Las Estrellas, ESPN Mexico and Azteca Deportes Live.