Philadelphia Union vs CF Pachuca Prediction: Expect a good football game with goals from both sides

One of the most eagerly awaited contests on March 6, 2024, is the CONCACAF Champions Cup encounter between Pachuca and Philadelphia Union. Starting at 03:00 (GMT+3), it will take place at Subaru Park. In all competitions, the visitors have scored in their last 11 games. Since their Liga MX encounter against Monterrey in November 2023, they have scored in every game.

This Concacaf Champions Cup season, Philadelphia's sole home game to date was a draw against Deportivo Saprissa. The Union is currently enjoying a nine-game home-winning streak in all competitions. Pachuca, on the other hand, has not yet participated in a competition away from home. Pachuca's lone away game for the Concacaf Champions Cup ended in a tie the previous season.

Philadelphia has won three, drawn one, and lost two of their past six games in all competitions. In three of the six games, they scored first, and throughout that time, they let up nine goals and scored eleven. Six of their goals came in the first half, while five of their opponents' goals were scored in the opening forty-five minutes. Pachuca's past six games have seen them win four, tie one, and lose one. Over that span, they scored 15, gave up 10, and won three of the six games. While their rivals scored six goals before halftime, they had two in the first half.

Philadelphia Union enters this match with a 1-1 MLS draw with Sporting Kansas City. Philadelphia Union hasn't maintained a clean sheet in a game in quite some time. The data reveals that Philadelphia Union has allowed goals in five of their last six games, giving up nine goals in the process.

In the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Philadelphia defeated Deportivo Saprissa 6-5 on aggregate to win their first matchup. They won 3-2 in the first leg and then drew 3-3 in extra time in the home leg of the rematch. During the extra time, the Union scored one goal. Mikael Uhre, Quinn Sullivan, and Julián Carranza all scored in the return leg draw. They have won all nine of their previous home games in all competitions.

With a fully healthy roster to choose from ahead of this match, Philadelphia Union boss Jim Curtin will be relieved to have no major fitness issues.

Coming into the match, Pachuca had just defeated FC Juárez 3-2 in Liga MX (Clausura). In their past six games, Pachuca has scored fifteen goals in total. In each of those instances, Pachuca has also successfully scored a goal. In those games, ten goals have been scored against them. However, only time will tell if that trend holds true in this encounter. Guillermo Almada, the Pachuca coach, has to worry about one fitness issue because the team is otherwise at full strength. Due to a meniscus injury, Celso Ortiz will not play in this match.

Pachuca has not yet participated in a competition away from home. Pachuca's sole away Concacaf Champions Cup match ended in a tie the previous season.

We believe that Pachuca will have to work hard to get past this Philadelphia Union team's defence to take the upper hand. However, we expect a goal from Pachuca. The form of both teams suggests that goals will be in this game. 

For this reason, when the final siren sounds, we are picking goals from both teams and over 2.5 goals in a fiercely contested contest.