CONCACAF Champions League: Pachuca x Columbus Crew, Match Preview, Team News, Odds and Predictions(02/06/2024)

Making their CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) final debut, the Columbus Crew will play Pachuca in a winner-take-all match on Sunday at Estadio Hidalgo.

The Mexicans are one victory away from capturing this trophy for the sixth time after defeating Club America 3-2 on aggregate, while the defending MLS Cup winners upset Monterrey in their semifinal, winning that match 5-2 overall.

Pachuca x Columbus Crew Team News

Over their Champions Cup run, the Crew has overcome all obstacles, startling two formidable Mexican teams in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.

They had never before won a match in this tournament on Mexican territory until their 3-1 triumph against Monterrey.

The harsh conditions and pro-Mexican mobs had not deterred Wilfried Nancy's soldiers, who won the CCC in Mexico without losing.

Given their recent road record—four straight wins outside Lower.com Field and seven straight wins as the visitors in all competitions—confidence among this bunch is strong.

The Crew has often taken full advantage of their opponents' over-commitment, which has been made possible by their dynamic short-passing strategy.

They stand to become just the fourth Major League Soccer team to win this title; the Seattle Sounders did so in 2022.

Even though the Crew gave up the first goal in three of their four CCC games against Mexican opponents this season, they have rallied to win each one.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

Pachuca has the luxury of playing this pivotal match in front of their supporters because of a string of overwhelming wins in their previous CCC games this season.

Guillermo Almada's team qualified for the Champions Cup final for the first time since 2017 after defeating their first three opponents by a collective score of 16-3.

Los Tuzos have won every one of their previous five finals appearances in this tournament, going undefeated and allowing only one goal.

Should Pachuca win this weekend, they would not only tie America for the second-most CCC championships (six) but also win this trophy for the first time and go undefeated in the process.

Ever since losing 1-0 to Guadalajara in April of the Liga MX Clausura season, Pachuca has not lost a competitive match in regular time.

They have won all three of their home Champions Cup games this season, conceding only two goals at Estadio Hidalgo.

The Philadelphia Union were routed 6-0 in Hidalgo in the second leg of that round of 16 matches by Los Tuzos, who hold a perfect home record against Major League Soccer opponents in this competition.

Over their Champions Cup run, the Crew has overcome all obstacles, startling two formidable Mexican teams in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.

They had never before won a match in this tournament on Mexican territory until their 3-1 triumph against Monterrey.

The harsh conditions and pro-Mexican mobs had not deterred Wilfried Nancy's soldiers, who won the CCC in Mexico without losing.

Given their recent road record—four straight wins outside Lower.com Field and seven straight wins as the visitors in all competitions—confidence among this bunch is strong.

The Crew has often taken full advantage of their opponents' over-commitment, which has been made possible by their dynamic short-passing strategy.

They stand to become just the fourth Major League Soccer team to win this title; the Seattle Sounders did so in 2022.

Although the Crew has given up the first goal in three of its four CCC games against Mexican opponents this season, they have rallied to win each one.

Our Predictions

Pachuca to win @ 1.58 on Sky247.ng 

The Crew has shown resilience against Mexican opponents this season, but Pachuca has so much depth and experience on these large occasions that we are giving them a razor-thin lead.

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