Sunday’s second game sees Real Madrid playing Mexico’s Pachuca at 3:00pm EST in Group H. Read on for our top Real Madrid vs Pachuca picks.
Real Madrid vs Pachuca Odds
| BET | ODDS |
| Real Madrid | -275 |
| Draw | +450 |
| Pachuca | +750 |
| Over 2.5 | -200 |
| Under 2.5 | +150 |
Club World Cup odds at Bet365.
Real Madrid vs Pachuca Head-to-Head
In their one-time meeting, Los Blancos beat the Mexicans 3-0 last year in December in the final of the Intercontinental Cup with Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius scoring.
Real Madrid Preview
Gonzalo Garcia scored in the 34′ for Madrid, but Ruben Neves scored on a PK minutes later and Madrid’s Matchday 1 game ended in a 1-1 draw with Al Hilal. The possession was nearly equal, but Madrid led in shots 19-13 and shots on target 7-2, but did so without Kylian Mbappe who was in the hospital with an illness. Perhaps had the frenchmen been in the lineup and was able to take a late-game penalty that was missed by Valverde, they could’ve snatched a victory.
Real Madrid fell out of the title picture in Spain this year as Barcelona got hot and took 1st. Los Blancos weren’t far off finishing 2nd, 4 points back, but just weren’t good enough this season.
In Copa del Rey Final they also lost to Barca, losing 3-2, meanwhile in the Champions League they were knocked out in the quarterfinals to Arsenal. They also lost to Barca in the Spanish Super Cup Final.
It was solid year for Mbappe though as he finished with 31 goals in 34 games to win the scoring title.
They did finish the year with 3 straight wins and were 7-0-3 in their final 10, only losing to Barca (twice) and Arsenal. They also scored multiple goals in each of their last 6. So it’s now 4 games undefeated.
Despite shutouts in their final 2 games, Madrid had allowed 1, 4, 2 and 3 in their 4 games prior. Granted 2 of those 4 were vs Barcelona, but their defense can be got at. They’ve conceded in 5/7.
Pachuca Preview
Pachuca looked ok to star their match vs Salzburg on Matchday 1, but it was the Austrians who scored first in the 42′. Pachuca drew level in the 56′, but Salzburg scored again in the 76′ to get the 2-1 win. Pachuca led though in possession, 51%, shots 17-10 and shots on target 6-5.
Pachuca were 8th at 8-4-5 in the Clausura, scoring 29 and allowing 23. They advanced to the playoffs and won 2-1 in the first round over Monterrey, but fell short in the quarterfinals to Club America with a 0-0 draw and 2-0 loss.
Their final few weeks weren’t great, going 1-2-2 and scoring only 3 goals in those 5 games. Before those final 5 games though they had scored in 11 straight.
Venezuelan Salomon Rondon led the way with 14G/5A followed by Brazilian John Kennedy with 9G/1A. Kennedy didn’t produce much in his final 3 games but he only played a combined 68 minutes. In his 11 games prior he had 7 goals and at least 1 shot on target in 10/11.
Considering they were 16th in the Apertura the season prior, it’s been down times lately for the Tuzos. However, go bac kto June 2024 and they lifted the CONCACAF Champions Cup trophy, which got them their spot in this tournament.
They did warm up for the CWC with a friendly with fellow tournament team Al Ahly, which is resulted in a 1-1 draw and Pachuca winning on PKs.
Real Madrid vs Pachuca Prediction
New head coach Xabi Alonso is still missing many players and is working in new signings Alexander-Arnold and Huijsen.
Either teams on the spread (Real Madrid -1.5 or Pachuca +1.5) is about even-money.
The other options could be a Madrid win with under 4.5 goals (-138) or under 3.5 (+130).
- FIFA Club World Cup Picks: Real Madrid to win and under 3.5 goals (+130)
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