Leagues Cup action continues as MLS side New York Red Bulls take on Liga MX side Pachuca at the Red Bull Arena.
Pachuca kicks off their Leagues Cup campaign after a 2-0 loss to Pumas UNAM last July 21. Guillermo Almada's side found life in the 2024 Liga MX Apertura season a little tougher after their CONCACAF Champions Cup win they beat the Columbus Crew just in June. one win from four games played.
On the other hand, the Red Bulls opened their League Cup campaign with a 0-0 loss (4-5 on penalties) to fellow MLS team Toronto FC on July 27. New York enjoyed an impressive 2024 MLS season with new coach Sandro. Schwarz also has to take three points vs Pachuca if they want to get out of East Group 6.
Here it is 90 minPachuca vs Red Bulls guide.
Pachuca vs New York Red Bulls H2H record
* This is the first ever meeting between Pachuca and New York Red Bulls.
Current form (all competitions)
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Pumas UNAM 2-0 Pachuca – 21/07/2024 |
New York Red Bulls 0-0 Toronto FC (4-5 on penalties) – 27/07/2024 |
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Pachuca 2-0 Atletico San Luis – 16/07/2024 |
New York Red Bulls 3-1 FC Cincinnati – 20/07/2024 |
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Club Leon 0-0 Pachuca – 13/07/2024 |
New York Red Bulls 2-2 CF Montreal – 17/07/2024 |
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Pachuca 0-1 Monterrey – 07/07/2024 |
Colorado Rapids 1-1 New York Red Bulls – 13/07/2024 |
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Pachuca 3-0 Columbus Crew – 01/06/2024 |
Philadelphia Union 0-0 New York Red Bulls – 06/07/2024 |
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The country |
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United Kingdom |
Apple TV – MLS Season Pass |
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United States |
Apple TV – MLS Season Pass |
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Canada |
Apple TV + |
Pachuca will be fielding midfielder Israel Luna as the 22-year-old is out indefinitely following a season-ending knee injury in April. Luna is on course to return in December before the start of the 2025 Clausura season.
Pachuca predicted to face New York Red Bulls (4-2-3-1): Moreno; Rodriguez, Cabral, Micolta, Bryan Gonzalez; Pedraza, Deossa; Alvarez, Arturo Gonzalez, Oussama Idrissi, Rondon.
Schwarz will be without several key players such as Emil Forsberg, who is still dealing with a foot injury, and Peter Stroud and Serge Ngoma who are recovering from ankle and knee injuries.
New York Red Bulls predicted to face Pachuca (4-4-2): Meara; Nealis, Nealis, Eile, Duncan; Gjengaar, Donkor, Edelman, Carmona; Manoel, Morgan.
Although RBNY lacked a few key figures, they still had enough quality in the squad to keep them close to Pachuca in the 90 minutes played. However, Pachuca will look to use their winning streak from the CONCACAF Champions Cup to beat the Red Bulls on penalties.
Prediction: Pachuca 1-1 New York Red Bulls (5-4 on penalties)
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