On Wednesday, April 5, Motagua will host Tigres at the Estadio Nacional Jose de la Paz Herrera for the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. At the same location last weekend, the hosts were defeated 3-1 by Olimpia in the Hinduran league. The visitors came away with all three points thanks to a pair of goals from Jorge Benguche. In the meantime, Tigres were defeated 3-2 by Toluca in the Mexican Liga MX. The hosts were motivated to victory by Carlos Gonzalez’s brace.
The continent will now be the focus of the Mexican club. After a 1-1 aggregate draw against Orlando City in the previous round, they secured their spot at this stage with away goals. Pachuca was defeated by Motagua in the same circumstances. In the semifinals, either Violtette or Club Leon will face the winner of this tie.
Event details
- NAME: FC Motagua – Tigres UANL
- DATE: 6 Apr 2023
- TIME: 00:00 UTC
- VENUE: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Prediction
Motagua has been slightly more consistent, particularly in front of their fans, despite the fact that neither team has been in their best form heading into this game.
Tigres are the favorites to win, and they also have more experience and pedigree at this point. Their Honduran hosts, on the other hand, defeated Mexican opponents in the previous round and could profit from that experience.
Even though either team could win, a low-scoring draw could result in a draw that splits the spoils, leaving the tie open.
Prediction: Tigres 1-0 Motagua
Head-to-Head
- The two sides will meet for the first time in person.
- Motagua has won just one of their five competitive games, losing their last two.
- Tigres have lost three of their five competition games, going winless.
- Motagua has scored fewer than three goals in seven of their last nine competitive games, and at least one team has failed to score in six of those games.
- Both ends have scored in five of Motagua’s last six games played at home.
- Five of Motagua’s last six home games have featured goals in both halves, and three of their last four have featured at least three goals in the first half.
Team news
The readers of our second UANL prediction for Motagua vs. Tigres have hope for an exciting 90 minutes of soccer at Estadio Carlos Miranda. Due to the home team’s poor performance in the previous match, the match against Olimpia was played once more at Estadio Carlos Miranda. Sadly, Olimpia won by three goals to one, but we could have seen more.
The enormous attacking potential of Tigres UANL need not even be mentioned. Motagua will have a hard time stopping the visitors’ attack, which is probably the best in Liga MX.
Lineup
UANL players
- Javier Aquino, Kevin Mariscal
- Guzman (GK)
- Angulo
- Samir
- Lichnovsky
- Aquino
- Fulgencio
- Pizarro
- Carioca
- Quinones
- Gignac
- Ibanez
FC Motagua players
- Licona (GK)
- Decas
- Santos
- Pereira
- Melendez
- Delgado
- Nunez
- Lopez
- Triverio
- Campana
- Hernandez
Betting Tips
Result: Draw Both teams to score less than 2.5 goals. At least one goal in each half.
Where to watch
Watch the match on the following platform
- HBO Max.
- MLS Next Pro.
- TBS USA.
- TNT USA.
- VIX+