Last Updated on January 5, 2023 2:18 pm by Erwin Noguera
América begins its journey at home to seek the Liga MX Clausura 2023 title and its first rival will be Querétaro, which hopes to improve last year’s image.
América is the top candidate for the title of Mexican soccer and does not want to miss this opportunity as they did in the Apertura 2022.
For its part, Querétaro was the worst team last year, finishing last in the table, and only achieving 1 victory, so this time they hope to enter the playoffs.
When:
Saturday, January 7 at 6:00 pm ET at the Azteca stadium
Moneyline odds:
América -274
Querétaro +720
Draw Offs:
+410
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Why Bet on América
The favorite of all the bookmakers is America. The ‘Águilas’ were the best team in the regular season, even though they played the first games at half-speed because they were playing friendlies in the United States with Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Manchester City. They had 12 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses. Then they lost in the semifinals with Toluca (3-2), in a couple of unexpected matches full of drama.
After that disappointment, the fans hope that this time they will break the title drought that has been going on for 4 years. But it will be difficult since they will be without their goalkeeper and captain, Guillermo Ochoa, who went to Salernitana in Italy. Luis Malagón arrived from Necaxa and will fight for the goal with Óscar Jiménez, although it is not ruled out that there could be a last-minute reinforcement and the name of Keylor Navas continues to be mentioned.
In December they played several games but the results were not very encouraging: they beat Cancún FC (0-2) and Toluca (2-0), drew with Necaxa (3-3), and lost to Pumas (2-0) and Cruz Azul (2-1). Jonathan Rodríguez was the team’s top scorer this preseason (3).
Why Bet on Querétaro
The future does not look good for Querétaro. The ‘Gallos Blancos’ had a terrible performance in the Apertura 2022, only being able to beat Tijuana (2-0). They achieved 9 points and conceded 35 goals. As a result of that, in this market, they moved a lot and brought 11 reinforcements.
The new faces are Jonathan Perlaza (Barcelona, Ecuador), Miguel Barbieri (Toluca), José Zúñiga (Dorados), Jonathan Torres (Sarmiento, Argentina), Manuel Duarte (Defensa y Justicia, Argentina), Gil Alcalá (Pumas), Christian Rivera (Tijuana), Álvaro Verda (Atlético Morelia), Alberto García (Irapuato), Pablo Yrizar (Chivas) and Carlos Guzmán (Toluca).
Several players left and among those who stand out the most are Ariel Nahuelpán, their captain, who went to Mazatlán, and Leonardo Sequeira, who went to Oviedo (Spain).
Mauro Gerk’s mission is to advance to the playoffs.
Final Betting Analysis: América vs. Querétaro
América makes its debut in the tournament and although the results in the friendlies were not the best, they are much better than Querétaro and they will also be playing at home, so their victory is almost imminent.
At MyBookie.ag we find that América is the favorite of the match with a Moneyline of -274, while Querétaro has +720 and the draw is at +410.
The last time they met was on August 23 of last year and América won 0-1 with a goal from Emilio Lara, while the last time they did so at Azteca was on March 1, 2022, and it was a 1-1 draw with goals from Bruno Valdez (A) and Ángel Sepúlveda (Q). Querétaro has not won at this stadium since 2017 (0-1).
Go for a straight win for América in the Moneyline. If you bet $100 on the win at -274, you will gain $37 for a total payout of $137.
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