Botafogo RJ vs Pachuca Prediction & Betting Tips | 11/12/2024 | Football
Our prediction for this FIFA Club World Cup match:
Highlighted Player (Jose Salomon Rondon):
Over the years Jose Solomon Rondon has established himself as one of the best South American attackers. The Venezuelan striker was born in Caracas on September 16, 1989 and he played for San Jose de Calasanz at the start of his youth career. He played for the youth teams of Deportivo Guilima and Aragua as well and he continued playing for Aragua at senior level.
After scoring 15 goals in 15 appearances for the club, Salomon Rondon moved to Spain in 2008, signing a deal with La liga side Las Palmas and two years later he moved to fellow Spanish outfit Malaga. The left-footed forward scored 25 goals in 67 appearances in La Liga for los Boquerones, but in the summer of 2012 he moved to Russian club Rubin Kazan.
Despite failing to impress in 36 appearances for the Tatars, Zenit chiefs decided to bring Rondon to Sankt Petersburg in 2014 and it has to be noted that the Venezuela international scored 20 goals in 37 appearances in the Russian Premier League for the Zenitchiki. Salomon Rondon, who made his Venezuela debut in February 2008 against Haiti, currently plays for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League.
Highlighted Team (Pachuca):
115 years ago Compania Real del Monte y Pachuca workers founded the Pachuca Athletic Club and back then they were an amateur club. Nowadays los Tuzos compete in Liga MX and they won their first Invierno (Winter) tournament in 1999. Pachuca repeated the success and it has to be noted they have the Apertura and Clausura (3) trophies in their collection as well.
Speaking of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the Mexican club won their fifth trophy in the prestigious competition in 2017, with the team beating fellow Liga MX team in the title game. Pachuca play their home matches at Estadio Hidalgo and the stadium can hold up to 27.512 people. Los Tuzos wear white jerseys with blue strips in home fixtures, whilst their away colours are black and white.
Japan international Keisuku Honda is regarded one of the biggest stars who played for the club and the former Milan ace scored on his Pachuca debut in a 4-1 triumph over Veracruz. Premier League ace Enner Valencia played for Pachuca in the past as well, with the Ecuador international scoring 12 goals in 17 appearances in the league for the club.