Mazatlán v Pachuca preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Fri 17.February
Match begins: 03:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mazatlán

The guesting Pachuca team should be the strongest party at Mazatlán, as the visitors hold a 15 point supremacy from their 17 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Mazatlán have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga MX
  • Pachuca have scored more than double the goals of Mazatlán.

This has all the signs of an exciting game with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Mazatlán form and stats

Mazatlán have played 8 Liga MX games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Mazatlán with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Necaxa game, 146 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

No payout for Mazatlán in their previous match, an away game at Puebla that ended in defeat 1-3. Attacking player Bárcenas edged out all the other footballers in that game and got a match rating of 7.33 out of 10. Bárcenas hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Juárez (2-3).

Goals are plentiful in this team's league rounds, with 7 in a row having at least three goals (over 2.5).

Mazatlán are traveling soon after this match as the Liga MX match at Queretaro awaits in three days.

Mazatlán are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Pachuca form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Pachuca playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season.

Pachuca delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Guadalajara in their previous fixture. Ustari had red hot gloves after the game against Guadalajara, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made.

Prior to that result Pachuca won their away game at León. The scoreline was 1-0.

Betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 11 league games.

A quick return to home after this game, as Pachuca are hosting Toluca in the Liga MX only three days away.

Pachuca have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Pachuca have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This duo met each other earlier on this match year: Pachuca - Mazatlán 1-1. Previous five meetings with these sides: Mazatlán won two, Pachuca were winners in two and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

PachucaJ. López Ramírez
J. López Ramírez
7 goals
MazatlánN. Benedetti Roa
N. Benedetti Roa
4 goals
PachucaG. Cabral Cáceres
G. Cabral Cáceres
4 goals

Mazatlán missing players

Pachuca missing players

Mazatlán Pachuca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 10 4 Played P 1 13 29
3 2 0 Won W 1 6 18
8 3 1 Drew D 0 3 6
11 5 3 Lost L 0 4 5
22 12 3 Scored S 2 19 58
40 17 7 Conceded C 1 15 29
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 90%
86% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 76%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 54% 55%
27% 30% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 34%
14% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 24%
64% 80% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 54% 59%
14% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 31%
27% 10% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 21%
 
4 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.5 5.6
6.4 6.3 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5.2 4.3
2.4 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
11.3 12.7 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 23 15.4 16.8
3.3 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 5.2 5.7
31% 29% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 35%
 
16.4 15.4 14.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8 13.4 11.1
6.2 6.7 7.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4.4 3.8
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Mazatlán have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga MX
  • Mazatlán have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Mazatlán haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mazatlán is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Pachuca have scored more than double the goals of Mazatlán.
  • Pachuca have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América 17 12 2 3 38 17 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 6 0 3 18 11 21 38
2 Monterrey 17 10 5 2 29 13 8 5 3 0 14 5 9 5 2 2 15 8 16 35
3 Santos Laguna 17 10 3 4 38 21 9 8 1 0 24 7 8 2 2 4 14 14 17 33
4 Pachuca 17 9 5 3 28 15 9 6 2 1 17 6 8 3 3 2 11 9 13 32
5 Tigres UANL 17 9 3 5 24 14 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 2 3 12 8 10 30
6 Toluca 17 7 6 4 27 23 9 4 4 1 17 13 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 27
7 Cruz Azul 17 7 3 7 26 34 9 5 1 3 15 12 8 2 2 4 11 22 -8 24
8 Puebla 17 4 10 3 25 23 9 3 5 1 13 11 8 1 5 2 12 12 2 22
9 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 19 17 9 3 4 2 7 7 8 2 3 3 12 10 2 22
10 León 17 6 4 7 25 29 8 4 2 2 16 14 9 2 2 5 9 15 -4 22
11 Juárez 17 4 7 6 17 18 9 2 5 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 -1 19
12 Necaxa 17 5 4 8 19 26 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 2 3 4 8 11 -7 19
13 Atlético San Luis 17 4 6 7 15 23 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 8 11 -8 18
14 Mazatlán 17 3 8 6 17 24 8 2 3 3 9 12 9 1 5 3 8 12 -7 17
15 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 18 30 8 2 2 4 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 17 -12 17
16 Pumas UNAM 17 2 8 7 21 31 9 2 4 3 11 15 8 0 4 4 10 16 -10 14
17 Atlas 17 3 4 10 16 27 8 3 2 3 10 10 9 0 2 7 6 17 -11 13
18 Queretaro 17 1 6 10 18 35 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 8 22 -17 9

Read more about Liga MX

Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.