Pachuca will hope that their home support is enough to get a victory from this grim meeting, vs fiery Atlas.
- Pachuca have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Liga MX
- Atlas have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Liga MX
It's no vacation for neither Pachuca nor Atlas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Pachuca form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga MX, Pachuca have managed 2 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. When Pachuca hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Tigres UANL, Toluca, Leon, Santos Laguna and America), they have won 3 of 6 matches! In general it's been a long time since Pachuca tasted defeat here at Estadio Hidalgo, as they have taken at least one point from their last 16 home games in the league.
In their previous game, the manager Álves led his Pachuca to a defeat away at Atlas. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Hidalgo. Midfield player Sánchez got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Sánchez hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 50 successful passes (of 62 total).
Before that, Pachuca had a home game versus America which ended with a victory 3-0.Pachuca are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pachuca have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Pachuca hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Mazatlan, Necaxa, Tijuana, Queretaro and Juarez), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.
Atlas form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Atlas playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season.
Atlas had fun at their own home (Estadio Hidalgo) last time out, beating Pachuca 2-0. Reyes and Quiñones scored. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Quiñones and that is impressive stuff! Vargas (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.1. Vargas topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, the Atlas manager Pera faced defeat when travelling to Tigres UANL and losing 2-4.The travelling fans enjoy Atlas's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Atlas are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Atlas - Pachuca 2-0 was the product when these two contenders formerly did battle, earlier this season. Pachuca-Atlas H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pachuca five wins, Atlas three wins, two draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 16 goals |  J. Furch 15 goals | J. Quiñones Quiñones 14 goals |
Pachuca missing players
Atlas missing players
| Pachuca | Atlas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 22 | 45 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 58 | 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 8 | 33 | 57 |
| 43 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 36 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 79% | 68% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | 62% |
| 54% | 47% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 36% | 29% |
| 26% | 21% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 5% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 56% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 45% | 40% |
| 31% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 41% | 42% |
| 18% | 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | 31% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 14.9 | 15.9 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4 | 4 |
| 31% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 36% | 31% |
| 12.5 | 11.8 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- Atlas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlas have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Liga MX
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pachuca have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Liga MX
- Pachuca have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
