Pachuca have played really well this season, sitting at 4th position in the table. Cruz Azul have a view both up and down from the 7th place.
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cruz Azul have scored away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga MX game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Queretaro. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Pachuca form and stats
20 points is a decent return from 9 Liga MX games here at Estadio Hidalgo for Pachuca. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The Pachuca manager Álves might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Pachuca, who won 2-0 against Pumas UNAM. Midfield player Sánchez got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Sánchez hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 88 successful passes (of 98 total).
Previously, the CONCACAF Champions League-match at home against Motagua that ended 1-1. A letdown as the team were huge pre-match favourites. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pachuca have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The Pachuca fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Pachuca have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
There's been little loot from Cruz Azul's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga MX. Cruz Azul only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Cruz has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Queretaro for a 2-2 draw. The draw against Queretaro came from a losing position. The Cruz Azul manager Ferretti brought on Lotti as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Carneiro, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.01. Carneiro dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Atletico San Luis.We have checked recent matches where Cruz Azul have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Cruz find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cruz Azul are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 11 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Cruz Azul - Pachuca 1-2 was the end result in these participants' previous head-to-head game, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Pachuca wins - draws - Cruz Azul wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. López Ramírez 9 goals |   C. Antuna Romero 5 goals |  G. Cabral Cáceres 4 goals |
Pachuca missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Pachuca | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 68 | 41 | 13 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | 52 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 80% | 89% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 69% |
| 57% | 61% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 62% |
| 31% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 83% | 67% | 41% |
| 23% | 22% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 19% |
| 57% | 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 56% |
| 31% | 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 28% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 22% |
| 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16.9 | 18 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | 30% |
| 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 15.1 | 13.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pachuca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cruz Azul have scored away.
| 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 | 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 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juarez | 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 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 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 |
