Liga MX: A pair of participants who have performed well up to now. Prepare for Pachuca - Monterrey with this complete preview!
- Pachuca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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. After failing to beat América here at Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Pachuca's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Tigres UANL. The home side are looking to build on that result. Manager Álves felt very clever after López scored the winning goal against Tigres UANL, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 67th minute. Midfielder Hurtado was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Hurtado hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Tigres UANL.There will be little rest for Pachuca after this match as they are travelling to Monterrey for a Liga MX game in only three days.
Pachuca have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Hidalgo with 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pachuca have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Monterrey form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Monterrey have produced an overall stat of 5-2-2 so far.
Monterrey have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Esteban Andrada. It's been 491 minutes since they last conceded in Liga MX.
Monterrey are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Cruz Azul. Goalkeeper Andrada was absolutely vital in the Monterrey victory against Cruz Azul, making eight saves. Andrada was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.94. The agile goalkeeper Andrada topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cruz Azul that ended 0-0.Look out: 9 of the latest 10 league games involving this side have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pachuca in just three days.
Monterrey has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. It's not easy to score on Monterrey as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported scoreline involving both these sides is the Monterrey - Pachuca 0-0 played earlier this season. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Pachuca, three draws and five wins for Monterrey. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 10 goals |   G. Berterame 6 goals |  J. Gallardo Vasconcelos 5 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 17 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 79% |
| 74% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 10% | 21% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 21% |
| 47% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 37% |
| 37% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 32% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.2 | 18.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.9 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 28% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 26% | 28% |
| 9.4 | 9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.3 | 11.7 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
- Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the most clean sheets (11) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the most clean sheets (5) away in Liga MX
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pachuca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) 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 | 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 | 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 |
