Liga MX: Pachuca are 4 points behind Monterrey, but fully intend to go all in. Get this show on the road!
- Monterrey have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Liga MX
It's no vacation for neither Pachuca nor Monterrey 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
2 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Pachuca have to build on here at Estadio Hidalgo in the Liga MX. 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 13 home games in the league.
Pachuca's last game was hosting Puebla and winning 1-0. The attacking player Ibáñez won the honour of being "man of the match" for Pachuca with a rating of 7.5/10. Ibáñez hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
Before that match, a win away at Juarez.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 17 games) they have won eight times, drawn four and lost five.
Pachuca are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Pachuca are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Hidalgo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Monterrey form and stats
There's been little loot from Monterrey's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Liga MX. Monterrey only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws.
The attacking players of Monterrey have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 201 minutes.
There were no winners in Monterrey's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Atlas. Andrada was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.32. The agile goalkeeper Andrada topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Pumas UNAM's place.As opposed to that, Monterrey have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Monterrey - Pachuca 3-1. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Pachuca, two draws and seven wins for Monterrey. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The games between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten duels. Mori likes to face Pachuca and have scored 7 goals in these matches.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 11 goals | V. Guzmán Guzmán 9 goals |   R. Funes Mori 9 goals |
Pachuca missing players
Monterrey missing players
| Pachuca | Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 46 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | 43 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 32 |
| 94% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 75% | 62% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 78% | 69% |
| 53% | 38% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 44% | 37% |
| 25% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 33% | 23% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 59% | 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 61% | 46% |
| 31% | 38% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 34% |
| 16% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 33% | 37% |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 15.5 | 16.2 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 11.8 | 13.5 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 30% | 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | 27% |
| 12.4 | 11.4 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 11.6 | 10.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
- Monterrey have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Monterrey have the most matches under the total-line (16) 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 | León | 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 |
