A important match in Liga MX as both squads are battling for the top positions. With Pachuca in 4th position and Santos Laguna placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting duel. Read on to learn more!
- Pachuca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Liga MX
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Pachuca form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Liga MX games here at Estadio Hidalgo for Pachuca. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Pachuca bring valid hopes of a third.
Pachuca enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Toluca's place. The match ended 4-1 with Ibáñez, Hernandez (2) and la Fuente scoring. Chávez (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.2/10. Chávez served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 35 successful passes (of 40 total).
Before that, Pachuca had a home game versus Atlas which ended with a victory 3-1.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Pachuca matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 6 games).
There will be little rest for Pachuca after this match as they are travelling to Puebla for a Liga MX game in only four days.
The Pachuca fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. From these home matches, Pachuca have conceded only 5 goals.
Santos Laguna form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Santos Laguna have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far. The fact that Santos Laguna have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Santos had fun at their own home (Estadio Hidalgo) last time out, beating Atlético San Luis 4-1. Lozano, Correa, Aguirre and Suárez scored. Suárez got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Suárez scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Tijuana with the score of 2-0.A new game in only three days for Santos Laguna, the Liga MX home match versus Necaxa. Busy days.
Santos are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Santos Laguna have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these sides: Pachuca won three, Santos Laguna triumphed in one and we saw six draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 6 goals |  E. Aguirre Lara 3 goals | H. Preciado Villarreal 3 goals |
Pachuca missing players
Santos Laguna missing players
| Pachuca | Santos Laguna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 82% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 36% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 45% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 36% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 18% |
| 6.5 | 6.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.9 | 18.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 15.2 | 15.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 25% | 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 24% | 34% |
| 9.1 | 8.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 18 | 14.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
- Pachuca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Liga MX
- Pachuca have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Santos Laguna have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Santos Laguna have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santos Laguna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monterrey | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | America | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Toluca | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Puebla | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Atlético San Luis | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Juarez | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | León | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Cruz Azul | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 11 |
| 16 | Atlas | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Pumas UNAM | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
