Preview: 23 points split the teams so far this season, Pachuca having done best. Can Querétaro strike back?
- Querétaro have the most conceded goals (35) in Liga MX
- Pachuca have scored more than double the goals of Querétaro.
This promises to be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Querétaro form and stats
With 1 Liga MX win, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Querétaro are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Gil Esaul Alcala Barba not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.
Querétaro enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Santos Laguna's place. The match ended 2-0 with Calderon and Escamilla scoring. Balanta, defender, was given a rating of 7.92/10 in that game, top of the team. Balanta won 8 of 8 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Tigres UANL.The Querétaro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Querétaro defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Pachuca form and stats
Playing away, Pachuca have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga MX this season.
The supporters enjoyed Pachuca's previous fixture versus Atletico San Luis, a 2-1 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Álves when Hernandez scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute. Arango got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, top player of the team. Arango scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Prior to that match, the Pachuca manager Álves faced defeat when travelling to Atlas and losing 1-4.Pachuca have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 9 goals have been conceded by Pachuca in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides encountered each other previously this campaign: Pachuca - Querétaro 2-0. Querétaro-Pachuca H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Querétaro three wins, Pachuca four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. López Ramírez 9 goals |   Á. Sepúlveda Sánchez 6 goals |  A. Hurtado Herrera 5 goals |
Querétaro missing players
Pachuca missing players
| Querétaro | Pachuca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 39 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 34 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 32 | 75 |
| 55 | 24 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 45 |
| 94% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 92% |
| 85% | 75% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 74% | 82% |
| 45% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 58% | 59% |
| 27% | 31% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 37% | 33% |
| 12% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 32% | 26% |
| 61% | 56% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | 59% |
| 18% | 25% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | 28% |
| 27% | 25% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 26% | 21% |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.5 | 13.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.4 | 15.6 | 17 |
| 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 27% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| 14.3 | 13.8 | 14.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13.1 | 11.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
- Pachuca have scored more than double the goals of Querétaro.
- Pachuca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Querétaro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Querétaro have the fewest points (7) at home in Liga MX
- Querétaro have the most conceded goals (35) in Liga MX
- Querétaro have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Liga MX
- Querétaro have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 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 | Juárez | 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 | Mazatlán | 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 | Querétaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
