Get ready for the return leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 between Pachuca and Motagua. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Motagua, who are travelling more than 1800 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Pachuca nor Motagua 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
Pachuca have played 6 Liga MX games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Pachuca's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Monterrey (after extra-time). Midfielder Hinestroza was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Hinestroza scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.
In the game before, 0-0 away to Motagua (CONCACAF Champions League).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Pachuca as they are travelling to their away game against Pumas UNAM in the Liga MX. That match is three days after this one.
The Pachuca manager Álves has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. Pachuca's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Motagua form and stats
They also participated in CONCACAF Champions League last season. This ended in the round of 16, when Seattle Sounders drew the shortest straw.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Motagua so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).
Motagua go into this game after a win, the home game against Victoria (after extra-time) that ended 3-1.
One match before, 0-0 at home vs Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Motagua have another fixture that requires travelling in just three days, a Liga Nacional game against Olancho. A difficult calendar for the visitors!
The visiting Motagua have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Motagua in these games.
Head 2 Head
Pachuca and Motagua have faced off already this season: Motagua - Pachuca 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. López Ramírez 9 goals |  G. Cabral Cáceres 4 goals |  A. Hurtado Herrera 4 goals |
Pachuca missing players
Motagua missing players
| Pachuca | Motagua | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 51 | 32 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 91% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 16.4 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 11.1 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 30% | ||
| 12.4 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Toluca | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Tigres UANL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | America | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Pachuca | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | León | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 9 | Cruz Azul | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Puebla | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | Juarez | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Tijuana | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Pumas UNAM | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Necaxa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Atlas | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Mazatlan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -14 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Olancho | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | UPNFM | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Motagua | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Marathon | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Real Espana | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Vida | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 8 | Victoria | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 8 |
| 10 | Honduras Progreso | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 6 |
