PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca bested Tijuana. Pachuca capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

Pachuca remained in players after Jorge Almada Álves received a red card in the 35′. Still, Pachuca still was capable to win this match competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Saturday and it started at 7:10 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Pacheco Larios assisted by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Rodrigo René Sansores Díaz. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 18.79 degrees Celsius or 65.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Pachuca

3 - 2

Tijuana

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 24 Total 16
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 7
  • 138 Attack 97
  • 41 Dangerous attack 49
  • 94 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 11 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Pachuca had a superior ball possession 59% while Tijuana was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tijuana was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Pachuca was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Pachuca shot 24 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tijuana shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Pachuca received 4 yellow cards (Oussama Idrissi, Sergio Barreto, Ari Contreras and Javier Eduardo López). Talking about the opposition, Tijuana received 7 yellow cards (Rafael Fernández, Kevin Castañeda, Christian Rivera, Lucas Rodríguez, Francisco Contreras, Fernando Madrigal and Fernando Madrigal).

(Pachuca) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (35′).

Match Timeline

Miguel Rodríguez(goal)Oussama Idrissi
17'
Oussama Idrissi(goal)Salomón Rondón
28'
26'
Lucas Rodríguez- Yellow
A. Contreras- Yellow
30'
33'
Christian Rivera (penalty)
Sergio Barreto- Yellow
32'
43'
Christian Rivera - Yellow
46'
Kevin Castañeda- sub ->José Zúñiga
46'
Aarón Mejía- sub ->Rodrigo Parra
Oussama Idrissi- Yellow
54'
S. Rondón(goal)Alán Ernesto Bautista Gutiérrez
65'
73'
Kevin Castañeda- Yellow
0'
Fernando Madrigal- Yellow
Nelson Deossa- sub ->Érick Sánchez
74'
Alexéi Domínguez- sub ->Miguel Rodriguez
74'
B. González- sub ->Oussama Idrissi
75'
Javier Eduardo López- sub ->Alán Ernesto Bautista Gutiérrez
74'
75'
Fernando Madrigal- sub ->Joe Corona
75'
Carlos Valenzuela- sub ->Lucas Rodríguez
78'
Iván Tona- sub ->Jesús Gómez
85'
Carlos González(goal)Kevin Castañeda
75'
Fernando Madrigal- Yellow
R. de la Rosa- sub ->Salomón Rondón
82'
Javier Eduardo López- Yellow
90'
90'
Francisco Contreras- Yellow
90'
R. Fernández- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
América
35
17
Monterrey
32
17
Tigres UANL
31
17
Guadalajara
31
17
Pumas UNAM
27
17
León
24
17
Pachuca
22
17
Toluca
21
17
Atlético San Luis
16
17
Mazatlán
16
17
Querétaro
19
17
Juárez
18
17
Santos Laguna
15
17
Cruz Azul
17
17
Tijuana
14
17
Atlas
17
17
Necaxa
15
17
Puebla
5
17

After this encounter, Pachuca has 22 points to move down in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Tijuana will stays with 2 points like Juárez to move down in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Pachuca will host León on the 8th of February with a 13-8 head to head in favor of Pachuca (7 draws).

Pachuca – Formation

Pachuca
G
Carlos Moreno 25.Mexico
7.0
D
Sergio Barreto 2.Argentina
6.3
32'
D
Gustavo Cabral 22.Argentina
6.7
D
René López 185.Mexico
7.7
D
A. Contreras 195.Mexico
6.3
30'
M
Pedro Pedraza 5.Mexico
7.3
M
Érick Sánchez 10.Mexico
7.3
74'
M
Oussama Idrissi 11.Morocco
9.2
75' 54' 28'
M
S. Rondón 23.Venezuela
8.5
82' 65'
M
Miguel Rodríguez 199.Mexico
8.4
74' 17'
M
Alán Bautista 220.Mexico
7.9
74'
Substitutes
G
Carlos Rodas 13.Mexico
D
Carlos Sánchez 32.Mexico
D
Andrés Micolta 33.Ecuador
M
Nelson Deossa 6.Colombia
7.3
74'
M
B. González 8.Mexico
6.3
75'
M
Javier Eduardo López 19.Mexico
6.7
74' 90'
M
E. Montiel 196.Mexico
F
R. de la Rosa 9.Mexico
6.8
82'
F
J. Hernández 28.Mexico
F
Alexéi Domínguez 187.Mexico
7.1
74'

Pachuca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves decided to play with the following team: Carlos Moreno (7.0), René López Aburto (7.7), Gustavo Cabral (6.7), Sergio Barreto (6.3), Ari Contreras (6.3), Pedro Pedraza (7.3), Érick Sánchez (7.3), Miguel Rodriguez (8.4), Alán Ernesto Bautista Gutiérrez (7.9), Oussama Idrissi (9.2) and Salomón Rondón (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Nelson Deossa (7.3), Bryan González (6.3), Roberto de la Rosa (6.8), Carlos Eduardo Rodas Ozuna, Javier Eduardo López (6.7), Daniel Hernández, Carlos Adrián Sánchez Nava, Andrés Micolta, Alexei Dominguez Figueroa (7.1) and Elias Montiel.

Substitutions

Pachuca made 4 changes: Alán Ernesto Bautista Gutiérrez for Javier Eduardo López (74′), Oussama Idrissi for Bryan González (75′), Érick Sánchez for Nelson Deossa (74′) and Salomón Rondón for Roberto de la Rosa (82′).

Player of the match: Oussama Idrissi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pachuca was Oussama Idrissi.

His rating is 9.2 with 1 goal, 39 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Tijuana – Formation

Tijuana
G
Jesús Corona 30.Mexico
7.0
D
R. Fernández 3.Mexico
6.3
90'
D
Rodrigo Parra 5.Mexico
6.3
46'
D
Alejandro Gómez 28.Mexico
7.3
78'
M
Joe Corona 6.United States
6.6
75'
M
Lucas Rodríguez 11.Argentina
6.3
75' 26'
M
Christian Rivera 14.Colombia
7.7
43' 33'
M
Francisco Contreras 20.Mexico
6.4
90'
M
Domingo Blanco 27.Argentina
6.0
F
José Raúl Zúñiga 13.Colombia
6.4
46'
F
Carlos González 32.Paraguay
7.9
85'
Substitutes
D
Aarón Mejía 18.Mexico
6.4
46'
M
Fernando Madrigal 8.Mexico
6.8
75' 75'
M
Kevin Castañeda 10.Mexico
7.5
46' 73'
M
Eduardo Armenta 19.Mexico
M
Carlos Valenzuela 22.Argentina
6.4
75'
M
Iván Tona 23.Mexico
6.7
78'
M
Efraín Álvarez 26.Mexico

Tijuana started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre played with: Jesús Corona (7.0), Rodrigo Parra (6.3), Rafael Fernández (6.3), Jesús Gómez (7.3), Domingo Blanco (6.0), Christian Rivera (7.7), Joe Corona (6.6), Lucas Rodríguez (6.3), Francisco Contreras (6.4), José Zúñiga (6.4) and Carlos Gonzalez (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fernando Madrigal (6.8), Kevin Castañeda (7.5), Aarón Mejía (6.4), Eduardo Armenta, Fernando Valenzuela (6.4), Iván Tona (6.7), Efrain Alvarez, José Castro, Carlos Galicia and Daniel Vázquez Contreras.

Tijuana could not rely on the presence of Iván Tona (injured) and Fernando Madrigal (injured).

Substitutions

Tijuana made 5 changes: Jesús Gómez for Iván Tona (78′), José Zúñiga for Kevin Castañeda (46′), Rodrigo Parra for Aarón Mejía (46′), Joe Corona for Fernando Madrigal (75′) and Lucas Rodríguez for Fernando Valenzuela (75′).

Player of the match: Carlos Gonzalez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tijuana was Carlos Gonzalez.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 17 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​