PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca beats Atlas 3-1. Pachuca made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Thursday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez who had the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Eduardo Acosta Orea. The 4th official was Óscar Macías Romo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Pachuca had a strong ball possession 58% while Atlas was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pachuca had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pachuca won the match.
Pachuca shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Atlas shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Also, Atlas didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Santamaria (Atlas) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (62′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Pachuca will have 18 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Atlas will stay with 9 points like Pumas UNAM and León to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Pachuca will play away with Monterrey on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).
Atlas will host Necaxa on the 2nd of October with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Atlas (6 draws).
Pachuca – Formation
Pachuca
73'
75'
Pachuca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves decided to play with the following team: Óscar Ustari , Kevin Álvarez , Gustavo Cabral , Óscar Murillo , Mauricio Andre Isais , Avilés Hurtado , Erick Sánchez , Luis Chávez , Romario Ibarra , Nicolás Ibáñez and Roberto de la Rosa .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Moreno, Miguel Tapias, Víctor Guzmán, Javier López , Paulino de la Fuente , Pedro Pedraza, Israel Luna , Illian Hernandez, Jesús Hernández and Marino Hinestroza .
Substitutions
Pachuca made 4 changes: R. Ibarra for I. Luna (58′), A. Hurtado for M. Hinestroza (58′), M. Isais for J. Lopez (73′) and R. de la Rosa for P. de la Fuente (77′).
Best player: Nicolás Ibáñez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pachuca was Nicolás Ibáñez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.
Atlas – Formation
Atlas
62'
Atlas started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Diego Martín Cocca Pera played with: Camilo Vargas , José Abella , Anderson Santamaría , Hugo Nervo , Luis Reyes , Anibal Chalá , Jonathan Herrera , Jeremy Márquez , Edgar Zaldívar , Julián Quiñones and Julio Furch .
These were the players on the bench: José Hernández, Idekel Domínguez, Gaddi Aguirre, Diego Barbosa , Emanuel Aguilera, Edyairth Ortega, Lucas Rodríguez, Edison Flores , Jesús Ocejo and Christopher Trejo .
Substitutions
Atlas made 4 changes: J. Furch for E. Flores (71′), J. Abella for D. Barbosa (81′), A. Marquez for J. A. Ocejo Zazueta (81′) and J. Herrera for C. Trejo (82′).
Best player: José Abella
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlas was José Abella.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
