PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca defeats Santos Laguna with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Ibanez (54′) and a goal from J. Lopez (77′).

The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Hernández Gómez with the assistance of Enrique Martínez Sandoval and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Maximiliano Quintero Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Pachuca

2 - 0

Santos Laguna

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 24 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 18 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 92
  • 48 Dangerous attack 35
  • 34 Ball safe 34
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Pachuca was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Santos Laguna that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pachuca was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pachuca won the match​.

Pachuca shot 24 times, 6 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Pachuca received 4 yellow cards (K. Alvarez, V. Guzman, O. Murillo and I. Luna). On the other side, Santos Laguna received 2 yellow cards (J. Correa and H. Rodriguez).

Also, Santos Laguna didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Correa (Santos Laguna) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (86′).

Match Timeline

20'
22'
34'
36'
54'
57'
65'
65'
Israel Luna- Yellow
66'
Javier Eduardo López- sub ->Víctor Guzmán
74'
74'
Javier Eduardo López(goal)
77'
78'
80'
Hugo Rodríguez- Yellow
84'
86'
89'
Aldo López- sub ->J. Brunetta
89'
Diego Medina- sub ->C. Orrantia

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monterrey
40
17
América
34
17
Guadalajara
34
17
Toluca
32
17
Pachuca
31
17
León
30
17
Tigres UANL
25
17
Cruz Azul
24
17
Atlas
21
17
Querétaro
20
17
Puebla
20
17
Atlético San Luis
19
17
Santos Laguna
19
17
Pumas UNAM
18
17
Tijuana
16
17
Juárez
15
17
Necaxa
14
17
Mazatlán
7
17

After this contest, Pachuca will have 24 points like Monterrey to move down in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna will stay with 22 points like América to move up in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Pachuca will play away against Monterrey on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).

Santos Laguna will host Mazatlán on the 2nd of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).

Pachuca – Formation

Pachuca
G
Oscar Ustari 5.Argentina
7.4
D
Gustavo Cabral 22.Argentina
7.3
D
Óscar Murillo 23.Colombia
6.9
36'
D
K. Álvarez 2.Mexico
7.5
22'
D
M. Isaís 85.Mexico
7.2
M
Luis Chávez 24.Mexico
7.2
M
Avilés Hurtado 11.Colombia
7.5
78'
M
Érick Sánchez 10.Mexico
7.2
M
Israel Luna 100.Mexico
6.8
74' 66'
F
Víctor Guzmán 6.Mexico
7.3
74' 34'
F
Nicolás Ibáñez 7.Argentina
7.8
84' 54'
Substitutes
G
Carlos Moreno 25.Mexico
D
José Castillo 14.Mexico
M
Javier Eduardo López 16.Mexico
74' 77'
M
Jahaziel Marchand 86.Mexico
M
Miguel Tapias 4.Mexico
M
J. Hernández 82.Mexico
F
R. de la Rosa 9.Mexico
F
Illian Hernández 90.Mexico
6.3
84'
F
Marino Hinestroza 18.Colombia
6.8
78'
F
Paulino de la Fuente 19.Spain
7.0
74'

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 (7.4), Kevin Álvarez (7.5), Gustavo Cabral (7.3), Óscar Murillo (6.9), Mauricio Andre Isais (7.2), Israel Luna (6.8), Erick Sánchez (7.2), Luis Chávez (7.2), Avilés Hurtado (7.5), Víctor Guzmán (7.3) and Nicolás Ibáñez (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Javier López, Jahaziel Marchand, Roberto de la Rosa, Illian Hernandez (6.3), Miguel Tapias, Jesús Hernández, Carlos Moreno, Marino Hinestroza (6.8), Paulino de la Fuente (7.0) and José Castillo.

Substitutions

Pachuca made 4 changes: V. Guzman for J. Marchand (74′), I. Luna for P. de la Fuente (74′), A. Hurtado for M. Hinestroza (78′) and N. Ibanez for I. Hernandez (84′).

Best player: Nicolás Ibáñez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pachuca was Nicolás Ibáñez.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12.

Santos Laguna – Formation

Santos Laguna
G
Carlos Acevedo 1.Mexico
6.4
D
Hugo Rodríguez 20.Mexico
6.4
80'
D
Carlos Orrantía 8.Mexico
6.1
89'
D
Ronaldo Prieto 22.Mexico
7.3
D
Omar Campos 2.Mexico
6.4
M
Leo Suárez 9.Argentina
6.3
57'
M
Fernando Gorriarán 11.Uruguay
6.8
65'
M
A. Cervantes 6.Mexico
6.8
M
Juan Brunetta 29.Argentina
6.4
89'
F
Javier Correa 27.Argentina
6.4
86'
F
Harold Preciado 7.Colombia
6.7
65'
Substitutes
G
Gibrán Lajud 25.Mexico
D
Franco Pizzichillo 28.Uruguay
M
José Ávila De Santiago 17.Mexico
6.6
65'
M
Diego Medina 24.Mexico
89'
M
Aldo López 16.Mexico
89'
M
E. Games 201.Mexico
F
E. Aguirre 19.Mexico
6.7
57'
F
José Lozano 18.Mexico
F
Eduardo Perez 15.Mexico
F
C. Domínguez 30.Paraguay
6.3
65'

Santos Laguna started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha played with: Carlos Acevedo (6.4), Carlos Orrantia (6.1), Hugo Rodríguez (6.4), Ronaldo Prieto (7.3), Omar Campos (6.4), Alan Cervantes (6.8), Leonardo Suárez (6.3), Fernando Gorriarán (6.8), Juan Brunetta (6.4), Javier Correa (6.4) and Harold Preciado (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Eduardo Aguirre (6.7), Gibran Lajud, José Ávila (6.6), José Lozano, Diego Medina, Franco Pizzichillo, Aldo Lopez, Eduardo Perez, Cecilio Domínguez (6.3) and Edgar Games.

Santos Laguna could not rely on the presence of J. Avila (injured).

Substitutions

Santos Laguna made 5 changes: L. Suarez for E. Aguirre (57′), F. Gorriaran for J. Avila (65′), H. Preciado for C. Dominguez (65′), J. Brunetta for A. Lopez (89′) and C. Orrantia for D. Medina (89′).

Best player: Ronaldo Prieto​

The player that probably impressed the most for Santos Laguna was Ronaldo Prieto.

His rating is (7.3) with 39 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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