On Jul 25th, Pachuca hosts Pumas UNAM in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Pachuca sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Mazatlán. Nicolás Benedetti struck first for Mazatlán in the 46th minute, then Nicolás Ibañez tied it up for Pachuca in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Avilés Hurtado earning Pachuca at least a draw. Pachuca is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Pumas UNAM, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Necaxa. Adrián Aldrete struck first for Pumas UNAM in the 18th minute on a feed from Leonel López, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Necaxa couldn’t muster any offence and Pumas UNAM ran away with the shutout win. Pumas UNAM is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Pumas UNAM won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Pumas UNAM’s top weapon lately has been Juan Dinenno, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Pachuca’s top weapon lately has been Nicolás Ibañez, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.