On the 18th of August, Pachuca and América will play a match in Pachuca de Soto in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Pachuca sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Tigres UANL. Nicolás Ibañez struck first for Pachuca in the 16th minute, then Nicolás Ibañez added another in the 60th minute In the end, Tigres UANL was frustrated by Pachuca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pachuca ended the match with the shutout victory. Pachuca is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, América recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Pumas UNAM. Diego Valdés struck first for América in the 38th minute, then Jonathan Rodriguez added another in the 57th minute In the end, Pumas UNAM was frustrated by América’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. América ended the match with the shutout victory. América is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Pachuca won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 2 draws.
Martin Mex has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for América.