In this week 5 match, on Saturday Feb 4th, León will host Pachuca in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. 11th placed León is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Toluca. Toluca had 31 on net, and León had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. León is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Pachuca, recorded a 2-1 win against Necaxa. Javier López struck first for Pachuca in the 42nd minute, then Gustavo Cabral added another in the 79th minute from the penalty spot. Pachuca should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
On Mon Aug 22nd, Pachuca hosted León in their last match together. Pachuca won by a score of 1 to 0. Israel Luna Lopez struck first for Pachuca in the 86th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, León was frustrated by Pachuca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pachuca ended the match with the shutout victory.
Javier López has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Pachuca. Lucas Di Yorio has been the most effective weapon for León lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.