Week 7 brings us a match on Feb 17th, where Mazatlán will host Pachuca in a Liga MX match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 18th placed Mazatlán is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Puebla. Pablo Parra struck first for Puebla in the 10th minute on a feed from Guillermo Martinez Ayala, then Guillermo Martinez Ayala added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Diego De Buen. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while pachuca is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chivas. Víctor Guzmán struck first for Chivas in the 27th minute on a feed from Carlos Cisneros, but De La Rosa Gonzalez got the equalizer for Pachuca in the 55th minute earning Pachuca a comeback draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Pachuca should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Mazatlán and Pachuca last played eachother at the Estadio Hidalgo on Tuesday Jul 19th. Pachuca and Mazatlán battled to a 1-1 draw. Nicolás Benedetti struck first for Mazatlán in the 46th minute, then Nicolás Ibañez got the equalizer 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’s top weapon lately has been Javier López, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Aké Loba has been the most prolific scorer on Mazatlán in the last five matches with 2 goals.