On the 1st of October, in this week 17 match, Pachuca will travel to Doha to battle Monterrey in a Liga MX match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Monterrey is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Atlas. Sebastián Vegas scored the first goal for Monterrey in the 79th minute, then Jesus Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos added another in the 83rd minute In the end, Atlas was frustrated by Monterrey’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Monterrey ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their performance, while pachuca sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Atlético San Luis. Nicolás Ibañez struck first for Pachuca in the 28th minute on a feed from Avilés Hurtado, then Abel Hernández tied it up for Atlético San Luis in the 30th minute. Pachuca is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Pachuca’s top weapon lately has been Nicolás Ibañez, who has three goals in the last five matches. Monterrey’s most prolific scorer has been Jesus Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.