On Jul 28th, Pachuca will travel to Aguascalientes to battle Necaxa in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Necaxa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Juárez. Facundo Batista scored the first goal for Necaxa in the 36th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Juárez was frustrated by Necaxa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Necaxa ended the match with the shutout victory. Necaxa is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Pachuca recorded a 1-1 draw against Mazatlán. Nicolás Benedetti scored the first goal 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 a comeback draw. Pachuca is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses 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.
Pachuca’s most prolific scorer has been Nicolás Ibañez. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Necaxa’s top weapon lately has been Milton Giménez, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.