On the 26th of August, in this week 16 match, Atlas and Pachuca will play a match in Pachuca de Soto in a clash of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Pachuca sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against León. Israel Luna Lopez struck first for Pachuca in the 86th minute on a feed from Javier López, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed León couldn’t manage to score, and Pachuca took the shutout win. Pachuca is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Atlas, recorded a 1-1 draw against Puebla. Martín Barragán struck first for Puebla in the 11th minute, then Quinones Quinones tied it up for Atlas in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Atlas a comeback draw. Atlas looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca and Atlas battled to a 1-1 draw. Osvaldo Martínez struck first for Atlas in the 10th minute, then Gustavo Cabral tied it up for Pachuca in the 74th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Pachuca.
Julian Andres Quinones Quinones has been the most prolific scorer on Atlas in his last five matches with 3 goals. Pachuca’s top weapon lately has been Nicolás Ibañez, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.