In a weekend match on Sun Jan 16th, in week 2, Pachuca hosts Chivas in a Liga MX match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Pachuca is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Atlético San Luis. Nicolás Ibañez scored the first goal for Pachuca in the 61st minute, then Nicolás Ibañez added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick In the end, Atlético San Luis was frustrated by Pachuca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pachuca ended the match with the shutout victory. Pachuca is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while chivas is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Mazatlán. Angel Zaldívar scored the first goal for Chivas in the 44th minute on a penalty, then Torres Villanueva added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Vega Rojas In the end, Mazatlán couldn’t muster any offence and Chivas ran away with the shutout win. Chivas is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Chivas won by a score of 1 to 0. Jesús Ricardo Angulo struck first for Chivas in the 90th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Pachuca couldn’t muster any offence and Chivas ran away with the shutout win.
Angel Zaldívar has been the most effective weapon for Chivas lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Nicolás Ibañez has been the most prolific scorer on Pachuca in his last 5 matches with two goals.