On the 12th of April, Pachuca hosts Tijuana in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 1st placed Pachuca is fresh off their 2-1 win against Tigres UANL. Victor Alfonso Guzman Guzman struck first for Pachuca in the 55th minute on a feed from Kevin Nahin Alvarez Campos, then Quinones tied it up for Tigres UANL in the 65th minute. Pachuca looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tijuana recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlético San Luis. Lisandro López scored the first goal for Tijuana in the 73rd minute on a penalty kick, but Facundo Waller Martiarena got the equalizer for Atlético San Luis in the 85th minute on a penalty kick earning Atlético San Luis a comeback draw. Tijuana is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Tijuana and Pachuca last played eachother at the Estadio Caliente on the 7th of November. Tijuana won by a score of 3 to 2. Bryan Gonzalez struck first for Pachuca in the 24th minute on a feed from Erick Sanchez, but Murillo Murillo got the equalizer for Tijuana on an own goal in the 45th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Yairo Moreno to cap off a wild match.
Tijuana’s most prolific scorer has been Joaquin Alberto Montecinos Naranjo. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Pachuca’s most prolific scorer has been Guzman Guzman. The defender has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.