In this 13th week match, on Thursday Sep 8th, Puebla plays host to Pachuca in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Puebla recorded a 1-1 draw against Querétaro. Ariel Nahuelpán struck first for Querétaro in the 22nd minute, then in the 75th minute, Jordi Cortizo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jozy Altidore earning Puebla a comeback draw. Puebla looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while pachuca is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Santos Laguna. Nicolás Ibañez scored the first goal for Pachuca in the 54th minute, then Javier López added another in the 77th minute In the end, Santos Laguna was frustrated by Pachuca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pachuca ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Pachuca should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Pachuca won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Nicolás Ibañez has been the most prolific scorer on Pachuca in the last 5 matches with three goals. Puebla’s most prolific scorer has been Martín Barragán. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.