On Sunday Jul 31st, Chivas plays host to Pachuca in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Chivas recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against León. Neither Chivas nor León could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Chivas looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while pachuca sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Pumas UNAM. Neither Pachuca nor Pumas UNAM could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 21 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless 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 these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Nicolás Ibañez has been the most effective weapon for Pachuca lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.