In this week 7 match, on Fri Feb 25th, Pachuca will play host to Mazatlán in a clash of the Liga MX. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Pachuca is fresh off their 3-1 win against América. Nicolás Ibañez scored the first goal for Pachuca in the 28th minute, then Avilés Hurtado added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Victor Alfonso Guzman Guzman. Pachuca is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Mazatlán is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Querétaro. Kevin Escamilla struck first for Querétaro in the 59th minute, then Ángel Sepúlveda added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mazatlán couldn’t manage to score, and Querétaro took the shutout win. Mazatlán looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in None, Mazatlán and Pachuca battled to a 1-1 draw. Nicolás Ibañez struck first for Pachuca in the 20th minute, but Camilo Sanvezzo got the equalizer for Mazatlán in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Mazatlán is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Nicolás Benedetti and Miguel Sansores each having 2 goals in their last five. Pachuca’s most prolific scorer has been Nicolás Ibañez. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.