Match Report
Necaxa (13th, 17 pts) visited Pachuca (4th, 31 pts) with 14 points between them. The last five rounds placed Pachuca no better than 34th for form, against 4th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Pachuca 1.47 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Necaxa 1.41 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.46.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Pachuca, 0 for Necaxa and 2 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. Both teams scored in 83% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Hidalgo (capacity 30,000). Pachuca led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Pachuca: Alexéi Domínguez (14'), Oussama Idrissi (33') · Necaxa: Javier Ruiz (53')
Key stats
Possession: Pachuca 44% · Necaxa 56% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 8-8