Match Report
Tigres UANL went into the game 2nd in the table on 36 points; Pachuca sat 4th on 31 — a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Pachuca no better than 34th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Tigres UANL were scoring 2.06 and conceding 0.94, Pachuca 1.47 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Pachuca in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 5 Tigres UANL wins, 4 for Pachuca, 3 draws, at 3.17 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León, capacity 42,000, hosted the game. Tigres UANL led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Tigres UANL: Ozziel Herrera (39') · Pachuca: Salomón Rondón (79'), Kenedy (88')
Key stats
Possession: Tigres UANL 57% · Pachuca 43% · Total shots: 9-14 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-5