Match Report
The table read 7th (Tijuana, 24 pts) against 4th (Pachuca, 31 pts), 7 points apart. Pachuca's recent output lagged their position: 34th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.35 for Tijuana and 1.47/1.12 for Pachuca (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Pachuca arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Tijuana 6, draws 1, Pachuca 4, at 2.73 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 82% of the meetings.
Estadio Caliente staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,333. On the scoreboard, Tijuana led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Tijuana: Diego Abreu (37'), Gilberto Mora (34'), Josef Martínez (82') · Pachuca: Víctor Alfonso Guzmán Guzmán (90')
Key stats
Possession: Tijuana 57% · Pachuca 43% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 6-3