C.F Pachuca vs Santos Laguna Prediction: Santos Struggling Towards the End

In the upcoming fixture of the Liga Mexico, C.F. Pachuca will be up against Santos Laguna at the Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca. With qualification into the quarterfinals on stake, both sides are likely to present their best lineup. However, Pachuca will be missing out on Oscar Murillo, whereas Santos Laguna will be missing out on Alan Cervantes due to a knee injury. Santos Laguna and Pachuca last played against each other in April, and Pachuca won 1-4 away from home. With Pachuca playing at home, the matchup is likely to have Pachuca as starting favorite. Continue reading to find out more about the upcoming duel between Pachuca and Santos.

Going in the matchup, Pachuca has secured back-to-back wins against Queretaro (0-1) and Atletico de San Luis (2-1). From the last five matches played, Pachuca has secured wins in three matches. Talking about the home form, Cristian Arango and Illian Hernandez scored in the last home fixture against San Luis. With Luna, Figueroa, and de la Fuente in the lineup, Pachuca will be targeting a comprehensive win against Santos. Pachuca has scored 7 goals in the last five matches, averaging 1.40 goals per game. Against the scoring average, Pachuca has conceded 8 goals, averaging 1.60 goals per game. Hence, the conceding average is greater than the scoring average for Pachuca.

Óscar Ustari; José Castillo, Gustavo Cabral, Enzo Martínez, Kevin Álvarez; Avilés Hurtado, Erick Sánchez, Luis Chávez, Romario Ibarra; Cristian Arango, Roberto de la Rosa.

Santos Laguna is coming off two back-to-back defeats in the last two regular match days of Liga Mexico. Though Santos Laguna will be fancying its chances for qualification, their match form is inconsistent. In the last match against Cruz Azul, Diego Medina, and Javier Correa struck goals in the last 8 minutes to recover from the damage. Coach Pablo Repetto will have to stick to the regular players for the upcoming knockout match. However, we might see robust changes after the halftime break. Santos Laguna has scored just 5 goals in the last five matches, averaging 1.00 goals per game. Against the scoring average, Santos has conceded 9 goals, averaging 1.80 goals per game. 

Gibran Lajud; Raúl López, Félix Torres, Matheus Doria, Omar Campos; Jair Gonzalez, Salvador Mariscal, Lucas González, Emerson Rodríguez; Juan Brunetta, Harold Preciado.

For the upcoming matchup, the home side will be starting as the favorite as it is coming off two back-to-back wins in the competition. On the other hand, Santos Laguna has lost the last two matches and has conceded 17 goals in the last nine away games. Hence, Pachuca will be looking to score positively, and the match total to be over 2.5 goals. I am predicting a final scoreline of 2-1 at the end of 90 minutes of play.

• C.F Pachuca to Win for 1.60
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.60
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.52