Let's take a moment to analyze the Liga MX Apertura matchup between Pachuca and Monterrey, shall we? Pachuca, having the goalkeepers Carlos Moreno with a decent 6.81 rating and 31 saves and Jose Eulogio with a 6.35 rating and just 4 saves - seems to be rolling the dice quite a bit at the back post. Monterrey, on the other hand, rest assured with Luis Cárdenas and Esteban Andrada, two quite reliable custodians boasting ratings of 7.50 and 7.23 consecutively, with Cárdenas making 6 saves and Andrada a whopping 46 saves, impressive isn't it?
Turning the spotlight onto the players now, Pachuca boasts top guns like Oussama Idrissi with his accurate pass percentage of 81.3% and 4 goals last season, and Salomón Rondón, who bulldozed through the last season with 9 goals from 25 shots on goal. Nelson Deossa, chipped in with a helpful 5 goals from 9 shots on goal.
On the opposite side of the touches line, Monterrey flaunts some dazzling sparks like Sergio Canales, with 7 goals and a dazzling pass percentage of 85.6%. Gerardo Arteaga with his strong record of 3 goals and Germán Berterame who managed to punch in a solid 5 goals last season. Definitely a team with some fiery frontline.
Looking at the past confrontations between these two, despite the firecrackers from both ends, Monterrey held the upper hand in the most recent encounters, Monterrey has been able to outdo Pachuca both times. On to the last season records, both teams had an equal footing of 9 wins each, but Monterrey’s higher number of draws might signal a slight upper hand.
In keeping with the recent performance, Monterrey has seen more of the victory light with their triumph against Cruz Azul and Tigres UANL, but Pachuca hasn't been far behind, returning with respectable results against Club América and Club Necaxa.
That's our dissected overview, and using holistic judgement,ously warped with my dry sense of humor, folks, here's a dart thrown in the wind for you.
Albert’s Prediction: Monterrey by 1