Mexico - Liga MXEstadio BBVA BancomerData current as of October 18, 2026

Monterrey vs Pachuca: match statistics

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Monterrey vs Pachuca: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Monterrey plays Pachuca in Liga MX (Mexico). The game is scheduled for October 19, 2026. Venue: Estadio BBVA Bancomer.

Recent form

Monterrey has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Pachuca has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Monterrey scores 1.70 goals per game and allows 1.50. Pachuca scores 1.64 and allows 1.27. Games in this league average 2.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of Monterrey's games and 55% of Pachuca's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 55%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Monterrey has the higher season xG average, 1.86 to 1.69 per game. Monterrey takes 17.1 shots per game, while Pachuca takes 16.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Monterrey leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. Pachuca leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.91 after halftime.

When the teams score

Monterrey's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (6 goals). For Pachuca, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga MX games average 2.95 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.08)
(3.64)
(3.25)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.7Goals scored / game1.64
MonterreyPachuca
1.5Goals allowed / game1.27
MonterreyPachuca
56%Average possession48%
MonterreyPachuca
6.1Shots on target / game4.64
MonterreyPachuca

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.1Shots per game16.36
MonterreyPachuca
6.1Shots on target4.64
MonterreyPachuca
9.9%Shot conversion10%
MonterreyPachuca
56%Possession48%
MonterreyPachuca
1.86xG for1.69
MonterreyPachuca
1.24xG against1.59
MonterreyPachuca

Shooting quality

Monterrey: DominantPachuca: Attacking
MonterreyPachuca
Accuracy (shots on target)36%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Pachuca is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Monterrey · 1.6 pts / game - Pachuca

Monterrey
LDWLD
Season result split
40% W20% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-4
1.40 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Pachuca
WWDLD
Season result split
27% W36% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-4
1.18 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.94Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Pachuca is 18% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - Monterrey · 1.27 goals / game - Pachuca

Monterrey scoring profile: very strong

Monterrey scores in 80% of games (8 of 10 games), while Pachuca keeps a clean sheet in 27% (3 of 11 games).

Pachuca scoring profile: very strong

Pachuca scores in 82% of games (9 of 11 games), while Monterrey keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 games).

17Goals scored (season)18
MonterreyPachuca
15Goals conceded (season)14
MonterreyPachuca
3.2Average goals per game2.91
MonterreyPachuca
5Goals scored (last 5)10
MonterreyPachuca
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
MonterreyPachuca

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal82%
MonterreyPachuca
40%2 goals55%
MonterreyPachuca
20%3 goals27%
MonterreyPachuca
10%4 goals0%
MonterreyPachuca

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal73%
MonterreyPachuca
50%2 goals36%
MonterreyPachuca
20%3 goals18%
MonterreyPachuca
10%4 goals0%
MonterreyPachuca

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

40%BTTS at half-time18%
MonterreyPachuca
10%BTTS in both halves18%
MonterreyPachuca
30%Scored in both halves27%
MonterreyPachuca

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
MonterreyPachuca
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
MonterreyPachuca
60%BTTS - last 540%
MonterreyPachuca

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
MonterreyPachuca
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
MonterreyPachuca
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
MonterreyPachuca

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
MonterreyPachuca
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
MonterreyPachuca
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
MonterreyPachuca

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Monterrey is 60% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.6 pts / game - Monterrey · 1 pts / game - Pachuca

Monterrey - half-time state
40% leading40% draw20% trailing
Pachuca - half-time state
27% leading18% draw55% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.6Points per game (1st half)1
MonterreyPachuca
1.1Goals scored (1st half)0.73
MonterreyPachuca
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.82
MonterreyPachuca
1.8Average goals (1st half)1.55
MonterreyPachuca
40%Clean sheet before half-time45%
MonterreyPachuca
40%No goal before half-time55%
MonterreyPachuca

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.82
MonterreyPachuca
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.91
MonterreyPachuca
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
MonterreyPachuca
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1.36
MonterreyPachuca
50%Clean sheet after half-time64%
MonterreyPachuca
50%No goal after half-time36%
MonterreyPachuca

Monterrey - second-half results

20% W40% D40% L
16
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Pachuca - second-half results

45% W45% D9% L
11
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Monterrey - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.41.2
1 goal80%40%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Pachuca - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.802.20
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game1.00.2
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Monterrey
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
6
1
16-30
2
4
31-45
0
2
46-60
3
1
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Pachuca
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
5
31-45
2
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.05
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Monterrey

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Pachuca

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
118%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga MX).

Teams vs league

MonterreyLigaPachuca
Average goals per game▲ 3.202.95• 2.91
Both teams scored• 60%59%▼ 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 50%52%▲ 55%
Clean sheets▲ 30%23%▲ 27%
Goal before half-time▲ 80%69%▲ 82%
Goal after half-time▼ 70%84%▼ 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.95
Average goals per game
59%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / game
1.39
Away goals / game
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Monterrey's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Pachuca. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

CF Monterrey
1 : 3
CF Pachuca
CF Pachuca
3 : 0
CF Monterrey

FAQ

When do Monterrey and Pachuca play?

Monterrey face Pachuca on October 19, 2026 in Liga MX at Estadio BBVA Bancomer. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Monterrey and Pachuca?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Monterrey won 0, Pachuca won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Monterrey vs Pachuca?

Monterrey score 1.70 goals per game on average and Pachuca 1.64. The Liga MX average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Monterrey's matches and 55% of Pachuca's.

What form are Monterrey and Pachuca in?

Over the last 5 games Monterrey have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Pachuca 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Monterrey vs Pachuca?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.