The Braves march to the locker room with a 2-1 advantage over the Tuzos. So far, the goals of the winning team have been scored by Gabriel Fernández (2' 1T) and Alan Medina (42' 1T).
After winning their last match of the tournament, the host of this matchday will seek to keep their morale high. On the other hand, the visiting team arrives demotivated after being defeated in the previous matchday.
FC Juárez will seek victory after losing 0-1 against CF Monterrey. In the previous 4 matchdays, their results were varied: they lost 1 and 3 ended in a draw.
Pachuca arrives with high morale after defeating Tijuana 6-1. In the last few matchdays, they achieved 3 victories and 1 draw.
The home team is in sixteenth place and has 13 points (2 W - 7 D - 5 L), while the visiting team has accumulated 28 points and is in third place in the league (8 W - 4 D - 2 L).
Referee Víctor Cáceres Hernández was in charge of overseeing the match at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez.
The team led by Hernán Cristante plays with a 4-4-2 formation, with Alfredo Talavera in goal; Francisco Nevarez, Emiliano Velázquez, Carlos Salcedo, and Maximiliano Olivera in defense; Alan Medina, Jesús Dueñas, Javier Salas, and Fernando Arce in midfield; and Darwin Machís and Gabriel Fernández in the forward line.
On the other hand, the team led by Guillermo Almada lines up in a 4-4-2 strategy, with Carlos Moreno in goal; Kevin Álvarez, José Castillo Pérez, Óscar Murillo, and Mauricio Isaias in defense; Romario Ibarra, Luis Chavez, Erick Sánchez, and Víctor Guzmán in midfield; and Illian Hernández and Avilés Hurtado in the forward line.