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Match details:

Mexican League, 2022
Pachuca vs. Tigres
Estadio Miguel Hidalgo, Pachuca de Soto
Date. October 17, 2022
Kick-off: 07:36 am IST

Preview:

Pachuca will square off against Tigres in the upcoming Mexican Liga MX, Apertura playoffs, Quarterfinals, second leg encounter at Estadio Miguel Hidalgo, Pachuca de in Mexico. Tigres beat Pachuca by an aggregate scoreline of 1-0 in the last Mexican Liga MX, Apertura playoffs first leg game.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, host Pachuca are the slight favourites to secure a win in the encounter, but goals from both ends of the pitch are expected.

Head to head record:

Pachuca: 7
Tigres: 6
Draw: 5

Probable starting line-up:

Pachuca(4-2-3-1):

Oscar Ustari, Mauricio Isais, Gustavo Cabral, Oscar Murillo, Fernando Alvarez, Erick Sanchez, Luis Chavez, Romario Ibarra, Victor Guzman, Aviles Hurtado, Nicolas Ibanez

Tigres(4-3-2-1):

Nahuel Guzman, Jesus Angulo, Igor Lichnovsky, Samir, Jesus Garza, Guido Pizarro, Rafael Carioca, Raymundo Fulgencio, Sebastian Cordova, Florian Thauvin, Andre-Pierre Gignac

Top picks:

Nicolas Ibanez: Pachucas forward has scored 11 goals in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura this season. He has an average of 3.6 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 77. He is a clear choice for captaincy in this encounter.

Andre-Pierre Gignac: Tigres forward has scored 11 goals and claimed 2 assists in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura this season. He has an average of 4.3 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 80. He is a differential pick for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Aviles Hurtado: Pachucas forward has scored 3 goals and 4 assists in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura this season. He has an average of 1.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 78. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Sebastian Cordova: Tigres midfielder has scored 4 goals and provided 4 assists in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura this season. He has an average of 2.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 79. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Nicolas Ibanez, Andre-Pierre Gignac, Aviles Hurtado, Sebastian Cordova

Score prediction for the Small League:

Pachuca(2-1)Tigres

Team combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

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