On 31 October, Pachuca comfortably defeated Tigres UANL 3-0 in Liga MX. The opening goal came as early as the first minute, and two more strikes after the break sealed the result. Both sides finished with 50 % possession and four corners each, yet Pachuca created twice as many dangerous attacks (50 to 24). Tigres picked up one yellow and one red card, while Pachuca received just one booking.

Bookmakers price the over 2.5 goals at 58 % probability and the under at 42 %. Pachuca average 3.4 goals per game in their last five, Tigres 2.4. Goals look likely.

Bookmakers give Pachuca a 46 % chance to win, Tigres 33 %, and the draw 21 %. In the last five head-to-heads, each side has two wins and one draw.