Liga MX - How to watch Santos vs Pachuca on November 21, 2020

November 20, 2020 By Oscar Rojas

Topics: Liga MX, Guard1anes 2020, Santos Laguna, Pachuca, TV Schedules, TV Listings

Los Guerreros and Los Tuzos lock horns in the first wild card game of the Mexican top-flight. Who'll come out on top?

What has been Santos and Pachuca's form ahead of this game?

Santos claimed five wins out of their last seven games to make it to the wild card round, including four-nil win over Mazatlán to become one of the host teams in the upcoming round. Guillermo Almada's men only dropped points against Pachuca (1-1) and León (1-2) in their next-to-last game of the season.

On the other side of the pitch, Pachuca only lost once in their last seven games, but only two of those ended in a win for Los Tuzos. Five of Pachuca's last ten games ended in draws, with four of those ending 1-1. Their last match of the regular season concluded in a one-nil loss against Necaxa.

How did Santos and Pachuca finish the Guard1anes 2020 tournament?

Santos ended the regular season in eighth place thanks to their record of seven wins, four draws, and six losses. Guillermo Almada's men were ranked sixth in the goalscoring department with 24 goals, while their defense conceded 20 times. Argentine striker Julio Furch was the team's top scorer with five goals.

Pachuca finished the first stage of the season in ninth place with six wins, seven draws, and four losses. The team coached by Paulo Pezzolano scored only eighteen goals, but their defense was one of their strongest assets, with only fourteen goals against them. Four of those eighteen goals scored by Pachuca belong to Víctor Dávila, the team's top scorer.

Santos vs Pachuca - Head-to-head

This will be the 58th game between these teams.
Santos have won 20 of their previous 57 games against Pachuca.
Pachuca have beaten Santos in 18 of their 57 previous matches.
This will be ninth playoff game between these teams. So far, Pachuca have won three, with two games being won by Santos, and three more draws.

This will be the team's first playoff meeting since their clash in the Clausura 2016 tournament. That two-legged tie was won by Pachuca with a 4-3 aggregate.
These teams played against each other for the Verano 2001 title. Pachuca won the first tie 2-1, but Los Guerreros' 3-1 win at home sealed one more title for the team from Torréon.