Club America host Pachuca in Liga MX. America have been the steadier side through this campaign, sitting well up the table, while Pachuca have found results harder to come by lately.
Pachuca still have Salomón Rondón banging in goals for fun up top, which keeps things interesting even when their overall results haven't gone their way. That contrast between a struggling team and a firing striker is worth digging into properly.
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Recent form
Club America's home form has been productive rather than watertight. In their last five matches they've won twice, drawn twice and lost once, scoring freely along the way. Across the wider sample they've won 9 of 20, with 32 goals scored and just 18 conceded, numbers that point to a side comfortable going forward.
Club America: 20 completed matches; Pachuca: 20 completed matches.
Club America
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +14
Pachuca
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 29
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +6
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | Club America | Guadalajara Chivas | 20.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Liga MX | Cruz Azul | Club America | 13.09.2026 | 4-3 |
| Leagues Cup | Leon | Club America | 07.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Club America | Monterrey | 03.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Liga MX | Club America | Puebla | 30.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Club America | Columbus Crew | 27.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Liga MX | FC Juarez | Club America | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Liga MX | Club America | Atletico San Luis | 17.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Club America | Austin | 14.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Club America | Portland Timbers | 10.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Club Tijuana | 21.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Liga MX | Atlante FC | CF Pachuca | 12.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Liga MX | FC Juarez | CF Pachuca | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Guadalajara Chivas | 30.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | Atletico San Luis | CF Pachuca | 24.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Puebla | 18.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Leagues Cup | Charlotte | CF Pachuca | 12.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Columbus Crew | CF Pachuca | 08.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Leagues Cup | FC Cincinnati | CF Pachuca | 05.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Liga MX | Leon | CF Pachuca | 02.08.2026 | 1-0 |
Pachuca's away form tells a different story. They've gone five straight matches without a win, picking up three draws and two defeats in that spell. Over their last 20 they've also won 9, but they've shipped more goals along the way, 23 against 29 scored, which fits a leakier defensive picture.
Pachuca's win-less away run makes them the shakier side heading into this one.
Comparative Team Statistics: Club America vs Pachuca

Head-to-head
These two have met plenty of times down the years and the overall head-to-head record looks fairly even. The more recent meetings have leaned towards Club America though, including two 2-0 wins in 2025 and a 2-1 success in late 2024. There have also been a couple of scoreless draws mixed in, so it hasn't been one-way traffic.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Club America | 19.01.2026 | 0-0 |
| Liga MX | Club America | CF Pachuca | 31.08.2025 | 2-0 |
| Liga MX | Club America | CF Pachuca | 11.05.2025 | 2-0 |
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Club America | 08.05.2025 | 0-0 |
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Club America | 06.04.2025 | 1-0 |
| Liga MX | Club America | CF Pachuca | 07.11.2024 | 2-1 |
| Liga MX | Club America | CF Pachuca | 12.05.2024 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Club America | 09.05.2024 | 1-1 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | CF Pachuca | Club America | 01.05.2024 | 2-1 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | Club America | CF Pachuca | 24.04.2024 | 1-1 |
League standings
Club America currently sit third with 17 points from eight games, while Pachuca are down in 11th on 12 points from nine. That's a five-point gap despite Pachuca having played a game more, which underlines how differently their seasons have gone so far.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guadalajara Chivas | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17/8 | 18 |
| 3 | Club America | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17/8 | 17 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16/15 | 15 |
| 10 | Monterrey | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14/10 | 13 |
| 11 | CF Pachuca | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15/10 | 12 |
| 12 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12/13 | 12 |
The table backs up the form picture: America look the more solid outfit right now.

Players to watch
Pachuca's biggest asset is Salomón Rondón, who has ten goals in just nine appearances this season. That kind of scoring rate means Pachuca can still hurt anyone even during a rough patch. Club America don't have a striker near that individually, with Brian Rodríguez leading their scoring list on three goals from six games, but they spread the creative work more evenly, with Kevin Álvarez, Raphael Veiga and Henry Martín all chipping in with assists.
The card data we have leans towards Pachuca, with Carlos Sánchez, Oussama Idrissi and others picking up multiple yellows, plus red cards for Christian Rivera and Eduardo Bauermann this season. There's no equivalent list for América players here, so we can't make a full comparison on discipline.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Borja | Colombia | 33 | Defender | 179 | 66 |
| N. Araújo | Mexico | 35 | Defender | 188 | 92 |
| J. dos Santos | Mexico | 36 | Midfielder | 172 | 74 |
| Raphael Veiga | Brazil | 31 | Midfielder | 178 | 77 |
| M. Borja | Colombia | 33 | Attacker | 183 | 87 |
| Rodrigo Dourado | Brazil | 32 | Midfielder | 187 | 81 |
| R. Cota | Mexico | 39 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 82 |
| A. Gutiérrez | Mexico | 26 | Midfielder | 173 | 74 |
| H. Martín | Mexico | 33 | Attacker | 177 | 74 |
| V. Dávila | Chile | 28 | Midfielder | 173 | 70 |
| A. Cervantes | Mexico | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 69 |
| A. Zendejas | USA | 28 | Attacker | 167 | 66 |
| L. Malagón | Mexico | 29 | Goalkeeper | 180 | 78 |
| É. Sánchez | Mexico | 27 | Midfielder | 167 | 70 |
| Lima | Brazil | 30 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| E. Cerrillo | USA | 26 | Midfielder | 175 | 79 |
| S. Cáceres | Uruguay | 27 | Defender | 180 | 77 |
| B. Rodríguez | Uruguay | 26 | Attacker | 174 | 68 |
| K. Álvarez | Mexico | 27 | Defender | 175 | 63 |
| I. Reyes | Mexico | 26 | Defender | 179 | 73 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Rondón | Venezuela | 37 | Attacker | 186 | 86 |
| O. Idrissi | Morocco | 30 | Midfielder | 183 | 78 |
| R. Pizarro | Mexico | 32 | Midfielder | 175 | 71 |
| S. Barreto | Argentina | 27 | Defender | 184 | 74 |
| Eduardo Bauermann | Brazil | 30 | Defender | 186 | 85 |
| C. Moreno | Mexico | 28 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 80 |
| A. Arroyo | Colombia | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | 68 |
| C. Rivera | Colombia | 30 | Midfielder | 185 | 76 |
| Kenedy | Brazil | 30 | Midfielder | 182 | 77 |
| F. Venegas | Mexico | 28 | Defender | 173 | 58 |
| A. Mozo | Mexico | 29 | Defender | 173 | 79 |
| A. Alcáraz | Paraguay | 44 | Attacker | 187 cm | 78 kg |
| I. Hernández | Mexico | 26 | Attacker | 180 | 81 |
| M. Isaís | Mexico | 25 | Defender | 184 | 68 |
| C. Sánchez | Mexico | 24 | Defender | 167 | 62 |
| J. Eulogio | Mexico | 22 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 82 |
| Alán Ernesto Bautista Gutiérrez | Mexico | 24 | Midfielder | 168 | 60 |
| N. Vallejo | Argentina | 22 | Midfielder | 170 | 69 |
| P. Budib | Mexico | 22 | Defender | 190 cm | 75 kg |
| S. Santos | Mexico | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
Putting it together, Club America look the more reliable side by table position and recent home form, while Pachuca arrive short on confidence away from home. But with Rondón still finding the net regularly and the head-to-head history not entirely one-sided, this isn't a match to back with real conviction from the numbers alone.
Without a market to weigh up here, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
