Pachuca are coming off a campaign to forget in the previous Apertura, having collected only nine points at home and finishing with a negative goal difference, conceding nine goals in eight home matches.

León, meanwhile, struggled significantly in away fixtures during the last campaign, scoring just two goals on the road. However, they addressed this issue in the transfer market by reinforcing their attack, most notably with the signing of former Necaxa striker Cambindo.

The head-to-head record also supports a goal-based outcome, with three of the last five meetings between these sides seeing both teams find the net.