Santos 1-0 Pachuca: final score
Santos beat Pachuca 1-0 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 in Liga MX.
Goals: Francisco Villalba 45'+3' (penalty).
Santos sit 9th on 19 points.
Pachuca sit 16th on 13 points.
Santos have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Pachuca have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Santos won 1, Pachuca won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Liga MX
- Start time
- Saturday, September 26, 2026, 11:05 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Estadio Corona, Torreón
Match events
SANPAC45+2'Francisco Venegas
45+3'⚽Fran Villalba (pen.) 1-0
46'⇄▲ Oussama Idrissi ▼ Mauricio Isaís
46'⇄▲ Rodolfo Pizarro ▼ Alán Bautista
47'Facundo Cáseres
59'⇄▲ Eduardo Aguirre ▼ Kevin Palacios
67'⇄▲ Carlos Sánchez ▼ Sebastián Santos
67'⇄▲ Adrián Alcaraz ▼ Sergio Rodríguez
73'⇄▲ Ramiro Sordo ▼ Esteban Lozano
74'⇄▲ Aldo López ▼ Fran Villalba
81'⇄▲ Gael Álvarez ▼ Nicolás Vallejo
89'Diego González
90+3'⇄▲ Emmanuel Echeverría ▼ Diego González
90+3'⇄▲ Jonathan Pérez ▼ Efraín Orona
90+4'Sergio Barreto
90+6'Carlos Sánchez
Live commentary
- Match ends, Santos Laguna 1, Pachuca 0.
- 90'+8'Second Half ends, Santos Laguna 1, Pachuca 0.
- 90'+8'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+7'Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
- 90'+7'Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Salomón Rondón.
- 90'+7'Attempt blocked. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6'Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5'Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5'Foul by Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca).
- 90'+4'Sergio Barreto (Pachuca) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Jonathan Pérez replaces Efraín Orona because of an injury.
- 90'+3'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Emmanuel Echeverría replaces Diego González.
- 90'+2'Offside, Pachuca. Adrián Alcaraz is caught offside.
- 90'+2'Corner, Pachuca. Conceded by Diego González.
- 89'Diego González (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89'Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).
- 89'Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88'Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
- 88'Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87'Delay in match because of an injury Efraín Orona (Santos Laguna).
- 86'Foul by Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna).
- 86'Rodolfo Pizarro (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Attempt missed. Gael Álvarez (Pachuca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrián Alcaraz following a fast break.
- 81'Substitution, Pachuca. Gael Álvarez replaces Nicolás Vallejo.
- 80'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Carlos Moreno.
- 80'Attempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Moreno (Pachuca). Assisted by Diego González.
- 80'Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80'Foul by Eduardo Bauermann (Pachuca).
- 79'Offside, Pachuca. Nicolás Vallejo is caught offside.
- 78'Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
- 78'Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Francisco Venegas.
- 76'Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'Foul by Francisco Venegas (Pachuca).
- 75'Attempt missed. Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego González with a cross following a corner.
- 74'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Eduardo Bauermann.
- 73'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Aldo López replaces Fran Villalba.
- 73'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Ramiro Sordo replaces Esteban Lozano.
- 73'Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73'Foul by Adrián Alcaraz (Pachuca).
- 71'Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Foul by Sergio Barreto (Pachuca).
- 70'Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Pachuca) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Francisco Venegas with a cross.
- 69'Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
- 69'Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69'Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
- 69'Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Substitution, Pachuca. Carlos Sánchez replaces Sebastián Santos.
- 67'Substitution, Pachuca. Adrián Alcaraz replaces Sergio Rodríguez.
- 67'Offside, Pachuca. Sergio Barreto is caught offside.
- 67'Attempt blocked. Nicolás Vallejo (Pachuca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Rodríguez.
- 66'Corner, Pachuca. Conceded by Facundo Cáseres.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Pachuca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Venegas with a cross.
- 66'Corner, Pachuca. Conceded by Efraín Orona.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Oussama Idrissi (Pachuca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Vallejo.
- 65'Attempt missed. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude.
- 63'Foul by Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna).
- 63'Sergio Rodríguez (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Carlos Moreno.
- 62'Attempt saved. Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carlos Moreno (Pachuca). Assisted by Fran Villalba.
- 61'Foul by Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna).
- 61'Rodolfo Pizarro (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Kevin Palacios.
- 57'Attempt missed. Francisco Venegas (Pachuca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 54'Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).
- 54'Nicolás Vallejo (Pachuca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52'Attempt missed. Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Palacios.
- 47'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47'Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).
- 47'Nicolás Vallejo (Pachuca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Sergio Rodríguez (Pachuca).
- 45'Second Half begins Santos Laguna 1, Pachuca 0.
- 45'Substitution, Pachuca. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Alán Bautista.
- 45'Substitution, Pachuca. Oussama Idrissi replaces Mauricio Isaís.
- 45'+6'First Half ends, Santos Laguna 1, Pachuca 0.
- 45'+3'Goal! Santos Laguna 1, Pachuca 0. Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2'Francisco Venegas (Pachuca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'VAR Decision: Penalty Santos Laguna.
- 44'Penalty Santos Laguna. Esteban Lozano draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 44'Penalty conceded by Francisco Venegas (Pachuca) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 43'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Sergio Barreto.
- 43'Attempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
- 42'Diego González (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Foul by Nicolás Vallejo (Pachuca).
- 39'VAR Decision: No Penalty Santos Laguna.
- 36'Attempt saved. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Moreno (Pachuca). Assisted by Fran Villalba.
- 34'Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34'Foul by Christian Rivera (Pachuca).
- 32'Attempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Moreno (Pachuca). Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
- 30'Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30'Foul by Salomón Rondón (Pachuca).
- 29'Attempt saved. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Carlos Moreno (Pachuca).
- 28'Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28'Dangerous play by Alán Bautista (Pachuca).
- 27'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Sergio Barreto.
- 27'Attempt blocked. Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.
- 25'Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25'Foul by Christian Rivera (Pachuca).
- 24'Attempt missed. Mauricio Isaís (Pachuca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alán Bautista.
- 24'Offside, Santos Laguna. Diego González is caught offside.
- 23'Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Foul by Sebastián Santos (Pachuca).
- 22'Attempt missed. Nicolás Vallejo (Pachuca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 22'Corner, Pachuca. Conceded by Franco Pardo.
- 21'Attempt blocked. Alán Bautista (Pachuca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Isaís.
- 21'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20'Delay in match because of an injury Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna).
- 19'Offside, Santos Laguna. Esteban Lozano is caught offside.
- 17'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Carlos Moreno.
- 17'Attempt saved. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Moreno (Pachuca). Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude.
- 14'Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
- 14'Alán Bautista (Pachuca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13'Attempt missed. Mauricio Isaís (Pachuca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Vallejo with a cross following a corner.
- 12'Corner, Pachuca. Conceded by Efraín Orona.
- 12'Attempt blocked. Nicolás Vallejo (Pachuca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Rivera.
- 12'Attempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Moreno (Pachuca). Assisted by Facundo Cáseres.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
SANPAC
General
55%Possession45%
3Big chances2
2Big chances missed2
10Corners5
Shots
16Total shots11
5Shots off target6
9Shots on target0
2Blocked shots5
0Hit woodwork0
11Shots inside box5
5Shots outside box6
Expected goals (xG)
2.19xG0.79
1.11xG open play0.64
0.29xG set play0.15
1.40Non-penalty xG0.79
2.14xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
415Passes317
352 (85%)Accurate passes251 (79%)
218Own half125
134Opposition half126
25 (50%)Accurate long balls19 (45%)
6 (40%)Accurate crosses4 (13%)
20Throw-ins24
24Touches in opposition box13
2Offsides3
Defence
14Tackles14
5Interceptions6
5Shot blocks2
28Clearances18
0Keeper saves8
Duels
38Duels won47
33 (49%)Ground duels won34 (51%)
5 (28%)Aerial duels won13 (72%)
5 (42%)Successful dribbles8 (47%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
12Fouls committed14
General
72%Possession28%
3Big chances1
2Big chances missed1
5Corners2
Shots
10Total shots5
2Shots off target3
7Shots on target0
1Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
8Shots inside box1
2Shots outside box4
Expected goals (xG)
1.53xG0.18
0.51xG open play0.07
0.23xG set play0.11
0.74Non-penalty xG0.18
1.59xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
283Passes103
252 (89%)Accurate passes78 (76%)
165Own half39
87Opposition half39
16 (55%)Accurate long balls10 (48%)
4 (50%)Accurate crosses2 (18%)
7Throw-ins9
17Touches in opposition box2
2Offsides0
Defence
2Tackles5
2Interceptions3
2Shot blocks1
8Clearances13
0Keeper saves6
Duels
16Duels won15
14 (61%)Ground duels won9 (39%)
2 (25%)Aerial duels won6 (75%)
4 (67%)Successful dribbles3 (60%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Fouls committed8
General
37%Possession63%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed1
5Corners3
Shots
6Total shots6
3Shots off target3
2Shots on target0
1Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box4
3Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.67xG0.61
0.60xG open play0.57
0.06xG set play0.05
0.67Non-penalty xG0.61
0.54xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
132Passes214
100 (76%)Accurate passes173 (81%)
53Own half86
47Opposition half87
9 (43%)Accurate long balls9 (43%)
2 (29%)Accurate crosses2 (10%)
13Throw-ins15
7Touches in opposition box11
0Offsides3
Defence
12Tackles9
3Interceptions3
3Shot blocks1
20Clearances5
0Keeper saves2
Duels
22Duels won32
19 (43%)Ground duels won25 (57%)
3 (30%)Aerial duels won7 (70%)
1 (17%)Successful dribbles5 (42%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
11Fouls committed6
SantosPachuca
Expected goals (xG)
2.19–0.79
xG on target (xGOT)
2.14–0.00
Shots
16–11
Big chances
3–2
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Pachuca (11)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedSantos (16) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Fran Villalba
Santos
Ratings
Santos7.1
- 8.921Fran Villalba⚽
- 8.010Ezequiel Bullaude
- 7.518Franco Pardo
- 7.47Diego González
- 7.23Mauricio Cuevas
- 7.277Kevin Palacios
- 7.125Felipe Sánchez
- 6.91Carlos Acevedo
- 6.920Esteban Lozano
- 6.814Efraín Orona
- 6.823Facundo Cáseres
- 6.219Eduardo Aguirre▲59'
- 6.15Aldo López▲74'
- 6.026Ramiro Sordo▲73'
Pachuca6.7
- 8.225Carlos Moreno
- 7.115Francisco Venegas
- 7.04Eduardo Bauermann
- 6.921Nicolás Vallejo
- 6.97Rodolfo Pizarro▲46'
- 6.82Sergio Barreto
- 6.716Christian Rivera
- 6.714Carlos Sánchez▲67'
- 6.512Sebastián Santos
- 6.530Sergio Rodríguez
- 6.326Alán Bautista
- 6.211Oussama Idrissi▲46'
- 6.29Adrián Alcaraz▲67'
- 6.123José Salomon Rondon
- 6.06Mauricio Isaís
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Santos · Substitutes
- 19Eduardo Aguirre▲59'6.2
- 26Ramiro Sordo▲73'6.0
- 5Aldo López▲74'6.1
- 17Emmanuel Echeverría▲90'
- 28Jonathan Pérez▲90'
- 33Héctor Holguín
- 4Javier Abella
- 193Luis Gómez
- 6Javier Güémez
- 29Tahiel Jiménez
Manager: Renato Paiva
Pachuca · Substitutes
- 7Rodolfo Pizarro▲46'6.9
- 11Oussama Idrissi▲46'6.2
- 14Carlos Sánchez▲67'6.7
- 9Adrián Alcaraz▲67'6.2
- 187Gael Álvarez▲81'
- 31José Eulogio
- 32Pedro Budib
- 195Edwin Soto
- 206Thomas Contreras
- 211Cristóbal Hernández
Manager: Benjamín Mora
Last 5 games
Santos
DTigres UANL0-0Aug 29, 2026
L@ Cruz Azul1-0Sep 6, 2026
WFC Juárez2-1Sep 13, 2026
W@ Toluca3-2Sep 20, 2026
WPachuca1-0Sep 26, 2026
Pachuca
DGuadalajara1-1Aug 29, 2026
W@ FC Juárez2-0Sep 4, 2026
W@ Atlante3-0Sep 11, 2026
DTijuana2-2Sep 20, 2026
L@ Santos1-0Sep 26, 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Santos
1
Draws
3
Pachuca
Last meetings
Apr 11, 2026Pachuca4 – 2Santos
Nov 9, 2025Santos1 – 0Pachuca
Jan 20, 2025Pachuca2 – 1Santos
Oct 22, 2024Santos1 – 1Pachuca
Apr 20, 2024Santos0 – 2Pachuca
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  América | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 27 | DWDWW |
| 2 |  Guadalajara | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 23 | DLDDW |
| 3 |  Cruz Azul | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 23 | LDDWW |
| 4 |  Toluca | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +10 | 22 | LDLDD |
| 5 |  León | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 21 | DWDLW |
| 6 |  Atlas | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 21 | DWDWL |
| 7 |  Monterrey | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 20 | WLDWW |
| 8 |  Queretaro | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 20 | DWWLL |
| 9 |  Santos | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 19 | DLWWW |
| 10 |  Atl. San Luis | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 19 | WLDWW |
| 11 |  Tijuana | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 17 | DLDDD |
| 12 |  UNAM | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | DLDWL |
| 13 |  Puebla | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 16 | DLDDL |
| 14 |  Tigres | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 14 | LWWDL |
| 15 |  Atlante | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 14 | WLLWL |
| 16 |  Pachuca | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 13 | DWWDL |
| 17 |  Necaxa | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 10 | LDLLD |
| 18 |  Juárez | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -24 | 5 | LDLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Santos vs Pachuca?
Santos beat Pachuca 1-0 on Saturday, September 26 (Liga MX).
Who scored in Santos vs Pachuca?
Goals: Francisco Villalba 45'+3'.
When do Santos play next?
Santos play Tijuana on Sunday, October 25 at 11:10 PM (ET).
When do Pachuca play next?
Pachuca play América on Sunday, October 25 at 9:05 PM (ET).
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