In this week 11 match, on Sun Aug 28th, Pumas UNAM will travel to Zapopan to battle Chivas in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Chivas, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Monterrey. Santiago Ormeño scored the first goal for Chivas in the 80th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Monterrey couldn’t manage to score, and Chivas took the shutout win. Chivas is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Pumas UNAM, recorded a 1-5 loss against Santos Laguna. Preciado Villarreal struck first for Santos Laguna in the 30th minute, then Harold Fabian Preciado Villarreal added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Jair Alejandro Gonzalez Romo. Pumas UNAM looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Chivas won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Eduardo Salvio has been the most prolific scorer on Pumas UNAM in the last five matches with 2 goals. Angel Zaldívar has been the most prolific scorer on Chivas in his last 5 matches with three goals.