Week 5 features a match on Sunday Feb 5th, where Santos Laguna hosts América in a Liga MX match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Santos Laguna recorded a 2-2 draw against Atlas. Javier Correa struck first for Santos Laguna in the 27th minute, then in the 68th minute, José Abella sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales . Santos Laguna is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed América is fresh off their 6-0 blowout win against Mazatlán. Jonathan Rodriguez struck first for América in the 30th minute on a feed from Diego Valdés, then Diego Valdés added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Martin Mex At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mazatlán couldn’t manage to score, and América took the shutout win. América should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
América and Santos Laguna last played eachother at the Estadio Azteca on Sep 15th. América and Santos Laguna battled to a 3-3 draw. Leonardo Suárez scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 8th minute, then Henry Josue Martin Mex tied it up for América in the 9th minute .
América is fortunate enough to have Martin Mex in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Santos Laguna is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Diego Medina and Preciado Villarreal each having 2 goals in their last five.