In this week 6 match on the 12th of February, Pumas UNAM will travel to San Nicolás de los Garza to battle Tigres UANL in a meeting of these two evenly matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. 3rd placed Tigres UANL is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Cruz Azul. Guido Pizarro struck first for Tigres UANL in the 41st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cruz Azul couldn’t muster any offence and Tigres UANL ran away with the shutout win. Tigres UANL should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Pumas UNAM, recorded a 2-2 draw against Atlas. Juan Dinenno struck first for Pumas UNAM in the 35th minute, but Brian Lozano got the equalizer for Atlas in the 43rd minute . Pumas UNAM is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Olímpico De Universitario, Pumas UNAM and Tigres UANL battled to a 1-1 draw. Juan Dinenno scored the first goal for Pumas UNAM in the 47th minute, but Andre-Pierre Gignac got the equalizer for Tigres UANL in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Tigres UANL at least a draw.
Juan Dinenno has been the most prolific scorer on Pumas UNAM in his last five matches with 3 goals. Both Luis Enrique Quinones and Andre-Pierre Gignac have been the hottest scorers for Tigres UANL in the last five each having scored 3 goals each.