In this week 9 match on Feb 27th, Santos Laguna plays host to Puebla in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. 12th placed Santos Laguna is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Toluca. Brian García Carpizo struck first for Toluca in the 17th minute on a feed from Edgar López Rodríguez, then Brian García Carpizo added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Edgar López Rodríguez In the end, Santos Laguna was frustrated by Toluca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Toluca ended the match with the shutout victory. Santos Laguna looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Puebla, recorded a 1-3 loss against Cruz Azul. Carlos Rodriguez struck first for Cruz Azul in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ignacio Rivero, then Julio Cesar Dominguez Juarez added another in the 59th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Gustavo Ferrareis struck first for Puebla in the 11th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Santos Laguna couldn’t manage to score, and Puebla took the shutout win.
Puebla hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Federico Mancuello and Gularte Mendez, and they each have 1 goal. Santos Laguna is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Javier Correa and Harold Fabian Preciado Villarreal each having 2 goals in their last five.