On Fri May 13th, Chivas will host Atlas at Estadio Akron in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Chivas, recorded a 4-1 win against Pumas UNAM. Cristian Calderon struck first for Chivas in the 12th minute, then D. de Oliveira Barbosa got the equalizer for Pumas UNAM in the 19th minute on a feed from Arturo Ortíz Martínez. Chivas should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Atlas, recorded a 1-1 draw against Tigres UANL. Torres Ramirez scored the first goal for Atlas in the 54th minute, then Lopez Alonso tied it up for Tigres UANL in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Atlas is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Jalisco, Atlas and Chivas battled to a 1-1 draw. Roberto Alvarado struck first for Chivas in the 65th minute, but Julian Andres Quinones Quinones got the equalizer for Atlas in the 89th minute earning Atlas at least a draw.
Both Julio Furch and Julian Andres Quinones Quinones have been the hottest scorers for Atlas in the last five each having scored 3 goals. For Chivas, their top scorers are Jesús Ricardo Angulo and Vega Rojas, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.